By now it’s no news that things have changed on the top floors of the Kalana O Maui (County) Building. On Jan. 2, Mayor Mike Victorino was inaugurated along with members of the Maui County Council, followed by the first meeting of the new council, which elected Councilmember Kelly King to serve as chair, Keani Rawlins-Fernandez for vice chair, and Tasha Kama as presiding … [Read more...] about ‘We’re not here to talk to the public’ says Councilmember Riki Hokama on first day of new term
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New Appraisals For Arakawa Administration West Maui Land Deal Come In While Maui Police Officer Nelson Johnson Gets Busted Again And LC Defers Profanity Prosecution Of Lifes A Beach
NEW WEST MAUI LAND APPRAISALS IN! If Maui County Council Member Mike White’s mission was to gum up Mayor Alan Arakawa’s proposal to buy 186 acres of Launiupoko land, then he’s well on his way to success. If you’ll recall, back in November Arakawa announced that he’d struck a deal with Makila Land Co. (Peter Martin, Jim Riley and Glenn Tremble, according to state records) to … [Read more...] about New Appraisals For Arakawa Administration West Maui Land Deal Come In While Maui Police Officer Nelson Johnson Gets Busted Again And LC Defers Profanity Prosecution Of Lifes A Beach
Joe Pontanilla Wants His Old Maui County Council Job Back While The LC Brings The Profanity Hammer Down On Lifes A Beach In Kihei
PONTANILLA WANTS OLD JOB BACK So apparently life in the mayor’s office isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. According to the Nov. 27 Maui News, former Maui County Council Member Joe Pontanilla wants his old job back. “I know the district very well,” he told the paper. “I can help Maui, Molokai and Lanai.” This is, for anyone who looks at arcane political statistics like “election … [Read more...] about Joe Pontanilla Wants His Old Maui County Council Job Back While The LC Brings The Profanity Hammer Down On Lifes A Beach In Kihei
Maui Police Officer Nelson Johnson Arrested For Assault While Governor Neil Abercrombie Appoints Media Attorney Jeff Portnoy To UH Board Of Regents
MAUI POLICE OFFICER NELSON JOHNSON ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT Shortly before noon on Wednesday, Nov. 20, the Maui Police arrested one of their own–Nelson Johnson–for allegedly assaulting his teenage daughter the night before, according to a Maui PD press release written by Maui PD Lt. Jayson Rego. Here’s how Rego’s press statement described Johnson’s alleged actions: “On November … [Read more...] about Maui Police Officer Nelson Johnson Arrested For Assault While Governor Neil Abercrombie Appoints Media Attorney Jeff Portnoy To UH Board Of Regents
Mayor Alan Arakawa and Councilman Mike White Fight A Land War Over West Maui Coast While Hawaii Health Connector Is On Life Support
ARAKAWA AND WHITE FIGHT A LAND WAR! The ongoing war between Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa and the bulk of the Maui County Council really got heated today over a huge stretch of West Maui coast. At issue is the Arakawa Administration’s proposed purchase of 186 acres of oceanfront property stretching from the Pali to Puamana that’s currently owned by the Makila Land Company … [Read more...] about Mayor Alan Arakawa and Councilman Mike White Fight A Land War Over West Maui Coast While Hawaii Health Connector Is On Life Support