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Department of Public Works
Department of Public Works
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200 South High Street
Wailuku,
HI 96793-2155
(808)
270-7845
(808)
270-7955
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Director: Milton M. Arakawa, A.I.C.P.
Deputy: Michael M. Miyamoto
200 South High Street #322
Wailuku, HI 96793-2155
Phone: (808)
270-7845
Fax: (808)
270-7955
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Mission: To protect the
public's health, safety, property and environment by developing and operating
the County's infrastructure and administering its building codes.
Administration
Program Description: Public
Works Administration directs and oversees the three operating divisions in
the Department of Public Works:
- Engineering
- Highway
- Development Services Administration
Engineering
Division
Program Description: The Engineering
program provides engineering and inspection services to plan, design and
construct highway, drainage and bridge replacement projects for the County
of Maui. The program implements drainage and traffic master plans for the
County, performs survey and land acquisition functions, and reviews subdivision
and construction plans
Title MC-15, Chapter 4 "Rules for the Design of Storm Drainage Facilities in the County of Maui" dated 07/14/95.
Forms and Applications
Administrative
Procedures for the Maui County Speed Hump Program
Speed
Hump Application
Street Light Application and Instructions
Highways Division
Program Description: The Special
Maintenance program provides janitorial and groundskeeping services for
the County building, and its annex, Hana and Moloka`i civic centers, the
old Wailuku Courthouse and veteran and County cemeteries. All other County
facilities are handled by their respective departments. The program funds
seaweed removal/disposal and supports other County departments in various
activities such as Community Work Day and the Neighborhood Watch programs.
The Special Maintenance program also funds maintenance and repair costs
for County vehicles. Personnel costs for this maintenance are reflected
in the Garage Services program in the Highway division.
Development Services Administration
Email:
DSA@mauicounty.gov
Program Description: Development
Services Administration is responsible for review for compliance and enforcement
of all applicable County codes and ordinances related to building and subdivisions.
As the central coordinating agency, this program circulates building plans
and subdivision proposals, consolidates comments from all County, State
and Federal agencies, and ensures those comments or concerns are addressed
in the building permit process. The program provides building, plumbing,
electrical and code enforcement inspections as part of the building permit
and land use regulation process.
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Development Services Administation:
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Highway Administration
Program Description: Highway Administration
oversees and directs all Highway Division programs and provides personnel,
budget, and management services. The program is also responsible for training
equipment operators, and writing specifications for new equipment.
Road, Bridge and Drainage Maintenance
Program Description: The road
maintenance component of this program provides for the patching of potholes,
the grading, mowing, brush cutting, herbiciding and maintenance of road
shoulders, repair of sidewalks, litter pick-up, minor resurfacing projects
and street sweeping. Drainage maintenance includes cleaning catch basins
and culverts, maintenance of stream channels and their appurtenant facilities,
maintenance of flood control facilities and dams. Bridge maintenance consists
of the maintenance of wooden, concrete and steel bridges.
Final Preservation
Plan for County of Maui Bridges within the Hana Highway Historic District
Program Description: The Final
Preservation Plan represents the culmination of community and agency involvement
through public meetings as well as public review and comment of Revised
Draft Preservation Plan dated May 2001. On December 3, 2001 the SHPD concurred
with this preservation plan. (See Appendix G.)
Traffic Signs and Markings
Program Description: The Traffic
Signs and Markings program is responsible for the re-striping of roadways
and for the production and installation of all new and replacement traffic
signs and markings.
Garage Services
Program Description: The Garage
Services program provides vehicular and construction equipment maintenance
and repair services, fuel and lubricants, tire repair, heavy equipment/construction
welding services and body and fender repairs for the Highways division.
Garage services are also provided to other County agencies with the exception
of the Police and Fire departments, who are responsible for their own garage
services. Services are provided on Maui (Wailuku, Makawao, Lahaina and Hana
baseyards) and Moloka`i. Limited service is available on Lana`i. Operational
costs for services to County departments and agencies other than the Highways
division are funded under the Special Maintenance program in the General
Fund. Personnel costs are appropriated in this program.
Board of Code Appeals
MCC 16.26A.204 Section 204 deleted; new section 204
added. b) Powers and Duties. The board shall:
- Hear and determine appeals from the decisions of the
building official in the administration of the County building code,
plumbing code, electrical code and housing code, and from any order
made by the County fire chief in the administration of applicable State
law (Chapter 132, HRS) and the County fire code relating to matters
involving any denial of the use of new or alternate materials, types
of construction, equipment, devices or appliances. The jurisdiction
of the board as set forth herein shall not be construed to include any
matter within the jurisdiction of the board of variances and appeals
of the County.
- The board may reverse, affirm or modify, wholly or
partly, the decision appealed from. The board may grant exceptions relating
to any matter within its jurisdiction contained in the building code,
plumbing code, electrical code, housing code or fire code. Exceptions
may be granted.
Traffic Safety
Council
MCC 2.36.030 Duties and functions. The
traffic safety council shall: A. Advise or assist the County Council in
all matters relating to traffic safety; B. Make recommendations to the County
Council on all traffic safety measures referred to the traffic safety council;
C. Prepare and recommend traffic safety programs for adoption by the County
Council.
Street Lighting
Committee
MCC 12.17.030 Powers, duties, and functions.
The street lighting committee shall serve as an advisory
committee to the department of public works of the County. All matters pertaining
to street lighting presented to or pending before the department of public
works shall, before any action thereof, be referred to the street lighting
committee for investigation, survey, advice and the recommendation of the
committee. The committee is authorized to hold meetings, to make such investigations
and survey of such matters as may be referred to it, and to submit such
appropriate advice and recommendation as it may deem fit, to the director
of public works.
Subdivision Engineering
Standards Committee
MCC 18.40.020 Standards committee -- Powers and duties.
The subdivision engineering standards committee shall:
- Review all engineering standards and specifications
relating to subdivisions which are adopted and kept of file by the department
of public works and the department of water supply;
- Review proposed modifications, deletions, or additions
to such existing engineering standards and specifications and transmit
the same with recommendations thereon to the respective departments;
- Propose the adoption of specifications and standards
where none heretofore existed and transmit the same with recommendations
thereon to the respective departments;
- Have power to request its ex officio members to submit
for review all engineering standards and specifications relating to
subdivisions within their control.
Commission on Naming
Streets, Parks and Facilities
MCC 2.38 Duties of the commission:
- The Commission shall prepare a list of the names
of all existing streets, parks and facilities, and transmit the list
to the council for approval.
- The commission shall recommend names to the council
in accordance with the criteria set forth in sections 2.38.060, 2.38.070,
2.38.080, and 2.38.090 of this chapter. The commission may also recommend
more than one name as alternate choices for each street, park, or facility
it has considered.
- The commission shall adopt such rules and regulation
s as it may consider expedient for the conduct of its duties, and which
may include the incorporation of appropriate references and resource
materials.
- The commission shall advise and assist any subdivider
who desires to name roads within a subdivision in the County.
- Except as provided in this chapter, the commission
shall not name or designate any private highways unless it becomes necessary
to refer to private highways for the purpose of identifying public highways.
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