[UPDATE: This article first noted Riki Hokama as a voting member of the Environmental, Agriculture, and Cultural Preservation Committee. At the close of the council meeting, Hokama motioned to reconsider the committees, resulting in his membership in the EACP as a voting member to be replaced by Alice Lee.] The Maui County Council continued organizational business today … [Read more...] about Breaking: Chair, vice chair, and memberships announced for new Maui County Council committees
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Councilmembers’ Day Off Part 2: Grading councilmember attendance
At any job, a basic rule is show up. Last month, we ran a story (Sept. 20, “Councilmembers’ Day Off”) about an Infrastructure and Environmental Management County Council Committee meeting that showed how this simple requirement was flouted by some of Maui’s county councilmembers, to the detriment of council business. As it turned out, the Sept. 17 meeting was just the latest of … [Read more...] about Councilmembers’ Day Off Part 2: Grading councilmember attendance