The following commentary was originally published April 30, 2026, in The Maui News under the headline “Don’t pave paradise to put up parking lots.”____________ Imagine if every reconstructed shop in Lahaina had to be surrounded by a parking lot. Not only would that force businesses to downsize — since property owners
April 20, 2026, 9 a.m. Kalana O Maui Building To: Maui County Council Alice Lee, Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura, Vice Chair From: Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Grassroot Institute of Hawaii RE: REAL PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
March 20, 2025, 9 a.m. Kalana O Maui Building To: Maui County Council Alice Lee, Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura, Vice Chair From: Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Grassroot Institute of Hawaii RE: Bill 27 (2026) — ON THE SIZE OF
March 20, 2025, 9 a.m. Kalana O Maui Building To: Maui County Council Alice Lee, Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura, Vice Chair From: Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Grassroot Institute of Hawaii RE: Bill 48 (2026) — ON FEE WAIVERS FOR
March 18, 2026, 5 p.m. Remote meeting To: Lānaʻi Planning Commission Reynold Gima, Chair Nicole Alboro, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Re: Item B(1) — A PROPOSED BILL TO ESTABLISH A NEW CHAPTER ON JOINT
March 10, 2026, 9 a.m. Planning Department Conference Room Kalana Pakui Building To: Maui Planning Commission Kim Thayer, Chair Ashley Lindsey, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Re: Item A(1) — A PROPOSED BILL TO
March 11, 2026, 11 a.m. Maui Department of Planning’s Moloka’i Office To: Moloka’i Planning Commission Zhantell Lindo, Chair Keolamaupono Sagario, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Re: Item A(1) — A PROPOSED BILL TO
The following commentary was originally published April 30, 2026, in The Maui News under the headline “Don’t pave paradise to put up parking lots.”____________ Imagine if every reconstructed shop in Lahaina had to be surrounded by a parking lot. Not only would that force businesses to downsize — since property owners
April 20, 2026, 9 a.m. Kalana O Maui Building To: Maui County Council Alice Lee, Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura, Vice Chair From: Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Grassroot Institute of Hawaii RE: REAL PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
March 20, 2025, 9 a.m. Kalana O Maui Building To: Maui County Council Alice Lee, Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura, Vice Chair From: Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Grassroot Institute of Hawaii RE: Bill 27 (2026) — ON THE SIZE OF
March 20, 2025, 9 a.m. Kalana O Maui Building To: Maui County Council Alice Lee, Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura, Vice Chair From: Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Grassroot Institute of Hawaii RE: Bill 48 (2026) — ON FEE WAIVERS FOR
March 18, 2026, 5 p.m. Remote meeting To: Lānaʻi Planning Commission Reynold Gima, Chair Nicole Alboro, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Re: Item B(1) — A PROPOSED BILL TO ESTABLISH A NEW CHAPTER ON JOINT
March 10, 2026, 9 a.m. Planning Department Conference Room Kalana Pakui Building To: Maui Planning Commission Kim Thayer, Chair Ashley Lindsey, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Re: Item A(1) — A PROPOSED BILL TO
March 11, 2026, 11 a.m. Maui Department of Planning’s Moloka’i Office To: Moloka’i Planning Commission Zhantell Lindo, Chair Keolamaupono Sagario, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Re: Item A(1) — A PROPOSED BILL TO
