What is it with Mayor Alan Arakawa’s obsession about banishing Maui’s homeless to Old Maui High School, a 23-acre venue on the far side of traffic-clogged Paia with no sewer, water or social services? The lame duck mayor emphasized the “lame” part of that title this week by pontificating in a May 4 Maui News opinion piece about the County Council’s decision to cut the $2.5 … [Read more...] about Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa complains about County Council cutting $2.5 million Project Aloha–which still has no plan
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Maui Mayor/County Council Candidate Alan Arakawa to hold big fundraiser in this guy’s multilevel marketing company office
One great thing about termed-out Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa’s campaign for the Maui County Council’s Kahului seat is that he will not discriminate when it comes to raising money. He’ll go to a fancy French restaurant in Waikiki (which is nowhere near the council district he’s running for but whatever) like he did in April, or he’ll go to regular old office building (which is … [Read more...] about Maui Mayor/County Council Candidate Alan Arakawa to hold big fundraiser in this guy’s multilevel marketing company office
County of Maui joins Drive Electric Hawaii
Maui County has officially joined Drive Electric Hawaii, a collaboration of groups that share a vision to power Hawaii’s ground transportation with 100-percent renewable energy. Mayor Alan Arakawa signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) earlier this month to join groups in the Drive Electric Hawaii Initiative, which aims to accelerate the cost-effective electrification of … [Read more...] about County of Maui joins Drive Electric Hawaii
County of Maui to test new electric bus
An all-electric bus will be tested by the Maui County Department of Transportation, in cooperation with Proterra Inc., along different Maui Bus routes this week. The 40-foot, all electric, zero-emission Proterra Catalyst bus has just completed a one month trial run with the City and County of Honolulu and is now on Maui for a three day test run. Mayor Alan Arakawa, … [Read more...] about County of Maui to test new electric bus
Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa to hold $1,000/person fundraiser at swanky Waikiki restaurant
Though he's only running for the Kahului seat on the Maui County Council, soon-to-be-termed-out Mayor Alan Arakawa will hold a $1,000/person fundraiser with Honolulu's wealthy and powerful on Wednesday, April 11, according to a campaign notice recently posted by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission. Organized by the developer Stanford S. Carr, the fundraiser will take place … [Read more...] about Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa to hold $1,000/person fundraiser at swanky Waikiki restaurant