The electric arms battle continues in Hawaii. Maui County Officials have obstructed the lawful sale of electric arms, blocked citizens from Council Meetings, and tried to shame plaintiffs.
A company owned by the Canadian Public Sector Pension Investment Board has maintained a single-minded focus on controlling East Maui water since it bought 41,000 acres of ag land in November 2018.
A company owned by the Canadian Public Sector Pension Investment Board has maintained a single-minded focus on controlling East Maui water since it bought 41,000 acres of ag land in November 2018.
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Affordable housing project Kalama Kai in Kihei is pictured during a blessing ceremony in 2019. Critics had worried that a bill proposed by the Maui County Council to increase affordable housing requirements for fast-track projects would make it more difficult for developers to build homes. On Friday, the bill died after the Maui County Council was unable to get enough votes to override the mayorâs veto. â The Maui News / COLLEEN UECHI photo
A much-debated bill to require fast-track housing projects to offer more affordable housing died on Friday as the Maui County Council failed to garner enough votes to override Mayor Michael Victorino’s veto.