A bill to impose plastic bag fee did not get scheduled for its hearing in the finance committee, despite its widespread support. A 5 cent fee would be applied to all single-use disposable checkout bags given out at the point of purchase. Such policies have proven highly successful in places such as Washington D.C., where […]
Block Grants for Disabled, Homeless, Water Supply…
From Maui News by Claudine San Nicolas A Maui County Council committee gave unanimous support Tuesday to a proposed $1.9 million federal grant application for fiscal year 2012. The application would be filed by the county with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for funding from the Community Development Block Grant Program. The […]
DIRE Testimony on Injection Wells
Testimony of Jeffrey H Schwartz On behalf of the DIRE Coalition – Don’t Inject, RE-direct Before the Infrastructure Management Committee – Maui County Council February 28, 2011 Aloha, Chair Cochran and other members of the Infrastructure Management Committee. Mahalo for the opportunity to appear today on behalf of the DIRE Coalition. We are a network […]
Census Data: Maui County Population by Race
2010 Census Tracks: Population, Race, Units Census Data: Historical Population Trends of Maui County Communities