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Maui CountyHI averageUS Census ACS
Municipal budget
Total revenue$855.4M (FY2023)
Total spending$635.3M (FY2023)
Taxes$601.4M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$497.6M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$3,869 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025902 housing units ($285.8M)
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Wed Sep 9, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027)
Committee discusses zoning changes to allow vacation rentals in sea level rise areas
The Housing and Land Use Committee is considering resolutions to amend community plans and change zoning for several properties. These changes would allow continued Transient Vacation Rental uses by reclassifying certain Apartment District properties as Hotel or Resort/Hotel districts.
- Resolution 26-129: Proposed zoning changes for 8 properties including Island Sands, Maalaea Kai, and several Lahaina properties on Lower Honoapiilani Road
- Resolution 26-130: Proposed zoning changes for 10 Walaka Street in Kīhei and Makai Sunset Inn in Lahaina
- Proposed amendments to the Kihei-Makena Community Plan and West Maui Community Plan
- Reclassification of A-1 and A-2 Apartment District properties to H-3 and H-4 Hotel Districts
zoninghousingvacation-rentalssea-level-riseland-use
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Reconvened from 8/5/2026, 8/19/2026, & 8/27/2026
COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/HLU
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O
Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
HOUSING AND LAND USE COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
10:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
RESOLUTION
26-129,
REFERRING
TO
THE
MAUI
PLANNING
COMMISSION
PROPOSED
BILLS
TO
AMEND
THE
KIHEI-MAKENA
COMMUNITY PLAN AND WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN, AND TO
CHANGE
THE
ZONING
FOR
A-1 AND
A-2 APARTMENT
DISTRICT
PROPERTIES IN THE SEA LEVEL RISE EXPOSURE AREA (HLU-20)
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1.
Resolution 26-129, entitled “REFERRING TO THE MAUI PLANNING
COMMISSION A PROPOSED BILL TO AMEND THE KIHEI-MAKENA
COMMUNITY PLAN AND WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN AND A
PROPOSED BILL TO CHANGE THE ZONING FOR A-1 AND A-2
APARTMENT DISTRICT PROPERTIES IN THE SEA LEVEL RISE
EXPOSURE AREA.” Resolution 26-129’s purpose is to refer to the
Maui
Planning
Commission
a
proposed
bill
to
amend
the
Kihei-Makena Community Plan and West Maui Community Plan and a
proposed bill to chang …
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Mon Sep 14, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027)
IN-PERSON SITE INSPECTION
9:00 a.m.
Assemble at mauka terminus of Kulanihakoi Road past Kulanihako'i High School, adjacent to the water tank.
10:30 a.m.
Assemble at northern side intersection of East Waipuilani Road and Liloa Drive, Kīhei.
Thu Oct 1, 2026 · 9:30 AM
Agriculture, Diversification, Environment, & Public Transportation Committee
Various restoration areas on the upland slopes of Kahoʻolawe.
This is a limited meeting that is not open to the public and will be held in accordance with HRS § 92.3.1(a).
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Thu Sep 3, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to review ordinances on license plate data and facial recognition
The Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee will consider recommending passage of two bills. Bill 113 (2026) proposes regulating the sale and commercial use of license plate reader data. Bill 112 (2026) proposes establishing rules for the use of facial recognition technology by County law enforcement.
- Bill 113 (2026): Prohibiting sale and commercial use of license plate reader data
- Bill 112 (2026): Regulating law enforcement use of facial recognition technology
surveillancedata-privacylaw-enforcementordinance
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/DRIP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
📹 From the video · 2h 28m
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Will the Disaster Recovery International Affairs and Planning Committee recess meeting from September 2nd reconvene on September 3rd at 9.03 p.m. come to order? And if everyone can please silence their cell phones or other noise-making devices, that would help our cause. In accordance with the members, in accordance with the Sunshine Law, if you're not in the council chambers, please identify by name who, if anyone is in the room, vehicle, or workspace with you today. Minors do not need to be identified. Also, please see the last page of the agenda for information on meeting connectivity. My name is Tamara Poulton, and I'll be your chair for today's DRIP committee meeting. Committee Vice Chair Nohelani Uuhajins-Hazim. She has not joined us yet, so she should be joining us and is excused at this time. Council Member Kawanoe Batangan, aloha kakaiaka. Aloha kakaiaka kakou. Council Member Aloha kakaiaka. Aloha kakaiaka, thank you. Morning. Council Member Gabe Johnson, aloha kakaiaka. Aloha, good morning, Chair, Council Members. Committee members, I'm here alone in my office, or in my workspace, and I'm ready to work. Thank you, Chair. Thank you. Council Chair Alice Lee, aloha kakaiaka. Aloha kakou, Chair. No one's here in my workspace. And from the Cherokee Nation, OCO. OCO. Next up, Council Member Keani Rollins-Fernandez, aloha kakaiaka, and OCO. Aloha kakaiaka, Chair, aloha kakaiaka kakou, mai mo lukai nui ahina, I'm at my private residence alone. I do have to step away at 10 f …
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Reconvened from 9/2/2026 at 1:30 p.m.
COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/DRIP
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Tamara Paltin
Committee Vice-Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Voting Members:
Kauanoe Batangan
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Thursday, September 3, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/DRIP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O
Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
DISASTER RECOVERY,
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND
PLANNING COMMITTEE (2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
BILL
113 (2026),
ESTABLISHING
CHAPTER
8.38,
MAUI
COUNTY
CODE, ON THE DISCLOSURE, SALE, AND COMMERCIAL USE OF
LICENSE PLATE READER DATA (DRIP-27)
The Committee is in receipt of Bill 113 (2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CHAPTER 8.38, MAUI COUNTY CODE,
ON THE DISCLOSURE, SALE, AND COMMERCIAL USE OF LICENSE
PLATE READER DATA.” Bill 113’s purpose is to: 1) prohibit the sale and
commercial use of automated license plate reader data; and 2) require
that County contracts for automated license plate reader systems and
services protect that data from use by a vendor for a purpose other than
the performance of the contract.
