COUNTY BLUNDER TVR crackdown Maui has no shortage of divisive issues, many of them related, directly or indirectly, to the visitor industry. But no issue divided the community more sharply, or led to a bigger backlash, than the County’s crackdown on transient vacation rentals. Mayor Charmaine Tavares’s decision to shut down TVRs, made shortly after she took office, was a … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best County Blunder on Maui: TVR Crackdown
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MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best County Blunder: Wailea 670
BEST (WORST) COUNTY BLUNDER Wailea 670 If “blunder” can be defined as, “a usually serious mistake caused by ignorance or confusion,” then the County Council’s handling of the rezoning for Wailea 670/ Honua‘ula fits perfectly. After all, the Council’s narrow 5-4 vote to approve the massive South Maui project for luxury homes, a private golf course, and a smattering of … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best County Blunder: Wailea 670
MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best County Blunder on Maui: Superferry
BEST COUNTY BLUNDER Superferry Ditto Best Environmental Issue. Runner-up: Ditto Runner-up, Best Environmental Issue. (KS) … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2007: Best County Blunder on Maui: Superferry
MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best County Blunder on Maui: Abandoned Cars
BEST COUNTY BLUNDER Abandoned cars In a county that approves huge numbers of big commercial and residential developments without waiting for the corresponding infrastructure—roads, sewer lines, water sources, schools, etc.—to catch up, you chose abandoned cars. Yeah, they’re not pretty to look at when you drive by, but the county has already put up the heat on them with … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best County Blunder on Maui: Abandoned Cars
MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best County Blunder on Maui: Failure to Build the Lahaina/Paia Bypasses
BEST COUNTY BLUNDER failure to build the lahaina/paia bypasses If the county ever gets around to building these things, which would go a long way to alleviate the mind-numbing traffic that collects on the outskirts of Lahaina and Paia, it’ll be hailed for years. Notice I said “if.” runner-up: profusion of abandoned cars (ap) … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best County Blunder on Maui: Failure to Build the Lahaina/Paia Bypasses