LOYALTY GONE MAD AT HAWAII STATE HOUSE? Loyalty, especially in local politics, is a strange thing. At first glance, it seems to be among the most important qualities for those seeking to climb the ladder in a political arena like a state Legislature. And yet journalist Jacob Weisberg has called loyalty “the most overrated virtue in politics” in a Nov. 29, 2008 Slate.com … [Read more...] about Speaker Joe Souki Shows His Loyalty While The County Of Maui Does Government At Its Best And Hawaii Health Connector Sort Of Goes Online
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Alan Arakawa Scores Another Labor Endorsement While Joe Blackburn Decides to Run For County Council Again and Maui Tomorrow Launches Cane Smoke Reporting App
ARAKAWA WINS ANOTHER LABOR ENDORSEMENT Looks like Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa, who I guess is technically still a Republican even though the local elections are nonpartisan–has racked up another labor endorsement. Last year, it was Willie Kennison of ILWU Local 142 who posed for a grip-n-grin shot with Arakawa. This year, it’s William “Willy” Greig of Operating Engineers Local 3’s … [Read more...] about Alan Arakawa Scores Another Labor Endorsement While Joe Blackburn Decides to Run For County Council Again and Maui Tomorrow Launches Cane Smoke Reporting App
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
New Double Deck Maui Bus Has Patriotic Seats
Remember back in March the County of Maui announced that it was adding a big new (used) $378,362 double decker bus to its Maui Bus fleet? Well, on Saturday, July 6, the bus finally went into service. And while the county had sent out numerous photos of the pastel white, green and blue flowery exterior of the bus back in March, they were clearly holding out on us. Because as the … [Read more...] about New Double Deck Maui Bus Has Patriotic Seats