Description:
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of Bill 113
(2026) on first reading, with or without revisions …
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Wed Sep 2, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to discuss new rules for facial recognition and license plate reader data
The Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee will consider two bills regarding surveillance technology. The committee may recommend passage or other actions for ordinances regulating facial recognition and license plate reader data.
- Bill 113 (2026): Prohibits sale and commercial use of license plate reader data
- Bill 113 (2026): Requires county contracts to protect license plate data from vendor misuse
- Bill 112 (2026): Limits facial recognition use to documented criminal investigations
- Bill 112 (2026): Requires facial recognition results to be treated as investigative leads only
surveillancetechnologylaw enforcementprivacydata security
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/DRIP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
📹 From the video · 2h 39m
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Would the Disaster Recovery International Affairs and Planning Committee meeting of September 2nd come to order? The time is now 1.36. If everyone can please silence their cell phones or other noise-making devices, that will help our cause. Members, in accordance with the Sunshine Law, if you're not in the council chambers, please identify by name who, if anyone, is in the room, vehicle, or workspace with you today. Minors do not need to be identified. Also, please see the last page of the agenda for information on meeting connectivity. My name is Tamara Poulton, and I'll be the chair of the committee for today. Our committee vice chair, Nohelani Uu-Hodgins, was en route to her house and should be joining us shortly. In the chambers, we have Council Member Kawanoe Batangan. Aloha wina la. Aloha wina la kākou. And we also have Council Member Tom Cook. Aloha wina la. Aloha wina la kākou. And we also have Council Member Gabe Johnson. Aloha wina la. Aloha, Chair, Council Members, community members. There's no testifiers at the Lanai District Office, and I'm here and ready to work. Thank you. I'm not sure where Council Chair Alice Lee is. She may be absent, or she may be coming a little late. I haven't been informed. We have Council Member Kiani Rollins-Fernandez. Aloha wina la, Chair. Aloha wina la kākou. My mōn kainui ahina. I'm at my private residence alone right now in about an hour. My minor-age children will be home from school, as well as my husband, McKenna Fernandez. Ther …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/DRIP
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Tamara Paltin
Committee Vice-Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Voting Members:
Kauanoe Batangan
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/DRIP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O
Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
DISASTER RECOVERY,
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND
PLANNING COMMITTEE (2025-2027)
1:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
BILL
113 (2026),
ESTABLISHING
CHAPTER
8.38,
MAUI
COUNTY
CODE, ON THE DISCLOSURE, SALE, AND COMMERCIAL USE OF
LICENSE PLATE READER DATA (DRIP-27)
The Committee is in receipt of Bill 113 (2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CHAPTER 8.38, MAUI COUNTY CODE,
ON THE DISCLOSURE, SALE, AND COMMERCIAL USE OF LICENSE
PLATE READER DATA.” Bill 113’s purpose is to: 1) prohibit the sale and
commercial use of automated license plate reader data; and 2) require
that County contracts for automated license plate reader systems and
services protect that data from use by a vendor for a purpose other than
the performance of the contract.
Description:
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of Bill 113
(2026) on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also
consider th …
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Wed Sep 2, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027)
Committee discusses Pāʻia Sugar Mill redevelopment and public notice rules
The Housing and Land Use Committee will consider land use and zoning changes for the 19.933-acre Pāʻia Sugar Mill Redevelopment Project. The committee will also review a proposal to change how public hearing notices are published in the Maui County Code.
- Bill 109 (2026): Amend Paʻia-Haʻiku Community Plan to Light Industrial for 19.933 acres
- Bill 115 (2026): Change zoning from Urban Reserve District to M-1 Light Industrial District for 19.933 acres
- Bill 85 (2026): Amend requirements for publishing public hearing notices in newspapers
zoningland usepāʻiaredevelopmentpublic noticeordinance
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
📹 From the video · 3h 3m
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Music. Good morning, everyone. Will the Housing and Land Use Committee meeting of September 2, 2026, please come to order. It is 9:06 AM. Members, before I say good morning to you, I want to just let you folks know that today is our Queen's birthday. And Paia School was asked to wear yellow. So I'm trying to wear yellow, but this is the only thing I had that was yellow enough. So, haole la ha now to our last reigning monarch. Anyways, I am the last, I'm the chair of this committee, not the last chair of this committee, but I'm the chair of this committee. And I'm the chair of this committee. I'm at my private residence alone. There are currently no testifiers at the Molokai District Office. Ha'oli la ha no to Queen Lili'uwa Kaleni. We will be celebrating her birthday by paddling 18 miles iron. Not as far as member Paulson paddled on this past Sunday. But yes, we'll be celebrating her. Awesome. Well, good luck. Good luck. Mahalo. Councilmember Shane Sin-Nancy. Aloha. Good morning. Aloha. And Drago. Aho'oli la ha no. Kawa'i ne ui. Here at my home office. I'm here by myself. There's no testifiers in Hana. And my apologies, chair. I would have to drop off at 11:00 for a previously planned appointment. Of course. No worries. Thank you. Councilmember Yuki Le Sugimura is excused. From administration, we have with us the Deputy Planning Director, Anna Lillis. Hello. Administrative Planning Officer, Greg Post. Planner, Denise Bradley. The Director of Water Supply should be joining us. …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/HLU
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O
Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
HOUSING AND LAND USE COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
BILL
109 (2026)
AND
BILL
115 (2026),
COMMUNITY
PLAN
AMENDMENT
AND
CHANGE
IN
ZONING
FOR
19.933 ACRES
IDENTIFIED
AS
TAX
MAP
KEYS
(2)
2-5-005:023 AND
(2)
2-5-005:054,
PĀʻIA,
HAWAIʻI
(PĀʻIA
SUGAR
MILL
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT) (HLU-25)
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1.
