Maui County, Hawaii

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Maui County is one of 5 counties in Hawaii. It consists of the islands of Maui, Kahoolawe, Lānai, Molokai (except for that portion of Molokai that is Kalawao County), and Molokini. Tthe estimated population as of July 2006 was 141,320. The county seat is Wailuku.

Maui County has a quasi-mayor-council form of municipal government. Unlike traditional municipal governments, the county government is established by the state legislature by statute and is not chartered. Executive authority is vested in the mayor, elected by the voters on a non-partisan basis to a four-year term (with a limit of two consecutive full terms). Legislative authority is vested in the nine-member County Council. All seats in the County Council have residency requirements; however, all voters in Maui County may vote in elections for all nine seats regardless of residence. Members of the County Council are elected on a non-partisan basis to two-year terms (with a limit of five consecutive full terms).

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

• Good budget information including percentage changes from previous years and a breakdown of revenue sources. ^[1]

[edit] The bad

• Although no audits are included on the website, the County Council has resolved to hire an independent auditor to conduct audits of the county in the years 2008, 2009, and 2010. ^[2]
• There is no information on how to obtain public records.

[edit] Lobbying

Main article: Hawaii taxpayer-funded lobbying

The county of Maui has a lobbyist registered under "County of Maui, Office of the Mayor." The district has one lobbyist and spent $15,000.00 in 2009.^[3]

[edit] External links

• Maui County Official Website
• U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts
• Property Tax website
• Maui County of E-Reference
• Maui County QuickFacts

[edit] References

Portions of this article were taken and modified from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under the GNU license

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