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The eminent domain resolution now moves to the full County Council for consideration at its July 15 meeting.

One of the resolutions calls for a formal investigation into how the house in Napili was allowed to be built despite being in violation of numerous building codes.

Planting crops that adapt, cutting back on workers, even harvesting fog are ideas being put into action on Maui and Molokai.

Employees lack confidence in planning director Michele McLean whom they see as “heavily politicized and unconcerned with staff welfare or input.”

The county is putting more money into affordable housing than ever before.

An update to South Maui’s community plan has been a long time coming. Residents charting the region’s future complain that past plans have been too flimsy.

But many people who’ve been watching the situation unfold over the years say it’s nothing new.

In the future, the public will get to weigh in whenever the state decides how much water can be used in the newly designated area.

Staff at Maui Community Correctional Center say it’s the fifth suicide at the jail in less than five years.

The spending plan relies on increased revenue from taxing tourism accommodations and certain investment properties while lowering taxes for full-time residents.