END GAME FOR WMSA? And now friends, it seems that we’ve finally come to the closing act of that great Shakespearean tragedy known as the Wailuku Main Street Association (WMSA). At 8:30am on Wed., Sept. 4, Deputy Attorney General Hugh Jones and architect Tom Cannon–the last man standing from the old WMSA hierarchy–are scheduled to appear in Judge Joseph Cardoza’s Second Circuit … [Read more...] about Possible End Game For WMSA While We Get More Climate Change Bad News
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The Maui County Council Still Hates The Sunshine Act While Senators Brian Schatz And Mazie Hirono Talk Story With Chuck Hagel As The Maui News Declares War On Syria
COUNTY COUNCIL STILL HATES SUNSHINE LAW So it looks like open meeting lawsuits against the Maui County Council are becoming a regular thing. On Aug. 19, The Maui News reported that some Ka’anapali timeshare owners associations filed suit against the county saying “a Sunshine Law violation occurred when council members considered property tax rates for fiscal 2014.” As … [Read more...] about The Maui County Council Still Hates The Sunshine Act While Senators Brian Schatz And Mazie Hirono Talk Story With Chuck Hagel As The Maui News Declares War On Syria
Wailuku Post Office Demolition Investigation Plods On While Maui County Council Planning Committee Flirts With Prohibiting Future Timeshare Construction and Alexander And Baldwin Gives And Gives
SECRET WAILUKU POST OFFICE INVESTIGATION MEETING! At long last, the Maui County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs (PIA) Committee (which has the same members as the council itself) has taken another step on the long road known as the Great Investigation of the Demolition of Old Wailuku Post Office, according to an Aug. 15 story in The Maui News. Upcountry kids are … [Read more...] about Wailuku Post Office Demolition Investigation Plods On While Maui County Council Planning Committee Flirts With Prohibiting Future Timeshare Construction and Alexander And Baldwin Gives And Gives
County of Maui Investigates TAGUMAWatch Facebook Page While The Maui News Fumbles Big Open Meetings Hawaii Supreme Court Ruling
TAGUMAWATCH UNDER FIRE At press time, the TAGUMAWatch page on Facebook has more than 12,800 likes–an impressive tally of fans, especially since the site is not even two months old. Named for Keith Taguma, Maui’s most famous police officer, the site quickly became insanely popular on Maui–so much so that Hawaii News Now even did a story on it back in July. “The “TAGUMAWatch” … [Read more...] about County of Maui Investigates TAGUMAWatch Facebook Page While The Maui News Fumbles Big Open Meetings Hawaii Supreme Court Ruling
Brian Schatz Signs Onto FISA Court Reform Bill While Wailuku Attorney David Cain Blasts Maui County Deferral Agreements
THIS IS STILL AMERICA, RIGHT? We still care about things like “civil rights,” right? Do all of us still hold notions of personal privacy and government accountability dear? When we watch or read the news, does our nation still really, honestly, believe that power corrupts and, except in rare instances, secrecy does little more than hide criminal acts? I’m just not feeling it … [Read more...] about Brian Schatz Signs Onto FISA Court Reform Bill While Wailuku Attorney David Cain Blasts Maui County Deferral Agreements