Looks like the special Maui County Liquor Commission subcommittee tasked with crafting a selection process to find a new Liquor Control (LC) Director has been busy. And in contrast to the Liquor Commission's secret October machinations that led to the double-crowning of Commissioner Dana "son of former LC Director Joe" Souza (up-ended only by Souza's surprising and … [Read more...] about Maui County Liquor Commission committee recommends taking LC Director applications through January 2016
Maui Police Commission
Holding Maui Police Commission at UH Maui College apparently a success
So apparently holding Maui Police Commission meetings at an easily accessible place like the University of Hawaii Maui College campus is popular with residents. According to this Jan. 22 Maui News story, 14 members of the public attended the Wednesday, Jan. 21 commission meeting. Woohoo! Fourteen! Now I know 14 may not sound like a big number, but at least one … [Read more...] about Holding Maui Police Commission at UH Maui College apparently a success
Maui Police Commission Meeting This Wednesday At UH Maui College
For many years, the Maui Police Commission met in the “Chief’s Conference Room,” a special chamber in the Maui Police Department’s imposing Wailuku headquarters. The room was not generally accessible to the public, and anyone who wasn’t a cop needed to provide identification and get a special escort through the station to get to the ostensibly public monthly Police Commission … [Read more...] about Maui Police Commission Meeting This Wednesday At UH Maui College
Maui County Police Commission Chooses Capt. Tivoli Faaumu To Be New MPD Chief
There's no white smoke pouring out of the Maui Police Department's Wailuku headquarters, but the Maui Police Commission has nonetheless just elected a new pope–er, police chief–and his name is Tivoli Faaumu. That's right, kids: the commission opted to go ABC–"anyone but Clayton–and opted to ignore Deputy Chief Clayton Tom (retired Chief Gary Yabuta's preferred successor) in … [Read more...] about Maui County Police Commission Chooses Capt. Tivoli Faaumu To Be New MPD Chief
Maui Robocops: Looking at the militarization of the Maui Police Department
Imagine a robot that can maneuver through a building, climbing stairs and opening doors. Imagine that it can record what it sees and talk to people. Now imagine that it can hold and use a firearm. If that sounds like science fiction, think again: the Maui Police Department recently took possession of a robot that can do all that. The “militarization” of our nation’s law … [Read more...] about Maui Robocops: Looking at the militarization of the Maui Police Department