Bill 109 (2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
THE PAʻIA HAʻIKU COMMUNITY PLAN DESIGNATION TO LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL FOR 19.933 ACRES IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEYS
(2) 2-5-005:023 AND (2) 2-5-005:054, PĀʻIA, HAWAIʻI (PĀʻIA SUGAR
MILL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT)” Bill 109’s purpose is to amend
the Paʻia-Haʻiku Community Plan land use designation from Heavy
Industrial to Light Industrial for 0.245 acre identified for Real Property
Tax purposes as Tax Map Key (2) 2-5-005:023 and from Heavy
Industrial and Agriculture to Light Industrial for 19.688 acres …
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Tue Sep 1, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027)
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/BFED-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawaiʻi
📹 From the video · 2h 14m
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Music playing or folks that don't know any better because of a culture of not having these types of audits in place. So as we are now a billion-dollar corporation, it will empower future council folks to deal with the facts of the contracts and to have accountability so that unforeseen pressures don't pop up. So I'm in full support of Chair Lee's Bill 93 , and I also, I don't know if she remembers or knows this, but my father's initials are Albert and one of his middle names is Lee and Lang Fort, and his initials are the same as Chair Lee's. And despite whatever pressures you folks are dealing with, I always think of her fondly as a family member. So may you all have a great day, and I encourage the last 91 days of Chair Lee's tenure to bring O miyagi to her every day. Thank you. Any questions for the testifier? Seeing none. Thank you very much, Mr. Langford. Next test ifier, please. Chair, that's all the individuals signed up to testify for this item. If anyone in the audience or on teams would like to testify, please come up to the mic and begin your testimony, or use the raise your hand function on teams and staff will unmute you. Here's a brief countdown. Three, two, one. Seeing none, Chair, no one has indicated that they wish to testify. Thank you. At this time, members, I'm going to close public testimony and receive written testimony. Thank you. All right. So questions for Chair Lee, maybe, or whoever. Three minute questions. Starting from Vice Chair Batongan. Thank yo …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/BFED
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/BFED-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O
Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawaiʻi
BUDGET, FINANCE, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
BILL
93 (2024),
AMENDING
TITLE
3,
MAUI
COUNTY
CODE,
RELATING TO MONETARY DONATIONS DURING AN EMERGENCY
(BFED-18)
The Committee is in receipt of Bill 93 (2024), entitled “A BILL FOR AN
ORDINANCE
AMENDING
TITLE
3,
MAUI
COUNTY
CODE,
ON
MONETARY DONATIONS DURING AN EMERGENCY.” Bill 93’s purpose
is to establish the Maui County Kokua Fund to allow for direct collection of
and immediate use of monetary donations during a declared state of
emergency.
Description:
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of Bill 93
(2024) on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also
consider the filing of Bill 93 (2024) and other related action.
Status:
Bill 93 (2024)
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www.MauiCounty.us/BFED
VEHICLE DISPOSAL FEE FUND AND PROGRAM (BFED-20(32))
Under Rule 7(B) of the Rules of the Counci …
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Tue Sep 1, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee (2025-2027)
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/GREAT-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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but at a public space. At about 2 o'clock, school will let out, and at that time, I will turn off my camera, pick up my child, and drive home. But other than that, I will be here and listening. Thank you. Thank you, Vice Chair. Council Member Tom Cook is excused for now. He will be joining us shortly. Council Member Gabe Johnson. Aloha, Chair, Council members, community members. There's no testifiers at the Lanai District Office. I'm alone in my side of my workspace. I am here and ready to work. Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Member Johnson. Council Chair Alice Lee will be excused for now. Oh, is she on? Oh, she's been waiting. Okay, I'll circle back to Chair. Council Member Tamara Paulton. Kia ora, kākou, and aloha. Is Council Member Rollins-Fernandez online or in the wait room? Okay, she'll be excused for now. Council Member Shane Tenente. Aloha, Chair. I'm here at the Lanai District Office. I'm here at the Lanai District Office. I'm at my own private office. I'm here by myself, and there are no testifiers and monitoring. Thank you, Member Tenente. Council Member Yuki De Sugimura will be excused for the entire meeting today. So that takes us back to Chair Lee. Kia ora, Chair. Kia ora. Aloha, and I'm in my workspace alone. I do have a hard stop at 3.30. Is that okay? Yep, we will still have quorum. Okay. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Chair. Okay, so with us from Corporation Council, we have with us, filling in today, not his fifth or sixth final or whatever we're at now, Deputy …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/GREAT
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Committee Vice-Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/GREAT-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O
Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, ETHICS,
AND TRANSPARENCY COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
1:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
RESOLUTION
26-141,
SETTLEMENT
AUTHORIZATION:
GERSHOM
SLONIM V. COUNTY OF MAUI; UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CASE 26-CV-00231-DKW-RT (GREAT-11(36))
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1.
Resolution
26-141,
entitled
“AUTHORIZING
SETTLEMENT
OF
GERSHOM
SLONIM
V.
COUNTY
OF
MAUI,
UNITED
STATES
DISTRICT COURT CASE 26-CV-00231-DKW-RT.” Resolution 26-
141’s purpose is to approve settlement of Gershom Slonim v. County
of Maui, United States District Court Case 26-CV-00231-DKW-RT,
filed on May 12, 2026. The claim alleges violations of the Uniformed
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, 38
United States Code Section 4301 et seq., and Section 88-132,
Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
2.
Correspondence dated August 14, 2026, from the Department of the
Corporation Counsel, transmitting the prop …
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Mon Aug 31, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Water and Infrastructure Committee (2025-2027)
Committee reviews bill to develop Waiohuli wells and herbicide waiver
The Water and Infrastructure Committee will consider Bill 97 (2026), which authorizes the Mayor to enter an intergovernmental agreement with the State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for the development and dedication of Waiohuli wells. The committee will also review Resolution 26-123, a two-year waiver allowing limited use of specific herbicides on county property where non-chemical methods have failed. No dollar amounts or specific street names for the herbicide locations are listed in the agenda text.
