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Maui County will be working with a $1.07 billion budget next fiscal year. Mayor Richard Bissen, who is in his first term at mayor, said the collaboration with the Maui County Council led to a "responsible budget." HPR's Sabrina Bodon explains.
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Some discussed projects looked at by the Maui County Council this week include Lanaʻi's fire station improvements, state-mandated cesspool conversions, and the development of the Wailuku municipal parking lot.
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A Maui County Council committee voted against exemptions for an affordable rental housing proposal last week. Proponents of the project said plans would have eventually addressed infrastructure and flooding concerns. HPR's Casey Harlow has more on its uncertain future.
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The Maui County Council still has to decide on whether or not to approve an affordable rental housing project in Waiehu. The development has been contested by a group claiming ancestral ties to the proposed site.
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As counties contend with sea level rise, one state Senate bill seeks to rewrite the rules. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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The court ruled that Alice Lee received a majority of the votes cast in the Maui County Council election in November. A group of plaintiffs, including her opponent, had filed a lawsuit to challenge the results after Lee claimed the Wailuku seat by 513 votes. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.
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Eight of the nine members of the Maui County Council were sworn into office on Monday, but the fate of the last seat is up in the air. A group of election challengers, including the runner-up to incumbent Alice Lee, claim officials did not properly notify more than 800 voters about deficient ballots. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.
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A new fund to help Maui homeowners manage coastal erosion and address climate change has been approved by the Maui County Council.
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County-subsidized housing on Maui will soon follow new pricing guidelines. It's the county’s attempt to define affordable housing. HPR’s Sabrina Bodon has more.
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This comes out of a study about implementing a parking program at beaches, business districts and county-owned streets.