County Council members expressed frustration Tuesday because money expected from the federal stimulus for Maui has so far been, uh, not too stimulating. According to a story in Wednesday’s Maui News, Maui County has been confirmed to receive $11.3 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The county has applied for 26 projects valued at $33.4 million. Maui County Managing Director Sheri Morrison told council members that the money confirmed so far will create the equivalent of about a dozen full-time jobs. In any event, a lot of the federal money is not yet available because many of the federal agencies in charge of issuing the grants have not formulated the rules and procedures for applying for them. So, the question becomes: Just when is the stimulus money going to arrive and what exactly is it expected to stimulate? Mind you, the $11.3 million confirmed doesn’t mean it has arrived yet.