- Bill 97 (2026): Authorizes Mayor to agree with State Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands on Waiohuli wells development
- Resolution 26-123: Two-year waiver for limited herbicide use on county property near roadways
waterinfrastructurepublic-worksenvironment
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/WAI-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Music playing Will the Water and Infrastructure Committee of August 31st, 2026, please come to order. The time is now 1.37 p.m. May I ask that all participants please silence all noise making devices. I'm your chair, Tom Cook. Members, per the Sunshine Law, please identify by name who, if anyone, is in the room, vehicle, or workspace with you today, exclusive of minors. I would also like to ask the department representatives who 've joined online, please also turn on your camera when it's your turn to speak. Now I'd like to introduce the committee members, starting with committee vice chair Yuki Lee Sugimura, who is excused , council member Kawanoi Patongan. Aloha, chair. Aloha, members. Good afternoon. Council member Gabe Johnson. Aloha, chair, council members, committee members. There's no testifiers at the Lanai district office and I'm here and ready to work. Thank you. And aloha, good afternoon. Chair Alice Lee. Aloha, chair. I'm home alone in my workspace and ready to work. Thanks. And good afternoon. Aloha, council member Tamara Palton. Aloha, wina la kako. And from Molokai, council member Kiani Rollins-Fernandez. Good afternoon. Aloha, wina la, chair. Aloha, wina la kako. I'm at my private residence alone. There are currently no testifiers at the Molokai district office. Mahalo, chair. And good afternoon. And aloha. Council member Shane Sinensi. Aloha, wina la, chair. Happy to be here. No testifiers in Hana, chair. And aloha, good afternoon. Council member Nuhalani U'u …
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Monday, August 31, 2026
1:30 PM
The County of Maui
Council Chamber
200 South High Street, 8th Floor
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/WAI-Committee
Water and Infrastructure Committee (2025-2027)
Committee Chair
Tom Cook
Committee Vice-Chair
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Voting Members:
K. Kauanoe Batangan
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins
Public Meeting Notice - Final
Page 2
www.MauiCounty.us/WAI
A G E N D A
BILL 97 (2026), AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT
WITH
THE
STATE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HAWAIIAN
HOME
LANDS
ON
THE
DEVELOPMENT AND DEDICATION OF WAIOHULI WELLS (WAI-30)
The Committee is in receipt of Bill 97 (2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN
ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING
THE
MAYOR
TO
ENTER
INTO
AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT
WITH
THE
STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT
AND DEDICATION OF WAIOHULI WELLS.” Bill 97’s purpose is to
authorize the Mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on the development and dedication
of Waiohuli wells.
Description:
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of Bill 97
(2026) on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also
consider the filing of Bill 97 (2026) and other related action.
Status:
Bill 97 (2026)
Correspondence from Water Supply 07-08-2026
RESOLUTION 26-123, AUTHORIZING A WAIVER UNDER SECTION …
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Mon Aug 31, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Water Authority, Social Services, and Parks Committee (2025-2027)
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/WASSP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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to the Wassup Committee meeting of Monday, August 31st, 2026, it is now 9.05. Mahalo, I'm Shane Sinensi, your committee chair, and thank you members for attending this meeting. Just as a friendly reminder for members of the public to please silence any cell phones or noise-making devices. Mahalo. Members, in accordance of the Sunshine Law, if you're not in the chamber, please identify by name who, if anyone, is in the room, vehicle, workspace with you today, and then minors do not need to be identified. Also, please see the last page of the agenda for information on meeting connectivity. Joining us this morning, we have Committee Vice Chair Gabe Johnson, aloha kakai a ka. Aloha and good morning, Chair, council members, community members, there's no testifiers at the Lanai'i District Office, and I'm alone on my side in my personal workspace, thank you, Chair. Mahalo for joining us. Joining us from the chambers this morning is Council Member Kawanoe Batangan, aloha kakai a ka. Aloha kakai a ka, Chair, members. Also in the chambers with us is Council Member Tom Cook. Aloha, Chair. Chair, good to have you back. Thanks for having me at today's meeting, aloha. I do not see Chair Lee. We'll expect her in a little bit. Also in the chambers, we have Council Member Tamara Poulton, aloha kakai a ka. Aloha kakai a ka kakou. Thanks for being here. Joining us online, we have Member Keani Rollins-Fernandez, aloha kakai a ka. Aloha kakai a ka, Chair. My molokai nui ahina. I am at my private …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/WASSP
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Shane M. Sinenci
Committee Vice-Chair
Gabe Johnson
Voting Members:
Kauanoe Batangan
Tom Cook
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins
Monday, August 31, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/WASSP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O
Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
WATER AUTHORITY, SOCIAL
SERVICES, AND PARKS COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
UPDATE
ON
MAUI
WILDFIRE
EXPOSURE
COHORT
STUDY
(WASSP-1(10))
Under Rule 7(B) of the Rules of the Council, the Committee intends to
receive an update on the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study.
Description:
The Committee may receive an update on the MauiWES, including its
latest report entitled, “The Road to Recovery: Strengthening Health,
Stability, and Resiliency Three Years After the Maui Wildfires.” The
Committee
may
receive
a
presentation
from
Dr.
Alika
Maunakea,
Professor, Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology, John A.
Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Dr. Ruben
Juarez,
Hawai‘i
Medical
Services
Association
Distinguished
Endowed
Professor, University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization and
Economics
Department;
and
Dr.
Christopher
Knightsbridge,
Psy.D., …
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Thu Aug 27, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027)
Maui committee weighs rezoning 10 apartment properties to hotel to allow vacation rentals
The Housing and Land Use Committee is considering two resolutions that would refer proposed bills to the Maui Planning Commission to amend community plans and rezone specific apartment-district properties to hotel districts, allowing transient vacation rental uses to continue. The committee may recommend adoption with revisions, add or remove properties, or file the resolutions.
