Maui County Charter Commission needs members

WAILUKU—Mayor Charmaine Tavares announced that applications are now being accepted for the Maui County Charter Commission, which is convened every 10 years. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, December 22.

The Charter Commission will begin meeting March 31, 2011.

Every 10 years, the mayor, with the approval of the Council, appoints a Charter Commission composed of 11 members to study and review the operation of the County government, and to propose charter amendments or to draft a new charter.

Applications are available online at www.mauicounty.gov (click on the Boards and Commissions box on the lower right) and at the following locations: the Information Booth (Lobby level) and Office of the Mayor (9th floor) of the Kalana O Maui (County) Building at 200 S. High Street, Wailuku; all public libraries; County Council Services Offices in Hana and on Molokai and Lanai; and at Parks and Recreation Permit Offices in Wailuku at the War Memorial Gym, in Makawao at the Eddie Tam Gym, in Lahaina at the Lahaina Civic Center, in Kihei at the Kihei Community Center, in Hana at the Hana Community Center, on Molokai at the Mitchell Pauole Center, and on Lanai at the County Gym.

Applications may be mailed by Wednesday, December 22 to: Mayor Charmaine Tavares, County of Maui, 200 South High Street, Ninth Floor, Wailuku, HI 96793, or faxed to (808) 270-7870.

For more information, call the Office of the Mayor at (808) 270-7855 or visit www.mauicounty.gov.