Council to offer condolences to Danny Mateo’s ohana

The Maui Council Council will convene a special meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday to present a ceremonial resolution extending condolences to the family of former Chairman Danny Mateo, who held the Molokai residency seat from 2002-2013 and retired as county clerk in December. Mateo, 68, died Sept. 24.

Testimony will be taken at the Council Chamber in Wailuku and via remote testimony sites at Council district offices in Hana, Lanai City and Kaunakakai.

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Vacancies need to be filled on the Urban Design Review Board, Arborist Committee, Cultural Resources Commission, Board of Ethics, Board of Variances and Appeals, Commission on Persons With Disabilities, Council on Aging, Fire and Public Safety Commission, Hana Advisory Committee, Kula Agricultural Park Committee, Lanai Planning Commission, Liquor Control Adjudication Board, Liquor Control Commission, Maui Planning Commission, Police Commission, Salary Commission, Affirmative Action Advisory Council, Civil Service Commission, Commission on Children and Youth, Maui Redevelopment Agency and Real Property Tax Review Board.

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