- Resolution 26-129: rezoning 8 properties (Island Sands, Maalaea Kai, Kihei Bay Surf, Kihei Bay Vista, Lokelani, Hale Ono Loa, Pikake, Hale Kai I) in Sea Level Rise Exposure Area to H-3/H-4 Hotel districts
- Resolution 26-130: rezoning 10 Walaka Street, Kīhei and Makai Sunset Inn (1411/1415 Front St., Lahaina) from A-2 Apartment to H-4 Hotel district
- Committee may add properties from the June 27, 2024 list of apartment properties allowed short-term occupancy
- Public testimony: 3 minutes per item, in-person at Wailuku or via Teams
- Meeting reconvened from 8/5/2026 and 8/19/2026
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Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Music playing. evaluate a policy like this is to look at who's supporting this and sort of why now, and what are their motivations for supporting it? And more importantly, are those motivations consistent across both other policy issues and over time? And what I saw from my observations in looking at the testimony around Bill 9 was that the folks who tended to be testifying in support of Bill 9 had a range of concerns, but it was largely around trying to make housing more affordable, and that as you look back at their testimony from previous issues and previous policies, it's consistent in both advocating for more affordable housing and in terms of advocating for more sustainable environmental policies. And by the flip side, if you look at who tended to testify in opposition to Bill 9, they tended to be arguing in terms of their own personal financial situations. And so I think it's interesting when you look at who's showing up to testify today to look for exemptions for their specific properties. I tended to not see, and in talking with folks who have followed these issues for decades in some cases, did not see a consistent track record of those same testifiers showing up in other affordable housing or other environmental policies. So I just think it's an interesting thing that it tends to be framed in this specific context as a concern about the environment when sea level rise has been something that folks have been talking about for decades, and we haven't seen that same s …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/HLU
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Thursday, August 27, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
HOUSING AND LAND USE COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
RESOLUTION
26-129,
REFERRING
TO
THE
MAUI
PLANNING
COMMISSION
PROPOSED
BILLS
TO
AMEND
THE
KIHEI-MAKENA
COMMUNITY PLAN AND WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN, AND TO
CHANGE
THE
ZONING
FOR
A-1 AND
A-2 APARTMENT
DISTRICT
PROPERTIES IN THE SEA LEVEL RISE EXPOSURE AREA (HLU-20)
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1.
Resolution 26-129, entitled “REFERRING TO THE MAUI PLANNING
COMMISSION A PROPOSED BILL TO AMEND THE KIHEI-MAKENA
COMMUNITY PLAN AND WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN AND A
PROPOSED BILL TO CHANGE THE ZONING FOR A-1 AND A-2
APARTMENT DISTRICT PROPERTIES IN THE SEA LEVEL RISE
EXPOSURE AREA.” Resolution 26-129’s purpose is to refer to the
Maui
Planning
Commission
a
proposed
bill
to
amend
the
Kihei-Makena Community Plan and West Maui Community Plan and a
proposed bill to change the zoning for A …
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Mon Aug 24, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to consider three bills for Ha'iku Fire Station land use changes
The Maui County Housing and Land Use Committee will consider three bills (89, 90, and 91 of 2026) that would reclassify a 6.097-acre parcel in Hamakualoa from agricultural to rural/public uses to accommodate the Ha'iku Fire Station. The committee may recommend passage on first reading, with or without revisions, or file the bills. The agenda includes only this single substantive item.
- Bill 89 (2026): State Land Use District reclassification from Agricultural to Rural for 6.097 acres, TMK (2) 2-7-007:008
- Bill 90 (2026): Pa'ia-Ha'iku Community Plan amendment from Agriculture to Public/Quasi-Public for the same parcel
- Bill 91 (2026): Zoning change from Agricultural to P-1 Public/Quasi-Public District for the same parcel
- Planning Director's report and Maui Planning Commission recommendations transmitted May 21, 2026
zoningland-usefire-stationcommunity-planpublic-hearing
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Good morning, everyone. Will the Housing Land Use Committee meeting of July 29th, 2026, please reconvene. It is 9.08 a.m. on August 24th, 2026. I'm the chair of this committee, Nohelani Uuhajins. Thank you. Members, in accordance with the Sunshine Law, please identify by name who, if anyone, is in the room, vehicle, workspace with you today. Minors do not need to be identified. Committee Vice Chair Kaunoi Bidahongan is excused, recused. He's recused, yeah. He's excused. Council Member Tom Cook, good morning. Good morning and aloha, Chair. I'm in my Kihei office today, and my aides are in the other room. I'm looking forward to the meeting. Thank you. Council Member Gabe Johnson, aloha and good morning. Good morning, Chair, Council Members, community members. There's no testifying. There's no testifiers here at the Alana'i District Office, and I'm alone on my side of the office, and I have an appointment at 10.30 today, Chair. I have to go visit the seniors at the Senior Center, so I will be leaving the meeting a little early. Thank you. Of course. Thank you for sharing. Council Chair Alice Lee, I don't see her on. Maybe she'll be joining us shortly. Council Member Tamara Paulton, aloha, good morning. Aloha. Aloha kakou, streaming live and direct from the Planning Conference Room. Council Member Rollins-Fernandez, aloha, good morning. Aloha kakahiaka, Chair. Happy to be here in person. Thank you for hosting us at Moloka'i the other day. It was a gorgeous day. It was special ord …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/HLU
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Monday, August 24, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
HOUSING AND LAND USE COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
BILL
89 (2026),
BILL
90 (2026),
AND
BILL
91 (2026),
DISTRICT
BOUNDARY
AMENDMENT,
COMMUNITY
PLAN
AMENDMENT,
AND
CHANGE IN ZONING FOR A 6.097-ACRE PORTION OF TAX MAP
KEY
(2)
2-7-007:008,
HAMAKUALOA,
HAWAIʻI
(HAʻIKŪ
FIRE
STATION) (HLU-17)
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1.
Bill 89 (2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
THE STATE LAND USE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO THE RURAL DISTRICT FOR A 6.097
-ACRE
PORTION
OF
TAX
MAP
KEY
(2)
2-7-007:008,
HAMAKUALOA, HAWAI‘I.” Bill 89’s purpose is to grant a District
Boundary Amendment from Agricultural District to Rural District for
6.097 acres in Hāmākualoa, Hawai‘i, identified for Real Property Tax
purposes as a portion of Tax Map Key (2) 2-7-007:008, for the Ha‘ikū
Fire Station.
2.
Bill 90 (2026), …
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Thu Aug 20, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Kōmike Aloha ʻĀina (2025-2027)
Committee to discuss Kalawao County transition to Maui County
The Kōmike Aloha ʻĀina committee will hold a discussion-only meeting on the transition of Kalawao County into Maui County, including Act 171 (2026) and Resolution 21-190. Presentations from state and federal officials will cover operational responsibilities and potential county costs. No legislative action will be taken.
