Only 11 days remaining! Share your priorities and values about energy on Maui – today and in the future – as part of a project called “MPowerMaui: An Energy Conversation”. Sign up and participate in small group sessions during the month of February. These 90-minute sessions are designed to be engaging, interesting, and informative. You […]
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This Christmas, Give to Maui Nui
December 24, 2014
As we prepare for the arrival of 2015, Focus Maui Nui takes a detour from featuring local people, students, teachers and businesses. Today we revisit its roots by urging everyone to recommit to Focus Maui Nui’s five key strategies for action – Improve Education; Protect the Environment, including our water resources; Address Infrastructure Challenges, especially […]
MECO Supports STEM Education Initiatives
August 15, 2012
Three months into the job and already Maui Electric Co. (MECO) President Sharon Suzuki has thrown her and her company’s support behind Science, Technology, Engineering and Math or STEM education projects. “Empowering our future leaders with strong skill sets in STEM-related disciplines is crucial to realizing our clean energy goals,” Suzuki said. “MECO strongly supports […]
Youth Alliance Shares its Vision for Wailuku
March 14, 2012
Youth Alliance members impressed an expert Maui County planner with ideas about how Wailuku could become a more thriving community. As the supervising planner for the County’s Long Range Planning Division, David Yamashita is charged with overseeing a project called reWailuku. The Wailuku Community Association, the County Planning Department and the Maui Redevelopment Agency coordinated […]
Fire Chief Fulfills Lifelong Dream
February 8, 2012
Continuing our series on newly appointed County Department Directors, reflecting the role of government in responding to community values and needs. The son of a retired corrections officer and preschool teacher, Maui County Fire Chief Jeff Murray is living a lifelong dream to serve his community in a very special way. “I love my job,” […]
Meet Maui County Police Chief Gary Yabuta
January 4, 2012
Continuing our series on County Department leadership, reflecting the role of government in responding to community values and needs. While residents enjoy the peace of living on an island with a relatively low crime rate, the job of maintaining public safety falls to Maui County Police Chief Gary Yabuta and the more than 400 employees […]
Meet the Director of Finance
November 2, 2011
Continuing our series on newly appointed County Department Directors, reflecting the role of government in responding to community values and needs. Maui County Finance Director Danny Agsalog left his native home of the Philippines in 1979 to establish a new life on the Valley Isle. His work experience started with two jobs, one as a […]
Meet Transportation Director, Jo Anne Johnson
October 5, 2011
Continuing our series on newly appointed County Department Directors, reflecting the role of government in responding to community values and needs. Former County Council Member Jo Anne Johnson says she uses her knowledge of the governmental budgetary process and desire to lead by example to advance the mission of the County of Maui Department of […]
Meet the Director of the Department of Water Supply
August 31, 2011
Continuing our series on newly appointed County Department Directors, reflecting the role of government in responding to community values and needs. Department of Water Supply Director Dave Taylor approaches his job by taking cues from the community he serves. “The biggest thing I’d like people to see is that I work for them. It’s their […]
Meet the Director of Parks & Recreation
August 3, 2011
Continuing our series on newly appointed County Department Directors, reflecting the role of government in responding to community values and needs. Maui County Parks and Recreation Director Glenn Correa returned from retirement to serve a second-term for a department he feels passionate about. “It’s a golden opportunity,” he commented. Correa said the success of his […]