Naʻe toki fakapapauʻi ʻe he Fitch Ratings ʻa e ngaahi fakafuofua ʻo e Vahefonua Maui AA+ -- ko e fakafuofua maʻolunga taha hono ua ʻe lava ke maʻu ʻe ha kautaha ʻoku ʻoatu ʻa e moʻuá -- ʻo ne tānaki atu ʻoku “tuʻumaʻu” ʻa e vakai ʻa e Vahefonuá.

“ʻOku fakapapauʻi ʻe he sivi ʻa e Fitch ʻa e ngāue mālohi ʻa ʻemau kau ngāue mateaki ʻo e Potungāue Paʻanga ʻa e Vahefonua Mauí, ʻōfisi Patiseti mo e kau ngāue ʻo e Potungāue Puleʻangá,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Richard Bissen. “ʻI heʻemau tuʻunga maʻolunga ʻo e nō, ʻe lava ke kei taau pē ʻa e Vahefonuá ki ha totongi tupu maʻulalo ange ʻi he taimi ʻoku mau fie maʻu ai ke tukuange ha ngaahi pōniti ke totongi ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi poloseki fakapaʻanga lalahí. ʻOku fakasiʻisiʻi lahi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e fakamole ki he poloseki ko iá, pea ʻoku liliu ia ki hono fakaʻaongaʻi lelei ange ʻo e paʻanga ʻa e kau totongi tukuhau ʻo e Vahefonua Mauí ki ha ngaahi meʻa kehe tukukehe ʻa e totongi tupu.”

Naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe he Fitch ʻa e fakafuofua ʻo e Vahefonua Maui ʻi ha lipooti naʻe tukuange ʻi he ʻaho 30 ʻo Mē, 2024. ʻOku ʻaonga ʻa e AA+ ki he Fakafuofua ʻo e ʻIssuer Default pea mo e ngaahi pōniti pau ʻo e Fatongia Lahi.

‘Oku fakahaa’i ‘e he fakafuofua ‘a e tu’unga fakapa’anga ‘AAA’ ‘a e vahefonua ‘i he’ene ma’olunga ‘a e patiseti ‘i he vaha’a taimi pea mo e ‘amanaki ‘a e Fitch “’e tauhi ‘e he vahefonua ha tu’unga fefeka ‘o e ngaahi pa’anga talifaki ‘i he pe ‘i ‘olunga ‘i he 10% ‘o e fakamole.”

Naʻe fakakau ʻi he lipōtí ʻa e ngaahi uesia ʻo e vela ʻo e vaotā ʻi Maui ʻi he 2023 mo e ngaahi tali ki aí.

“Naʻe vaheʻi ʻe he vahefonuá ha paʻanga fakavavevave ki he ngaahi fie maʻu vave ke fakaleleiʻi ʻaki e ngaahi velá pea kimui ange naʻe vaheʻi ha paʻanga ki he maluʻi ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo e ngaahi komiunitī naʻe uesiá,” ko e lau ia ʻa e lipōtí.

Ko e me'afua fakafuofua taimi loloa 'a e Fitch 'oku kamata ia mei he 10.0 pe ma'olunga ange ('AAA'), 9.0 ('AA +'), 8.0 ('AA'), mo e ngaahi me'a pehe, 'o a'u ki he 1.0 ('BBB-' mo lalo).

Ko ha tu'unga lelei 'o e no 'e fakahaofi ai 'a e pa'anga 'a e kau totongi tukuhau 'i he Vahefonua Maui. Ko e taimi 'oku fakatau atu ai 'e Maui 'a e ngaahi bond ke tanaki ha pa'anga ki he ngaahi poloseki fakapa'anga, 'e lava ke ne 'oatu ha fakafoki ma'ulalo ange pea 'e 'ikai ke ne totongi 'a e tupu lahi 'i he pa'anga 'oku no; ‘e fakasi’isi’i lelei ai ‘a e fakamole ki he poloseki.

Ki he lipooti kakato 'o e ngaahi fakafuofua 'o e Fitch, 'a'ahi ki he https://tinyurl.com/4knzuzx7 .