- Discussion of Act 171 (2026), formerly Senate Bill 1432, SD2, HD2, CD1 (2025)
- Discussion of Resolution 21-190
- Presentations from National Park Service, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and state departments
- Potential County costs and operational responsibilities for Kalawao transition
kalawao-countycounty-transitionact-171resolution-21-190public-hearing
Online via Zoom: http://tinyurl.com/KAA-Committee
Same Zoom link for remote oral testimony. In-person testimony: Molokai District Complex, 100 Ainoa Street, Kaunakakai Courtesy: Mitchell Pauʻole Community Ctr, Main Hall, 90 Ainoa St, Kaunakakai
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Aloha wina lakākou, umikuma kōlu, minuke i hala o ka hōla e kahi, ma i waka lua o a kauke i kamakahiki e lua kaukani i waka lua kumaono. E olu olumai e ho'omalu ke komike. Aloha aina, avao o Kiani Rollins Fernandez, kaluna ho'omalu o ke i a komike. It is 1-13 on August 20, 2026. Will the komike aloha aina please come to order? I'm your chair, Kiani Rollins Fernandez. Okay, and i ke i ala me kōkako e ia hōpe luna ho'omalu o Tamara Paulton. Aloha. Eo. In person, we have committee member Kawanoa. Aloha kākou. Aloha. Also in person, we have committee member Shane Senensi. Aloha wina lakākou, haole o pāuma ane e, aho e mea ke kanaka amekamana o māhana. Mahalo. And voting committee members that may be joining us online at some point are committee member Tom Cook, committee member Alice Lee, and committee member Yukile Sugimura. But in person are our non-voting committee members, council member Gabe Johnson. Aloha. Aloha, chair, and aloha, committee members. I'm here ready to work. Thank you. And council member Nohe Lani'uoha. Aloha, chair. Aloha, everyone. Okay. We have invited from the administration the office of the mayor, public affairs director Mahina Martin, department of management, managing director Josiah Nishita, and department of OEV resources, director Kapono'ai Molitao, and deputy director Keikai Robinson. Both representatives from department of OEV resources will not be able to join us today because of the hurricane. So they're helping our sister county on Hawaii Isla …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/KAʻĀ
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Committee Vice-Chair
Tamara Paltin
Voting Members:
Kauanoe Batangan
Tom Cook
Alice L. Lee
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Non-Voting Members:
Gabe Johnson
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Thursday, August 20, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Zoom: http://tinyurl.com/KAA-Committee
Same Zoom link for remote oral testimony. In-person testimony:
Molokai District Complex, 100 Ainoa Street, Kaunakakai
Courtesy: Mitchell Pauʻole Community Ctr, Main Hall, 90 Ainoa
St, Kaunakakai
KŌMIKE ALOHA ʻĀINA (2025-2027)
1:00 p.m.
A G E N D A
TRANSITIONING KALAWAO COUNTY TO MAUI COUNTY (KAʻĀ-1(2))
Under Rule 7(B) of the Rules of the Council, the Committee intends to
discuss matters relating to transitioning Kalawao County into Maui County,
including Act 171 (2026), formerly Senate Bill 1432, SD2, HD2, CD1
(2025) and Resolution 21-190. The discussion may include anticipated
operational responsibilities and potential County costs.
Description:
The Committee may receive presentations and discuss matters relating to
transitioning Kalawao County to Maui County, including Act 171 (2026),
formerly Senate Bill 1432, SD2, HD2, CD1 (2025) and Resolution 21-190,
anticipated operational responsibilities, potential County costs, and other
related matters, with:
·
Nancy Holman, Superintendent, Kalaupapa National Historical Park,
National Park Service;
·
Katie Lambert, Deputy to the Cha …
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Thu Aug 20, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Kōmike Aloha ʻĀina (2025-2027)
Committee site inspection of Keawanui fishpond erosion projects on Molokai
The Kōmike Aloha ʻĀina committee will conduct an in-person site inspection at Keawanui Fishpond and Cultural Learning Center on Molokai to review projects by ʻĀina Momona aimed at erosion mitigation, watershed health, and ʻahupuaʻa revitalization. No legislative action will be taken; the committee will receive information and testimony only.
- Site inspection of Tax Map Keys (2) 5-6-006:024 and (2) 5-6-006:025 in Keawanui, Kaʻamola, Molokai
- Review of ʻĀina Momona projects for erosion mitigation and watershed health
- Public testimony accepted (3-minute limit per item)
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IN-PERSON SITE INSPECTION:
Assembling at Keawanui Fishpond and Cultural Learning Center on the east end of Molokai in the Ka‘amola ahupua‘a, Tax Map Keys (2) 5-6-006:024 and (2) 5-6-006:025
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/KAʻĀ
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Committee Vice-Chair
Tamara Paltin
Voting Members:
Kauanoe Batangan
Tom Cook
Alice L. Lee
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Non-Voting Members:
Gabe Johnson
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Thursday, August 20, 2026
MEETING SITE:
IN-PERSON SITE INSPECTION:
Assembling at Keawanui Fishpond and Cultural Learning Center
on the east end of Molokai in the Ka‘amola ahupua‘a, Tax Map
Keys (2) 5-6-006:024 and (2) 5-6-006:025
KŌMIKE ALOHA ʻĀINA (2025-2027)
10:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
PRESERVATION
AND
REVITALIZATION
OF
KEAWANUI,
KA‘AMOLA, MOLOKAI, HAWAI‘I (KA‘Ā-1(14))
Under Rule 7(B) of the Rules of the Council, the Committee intends to
conduct a site inspection of projects conducted by ‘Āina Momona on the
parcels identified as Tax Map Keys (2) 5-6-006:024 and (2) 5-6-006:025,
Keawanui, Ka‘amola, Molokai, Hawai‘i, to mitigate erosion, preserve
watershed health, and revitalize the ‘ahupua‘a.
Description:
The Committee may view the property and the surrounding area from
different vantage points and may receive information and testimony on the
subjects identified in the Description. No legislative action will be taken.
Status:
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Tel: (808) 270-7838
COMMITTEE STAFF
Ryan Ramirez, Kirsten Szabo, Lori Ann Tengan, Megan Moniz, and Kepa Revelle
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Wed Aug 19, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027)
Maui recovery committee to hear update on long-term recovery, water acquisition
The Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee will receive a presentation on Maui's long-term recovery operations, including updates on the Long-Term Recovery Plan, the transition of the Disaster Case Management Program to County control, and a proposed acquisition of Launiupoko Irrigation Co.'s water infrastructure and part of Kamehameha School's lands in Ku‘ia. No legislative action will be taken at this meeting.
