Looks like the special Maui County Liquor Commission subcommittee tasked with crafting a selection process to find a new Liquor Control (LC) Director has been busy. And in contrast to the Liquor Commission's secret October machinations that led to the double-crowning of Commissioner Dana "son of former LC Director Joe" Souza (up-ended only by Souza's surprising and … [Read more...] about Maui County Liquor Commission committee recommends taking LC Director applications through January 2016
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The Maui County Liquor Commission voted to do the right thing!?
The drama unfolding at the Maui County Liquor Commission has apparently taken a bizarre turn, with the nine-member panel of appointees deciding at their Nov. 12 meeting to go through a normal, legal selection process to find a new Liquor Control Department director, The Maui News reported on Nov. 13. “The commission voted Thursday to form a subcommittee to process … [Read more...] about The Maui County Liquor Commission voted to do the right thing!?
Maui County Council committee to discuss county manager form of government this Monday
Do revelations about the crass political motivations of Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa's administration have you down? Do stories about the county Liquor Commission's craven contempt for open government infuriate you? Do you wish that maybe the county might pay more attention to stuff like the Clean Water Act before dumping sewage into the ground in West Maui? There might be a … [Read more...] about Maui County Council committee to discuss county manager form of government this Monday
Will someone please abolish the Maui County Liquor Commission?
It's time to abolish the Maui County Liquor Commission. Maybe the whole Liquor Control department too, but we should certainly start by sweeping the tin-plated, know-nothing Liquor Commissioners out of the county government. They are worse than useless–they are anti-democratic cronies who show nothing but contempt for citizen oversight and public accountability–and the sooner … [Read more...] about Will someone please abolish the Maui County Liquor Commission?
Maui County Liquor Commission to hold big do-over on LC Director appointment
Hey, Maui County: if you need more evidence that the people pulling the strings over the liquor department are inept fools , look no further than the Liquor Commission. It now looks like they're backing off their Oct. 7 appointment of one of their own–Dana Souza–to assume the mantle of Liquor Control Director, a post held not so long ago by Dana's own father Joe. The reason, … [Read more...] about Maui County Liquor Commission to hold big do-over on LC Director appointment