As a result of two complaint letters written by Maui resident Mahina Martin, the Maui County Liquor Commission held a special hearing on Tuesday, May 9 on their recent liquor rule changes. Though the Commission approved more than two dozen regulation amendments back in February, Martin’s complaints centered on three: the legalization of 24-hour alcohol sales at stores and … [Read more...] about Dozens of residents blast Maui Liquor Commission over 24-hour alcohol sales, hostess bars rule changes
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Maui County Liquor Commission to hold special meeting on petition to repeal new 24-hour liquor sale rule
The Maui County Liquor Commission's decision back in March to legalize liquor sales at retail stores and hotels 24 hours a day is one of those bizarre actions that seems to characterize the LC. Were grocery stores really clamoring to sell beer at 4am? Was the LC give enough notice to the public ahead of time about their proposed rule changes? And did the commission really think … [Read more...] about Maui County Liquor Commission to hold special meeting on petition to repeal new 24-hour liquor sale rule
Maui County Auditor drops scathing report on 2013 Old Wailuku Post Office demolition
You don’t have to get very far into the Maui County Auditor’s new report on the Old Wailuku Post Office (OWPO) demolition expenditures before you get to the some old fashioned truth about how local government works around here. “The County’s pattern of actions is unfortunate because the public is left under-informed and in the dark,” states the report, released on Apr. 18. … [Read more...] about Maui County Auditor drops scathing report on 2013 Old Wailuku Post Office demolition
Did the County of Maui learn anything from TEACH’s failure?
The organization formerly known as TEACH (Technology, Education, Agriculture, Community, Health) disappeared so quickly this week that the door couldn’t even hit its butt on the way out. In much the same way as it arrived last year, TEACH vanished in a haze of hubris and new age babble. Frontmen Mark Chasan and Jason Hobson made no public statements, opting only to write a … [Read more...] about Did the County of Maui learn anything from TEACH’s failure?
Liquor Control Director Glenn Mukai snows Maui News with nonexistent ‘policy’
In case you missed it, over the last two months the Maui County Liquor Commission has changed a lot of their rules for governing the sale of alcohol. According to two Maui News stories in the last couple of days, the LC is now allowing stores and hotels to sell booze 24 hours a day, removed the cap on the number of hostess bars in the county (it was 12) and are now allowing the … [Read more...] about Liquor Control Director Glenn Mukai snows Maui News with nonexistent ‘policy’