USE OF COUNTY FUNDS Maui Bus Just about anywhere you go, public transportation is an under-appreciated service. But for those who can remember what life was like before Maui had a county bus system, appreciation is in no short supply. Sure, there are always things to grumble about, but overall our buses are clean, reliable and pretty dang cheap when you consider what it … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Use of County Funds on Maui: Maui Bus
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MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Use of Maui County Funds: Save Honolua
BEST USE OF COUNTY FUNDS Save Honolua Perhaps no ad hoc citizens group has accomplished so much so quickly as the Save Honolua Coalition. The efforts began in early 2007, after hearing Maui Land & Pineapple’s proposed plans to “improve” access to the West Maui surf Mecca and fragile Marine Conservation District at Honolua Bay (which included luxury homes and a golf … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Use of Maui County Funds: Save Honolua
MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Use of County Funds on Maui: School Improvement
BEST USE OF COUNTY FUNDS School Improvement Civics Lesson #1: Education is a state-funded, state-organized and state-run deal. The State of Hawai‘i builds and repairs schools using state money. Now the runner-up here—cleaning up abandoned cars—is actually a county-funded project. Just as we were learning to love the fire-licked, four-wheeled—or sometimes three, two or even … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best Use of County Funds on Maui: School Improvement
MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best Use of Maui County Funds: Roads
BEST USE OF COUNTY FUNDS Roads Great job, people. You do know that roads are built and maintained by the state, right? Not the county? Yeah, see that means county funds aren’t actually getting spent on roads. Now I know there’s some reason for confusion here, since the county does maintain a Department of Transportation, but road money? That’s a matter for Governor … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best Use of Maui County Funds: Roads
MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best Use of County Funds on Maui: Click it or Ticket
BEST USE OF COUNTY FUNDS click it or ticket” You guys have a sick sense of humor. We all know speeding on our highways is bad. We know that our Maui Police Department is doing the best they can to keep our roads safe. We understand all that, and we accept it. But come on! Do they have to use two or more squad cars to pull over a speeder? Is that the best use of their limited … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best Use of County Funds on Maui: Click it or Ticket