- Presentation on Maui's Long-Term Recovery Plan, including infrastructure and workforce development
- Update on Disaster Case Management Program transition from State to County control
- Proposed acquisition of Launiupoko Irrigation Co., Inc.'s water infrastructure assets
- Proposed acquisition of a portion of Kamehameha School's lands in Ku‘ia
- Possible executive meetings to discuss negotiations for property acquisition
disaster-recoverywater-infrastructureland-acquisitionhousingcounty-council
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/DRIP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Music playing as to kind of where everybody is in the programs that they 're leveraging. And to clarify, the microsites, the six private sites, does that include Tadashi Anayi Village? Chair, no, that is a private site. But it does say microsites private. Yeah, what it's referencing is there are temporary units on private property. So there's one more, kind of over by the old Kaiser area, there's one more prominent because there's a lot of units located altogether. But there's also kind of microsites where a unit may have been placed kind of as like an ADU or Ohana unit on some property. So to clarify, the interim housing doesn't account for all the interim housing that fire survivors are living in because you're not sure about Tadashi Anayi's place or Oh ana Hope Village or any other. Thank you, Chair. Yeah, Tadashi Anayi's place is a separate private project. What we're talking about is, you know, I think the concern from the community is they tend to call it like the FEMA cliff or something like that. I mean, you know, I wish we had better terminology for it. But I've had concerns from people at Ohana Hope Village, too. So there's more than enough concerns to go around. Yeah, yeah. But I think the concern is like if FEMA, you know, stops providing additional assistance, whether monetary or programmatic, and then what happens to those households in existing programs. And so that's what we're talking about here with the upcoming current deadline of February 2027 for that tem …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/DRIP
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Tamara Paltin
Committee Vice-Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Voting Members:
Kauanoe Batangan
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/DRIP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Council Chamber, Kalana O
Maui Building, 8th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
DISASTER RECOVERY,
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND
PLANNING COMMITTEE (2025-2027)
1:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
MAUI’S LONG-TERM RECOVERY OPERATIONS (DRIP-9(4))
Under Rule 7(B) of the Rules of the Council, the Committee intends to
receive a presentation on Maui’s long-term recovery operations from
representatives of the Office of Recovery and the Department of Water
Supply.
Description:
The Committee may receive a presentation on Maui’s long-term recovery
operations and discuss related matters, including:
·
Updates on Maui’s Long-Term Recovery Plan, including infrastructure
and workforce development.
·
Outlooks on the Disaster Case Management Program’s transition to
County
control
from
the
State
Department
of
Human
Services,
including transitioning the program’s participants from temporary to
permanent housing.
·
A proposed acquisition of Launiupoko Irrigation Co., Inc.’s w …
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Wed Aug 19, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027)
Committee weighs rezoning 8 apartment properties to hotel to allow vacation rentals
The Maui County Housing and Land Use Committee is considering two resolutions that would refer proposed bills to the Maui Planning Commission. These bills would amend the Kihei-Makena and West Maui Community Plans and change zoning for certain apartment district properties in the Sea Level Rise Exposure Area to allow continued transient vacation rental uses. The committee may recommend adoption with or without revisions, add or remove properties, or file the resolutions.
- Resolution 26-129: Rezone 8 A-1/A-2 apartment properties (Island Sands, Maalaea Kai, Kihei Bay Surf, Kihei Bay Vista, Lokelani, Hale Ono Loa, Pikake, Hale Kai I) to H-3/H-4 Hotel districts
- Resolution 26-130: Rezone 10 Walaka Street (Kīhei) and Makai Sunset Inn (1415 & 1411 Front St., Lahaina) from A-2 to H-4 Hotel district
- Both resolutions amend Kihei-Makena and West Maui Community Plans to designate properties as Hotel or Resort/Hotel
- Properties are in the Sea Level Rise Exposure Area (3.2 ft sea level rise threshold)
- Committee may add or remove properties from the proposed bills based on a list of apartment district properties allowed short-term occupancy
zoningvacation-rentalssea-level-risecommunity-planhotel-districtkiheilahaina
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Music playing concerns. Okay thank you. Thank you. Members, any other clarifying questions? Member Sugimura, go ahead. Thank you very much for testifying. I did speak to another property owner and the thing that I remember is that you're so close to the ocean. He said, that when the when there's sea level rise or the high tides it ends up in your pool. It does. And that that stuck with me like yeah you folks definitely are impacted. It comes over the wall and actually the hurricane was good because it came the other direction pushing everything in the other direction but no it comes over the wall regularly. In 94 they raised part of our wall by two feet and now at high tide any kind of a 2.3 high tide will take it over the wall regularly. And what it's doing is eroding the back side of the wall and with the retaining wall that's what makes them fail. They go into the ocean they don't fall into the land. So okay thank you. Thank you. Member Johnson go ahead. Thank you chair. Is it Mr. De Soto? Yes. Thank you. So you bought the unit post fire and I'm curious was there fire damage to the to the building? The building had very limited fire damage. Minor stuff. Some windows melted on the sides. It's a concrete block building and everything around us burned. What's the status of it now? Well nobody could live in it. We didn't get it approved. I actually had to get it approved for FHA to make a loan in there because it had a note from the county that said it had been fire damaged. N …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/HLU
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
HOUSING AND LAND USE COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
RESOLUTION
26-129,
REFERRING
TO
THE
MAUI
PLANNING
COMMISSION
PROPOSED
BILLS
TO
AMEND
THE
KIHEI-MAKENA
COMMUNITY PLAN AND WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN, AND TO
CHANGE
THE
ZONING
FOR
A-1 AND
A-2 APARTMENT
DISTRICT
PROPERTIES IN THE SEA LEVEL RISE EXPOSURE AREA (HLU-20)
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1.
