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In a lawsuit, Luana Mahi says the allegations that she improperly oversaw grants that benefitted her family members were based on “inaccurate” information and they publicly tarnished her reputation before she had a formal chance to defend herself.
The state project to build a 4.5-mile northern extension of the bypass had stalled for decades due to a lack of funding, but that changed with Maui County committing $100 million in Lahaina disaster relief funds earlier this year to help build the road that now has a price tag of $220 to $250 million.
“It’s one of my favorite aspects of politics is the fact that all of these folks get to run no matter how realistic their candidacies are. And sometimes they bring up really important issues, and sometimes they help shift the nature of what the mainstream candidates are talking about,” political scientist Colin Moore said. “And sometimes it’s just really entertaining.”
“It’s hard to celebrate a nation’s independence when they’re responsible for taking your country’s independence,” said Kau‘i Sai-Dudoit.
The shipping company will be able to automatically increase rates every year under a bill signed into law in May by Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green.
One alternative calls for building a temporary runway that is $300 million cheaper, while the other alternative builds a second permanent parallel runway for an island that relies heavily on air transportation for cargo and its economy.
Saying they were not notified of key updates in the case, a Maui County Council committee passed a resolution that would require all settlement offers in the lawsuit to be sent to the council for review and approval.
Dozens of residents urged the Maui Planning Commission to deny a permit for the project, saying it would ruin a pristine location and attract more inexperienced visitors to the often dangerous shorebreak at Big Beach.
A chef, a high school teacher and a business advocate are competing in a primary for the House District 14 seat that is wide open after incumbent Rep. Elle Cochran switched parties.
The condo complex could face nearly $2 million in fines if it doesn’t install the beach access pathway that was required in the 1970s as a condition for redevelopment permits.
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