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Maui mayor, council move to acquire Lahaina Crossroads after tenants face eviction

Lahaina Crossroads Apartments at 767 Luakini St., Lahaina, is giving tenants a notice to vacate. PC: Kehaulani Cerizo Lahaina Crossroads Apartments tenants join hands at a Lahaina town demonstration to shed light on the lack of affordable housing for workforce residents and kupuna. PC: Amrita Pullar After longtime residents, including kupuna on fixed incomes, spoke […]

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King urges signature on ‘sleeping zone for houseless,’ but Mayor’s Office waiting for bill

August 26, 2022, 2:42 PM HST Maui County Councilmember Kelly Takaya King was appointed by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan to serve on the 39-member Local Government Advisory Committee. Photo Courtesy: Kelly Takaya King Maui County Council Member Kelly Takaya King issued a statement Thursday, urging Mayor Michael Victorino to sign a bill enabling the […]

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Mayor proposes to buy former ʻIao Valley Lodge from Nature Conservancy for $1.5M

PC: Ke Kula ʻO Piʻilani. Mayor Michael Victorino transmitted a proposal to the Maui County Council to purchase the acreage and the structure that was the former ʻĪao Valley Lodge in ʻĪao Valley for $1.5 million from the Hawaiʻi Nature Center. The property will be leased to the Ke Kula ʻo Piʻilani, Hawaiian Language and […]

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Three Maui County mayor candidates see tourism management as a platform priority

PC: Akakū screenshot Three candidates for Maui County mayor unveiled Saturday what they would do to manage tourism during a time when the islands have reopened to near-record numbers of visitors. Alana Kay, author and publisher, Mike Molina, Maui County Council member, and Jonah Lion, eco-cultural tour guide, each said the issue would be a […]

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Mayor signs record high $1.07 billion budget, saying it will rebuild Maui County

Saying that the county will go from surviving — to rebuilding and revitalizing — Mayor Michael Victorino today signed into law the record-high $1.07 billion budget for the new fiscal year.  Saying that the county will go from surviving — to rebuilding and revitalizing — Mayor Michael Victorino today signed into law the record-high $1.07 […]

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