Six months after the Aug. 8 Maui wildfire disaster, the Maui County Council’s Water and Infrastructure Committee recommended passage of a bill to lower permitting hurdles and allow fire survivors to rebuild sooner rather than later.
Candidates for public offices are beginning to check out and file nomination papers, according to the Hawaiʻi Office of Elections’ candidate filing report.
Kate Blystone won a recommendation for confirmation as Department of Planning director in an 8-1 vote Tuesday afternoon from the Maui County Council’s Government Relations, Ethics and Government Transparency Committee.
When a large brush fire in Olowalu shut down Honoapiilani Highway last month, cars started piling up on the one-lane road winding through Kahakuloa village.
Maui County is one step closer to establishing a half-percent surcharge to the state general excise tax that could impact the cost of everyday goods and service