PARKS:
A $90,000 County grant to beautify Pohaku Park (S-Turn) in Kahana.
Lobbied for $250,000 in capital improvements to light, fence & resurface the basketball park at the Lahaina Youth Center
INFRASTRUCTURE:
Successfully lobbied to get the State of Hawaii to widen Honoapiilani Highway
Lobbied to fast-track emergency repairs on Honoapiilani highway to repair the Olowalu collapse
Lobbied for the recent $30 million dollar release for phase 1 of the Lahaina Bypass
Lobbied for the creation of the newly established Lahaina Senior Center
Lobbying for the immediate repairs of Lower Honoapiilani Road, anticipating the start of phase 4 soon to be underway.
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS:
Urging the County to develop a civil defense plan and recruiting volunteers to act as coordinators in the event of an emergency.
Lobbied for an emergency trailer to be placed next to the Lahaina Fire Station to house emergency supplies such as medicines, food, blankets & medical tools and supplies in case of disaster in Lahaina
Lobbied to update Lahaina Civic Center to a full fledged safety shelter capable of handling more than 1 type of disaster
PUBLIC SAFETY:
Spearheaded the effort in building and maintaining the fire/ambulance station in Napili in 1992, until the state was ready and able to operate it.
Successfully lobbied for $85,000 to purchase two emergency vehicles to aid in transport of the H.I.T.T. team ( Highway Incident Traffic Team) to minimize lengthy road closures as well as be a first response to moving wrecked vehicles from roadways.
Spearheading constant support for Police and Fire Department purchases for tools to make our local heroes more efficient and to help protect and save lives
Successfully lobbied for the return of Maui County's Air Ambulance system, currently up and running.
TAX RELIEF:
Taking the bite out of your property tax bill -NO TAX RATE HIKE since WMTA'S 1988 public service campaign on the issue!
Lobbied in support of increasing the Tax Breaker amount to allow for additional relief for homeowners
Constant lobbying for the decrease of property taxes.
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