Finance committee visits Upcountry | News, Sports, Jobs

Date:

Finance committee visits Upcountry | News, Sports, Jobs

The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo

Central Maui state Rep. Troy Hashimoto talks with Jason Hew, soil conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Lois Tambalo, a staffer for Upcountry state Rep. Kyle Yamashita, during a visit Wednesday to a Kula gulch near Haleakala Highway.

It was hit hard by the August fires.

SECOND PHOTO: Mae Nakahata, chairperson for the Central Maui Soil and Water Conservation District, talks with Upcountry state Rep. Kyle Yamashita, chairperson of the House Finance Committee, during a visit to a Kula burn zone Wednesday.

The committee visited Kula on Wednesday and Lahaina on Thursday to view the aftermath of the August wildfires.

They also learned more about ongoing recovery efforts and projects in the area.

The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo

The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos

Today’s breaking news and more in your inbox

Share post:

Subscribe

Popular

More like this
Related

The politics of everyday life

For many, politics feels like something distant—debates in parliament,...

Finance chief expects Hong Kong’s unemployment rate to stabilise or even decline

Hong Kong’s unemployment rate, which recently hit a three-year...

Call of Duty battles to stay on top

Tom Richardson,BBC Newsbeat and Mel Ramsay,BBC NewsActivisionBeing one of...