Tavares asks Lingle to issue formal emergency declaration
By CHRIS HAMILTON
The Maui News
POSTED: July 10, 2008
WAILUKU - Molokai Properties Ltd. wants Maui County to take over its money-losing utilities on the Friendly Isle, but it won't let county public works or water inspectors examine the aging facilities.
County Council Member Danny Mateo, who holds the Molokai residency seat, and Mayor Charmaine Tavares spoke with more than 200 Molokai residents Tuesday evening at the Mitchell Pauole Center in Kaunakakai to address community fears that as of Sept. 1, west side utility customers won't be able to turn on their taps or flush their toilets.
"It's just been hard going," Mateo said of the contentious showdown between the county and Molokai Properties, the owners of the island's former largest employer, Molokai Ranch. "We don't even know how much it would cost, except millions."
The company has called on the county to ...
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