Maui could use spending cap

By law, Maui County government spending is limited only by its revenues and appropriations. However, as its revenues have increased, the county’s spending has kept pace, increasing between 2008 and 2016 by 13.5 percentage points more than average Maui wages. Aaron Lief of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii wrote about this unfortunate situation for The Maui News, which you can read HERE.