Resolution 26-129, entitled “REFERRING TO THE MAUI PLANNING
COMMISSION A PROPOSED BILL TO AMEND THE KIHEI-MAKENA
COMMUNITY PLAN AND WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN AND A
PROPOSED BILL TO CHANGE THE ZONING FOR A-1 AND A-2
APARTMENT DISTRICT PROPERTIES IN THE SEA LEVEL RISE
EXPOSURE AREA.” Resolution 26-129’s purpose is to refer to the
Maui
Planning
Commission
a
proposed
bill
to
amend
the
Kihei-Makena Community Plan and West Maui Community Plan and a
proposed bill to change the zoning for …
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Tue Aug 18, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to discuss Maui wildfire disaster recovery grant funds
The Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee will discuss the status of Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds related to the August 2023 Maui wildfires, including spending, drawdowns, reimbursements, and program status. The committee will also discuss countywide grant administration and management, including policies, procedures, and administrative rules. No legislative action will be taken on either item.
- Discussion of CDBG-DR funds for August 2023 Maui wildfires with Office of Recovery
- Review of spending, drawdowns, reimbursements, and quarterly reports
- Discussion of anticipated expenditure and reimbursement timelines
- Discussion of county grant administration policies, procedures, and administrative rules
- No legislative action on either agenda item
budgetdisaster-recoverygrantswildfireeconomic-development
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/BFED-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Rm, Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/BFED
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/BFED-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Rm,
Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku,
Hawai‘i
BUDGET, FINANCE, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK
GRANT-DISASTER
RECOVERY FUNDING AND PROGRAM STATUS (BFED-20(17))
Under Rule 7(B) of the Rules of the Council, the Committee intends to
discuss
the
Community
Development
Block
Grant-Disaster
Recovery
funds related to the August 2023 Maui wildfires with the Office of
Recovery.
Description:
The Committee may receive comments from the Office of Recovery and
discuss
the
Community
Development
Block
Grant-Disaster
Recovery
funds related to the August 2023 Maui wildfires. The discussion may
include spending, drawdowns, reimbursements, program status, quarterly
reports
transmitted
to
the
Council,
anticipated
expenditure
and
reimbursement timelines, the County’s administration of the funds, and
other related matters. No legislative action will be taken.
Status:
Correspondence …
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Tue Aug 18, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to consider $250K increase for special counsel in Scott Martin case
The Maui County Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee will consider three resolutions authorizing additional compensation for special counsel in ongoing litigation and a settlement involving the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association. The committee may recommend adoption with or without revisions, and may also consider filing and related actions. Executive meetings are anticipated for legal consultation and confidential matters.
- Resolution 26-131: Increase special counsel compensation by $250,000 to $450,000 for ES&A, Inc. in Chelsie Evans v. Scott Martin (Civil 2CCV-24-0000034)
- Resolution 26-132: Increase special counsel compensation by $75,000 to $1,000,000 for Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP in Christopher Salem v. County of Maui (Civil 2CCV-21-0000048)
- Resolution 26-133: Approve settlement of Hawaii Labor Relations Board cases 26-CE-11-997 and 26-CU-11-417 involving Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, Local 1463
legalsettlementcompensationlaborlitigationcouncil
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/GREAT-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Room, Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 S. High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
📹 From the video · 1h 37m
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Music playing Anybody else site of 2005? Next set to fire is James Langford on Teams. Mr. Langford, you have three minutes. Thank you, Chair. Thank you for the opportunity to share some wisdom here. When considering the expanding the legal representation, just because ethics is part of this committee, and this is very neutral, just straight ahead, what I'd love to hear is an ethical review so you guys have an opportunity to hear from the ethics committee about which way so that you're not expending funds just to defend because you can outspend the ethics. So I'm inviting you folks to be able to ask court counsel and the ethics committee for opinions on these types of issues so that you can insulate your experience. Oh, that is one of the minors' bargain. So anyway, just as a point of concern for you folks in this type of situation is where I'm coming from. And thank you to the lawyers, and of course, thank you to the fire department and always protect our first responders with our ethics and integrity. So thank you, sir, for holding this meeting. I'm really enjoying the work that you're doing and how you structure your language. It's very educational for the community. Thank you, Mr. Patel. Chair. Thank you. Members, any clarifying questions for the testifier? Seeing none. Staff, is there anybody else scheduled to testify? Chair, that's currently all the individuals signed up. I can do a last call for testimony. If anyone would like to testify, please approach the testifier s …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/GREAT
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Committee Vice-Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/GREAT-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Room,
Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 S. High St., Wailuku,
Hawai‘i
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, ETHICS,
AND TRANSPARENCY COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
1:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
RESOLUTION
26-131,
AUTHORIZING
ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION
FOR SPECIAL COUNSEL ES&A, INC., A LAW CORPORATION, IN
CHELSIE
EVANS,
INDIVIDUALLY
AND
AS
THE
PERSONAL
R E P R E S E N T A T I V E
O F
T H E
E S T A T E
O F
T R E ’
PU‘UWAILA‘AHIAOLOPAKAAMELEHUANANI
EVANS-DUMARAN,
DECEASED
V.
SCOTT
MARTIN;
CIVIL
2CCV-24-0000034
(GREAT-11(33))
The
Committee
is
in
receipt
of
Resolution
26-131,
entitled
“AUTHORIZING
ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION
FOR
THE
EMPLOYMENT
OF
SPECIAL
COUNSEL
ES&A,
INC.,
A
LAW
CORPORATION, IN CHELSIE EVANS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE
PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
OF
THE
ESTATE
OF
TRE’
PU‘UWAILA‘AHIAOLOPAKAAMELEHUANANI
EVANS-DUMARAN,
DECEASED,
V.
SCOTT
MARTIN,
CIVIL
2CCV-24-0000034,
UNDER
CHARTER
SECTION
3-6(6).”
Resolution
26-131’s
purpose
is
to
authorize …
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Mon Aug 17, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Water and Infrastructure Committee (2025-2027)
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/WAI-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/WAI
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Tom Cook
Committee Vice-Chair
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Voting Members:
K. Kauanoe Batangan
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins
Monday, August 17, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/WAI-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE (2025-2027)
1:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
RESOLUTION 26-123, AUTHORIZING A WAIVER UNDER SECTION
2.50.060, MAUI COUNTY
CODE,
FROM
THE
REQUIREMENTS
OF
CODE SECTION 2.50.040, TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN
TYPES
OF
HERBICIDES
IN
VARIOUS
LOCATIONS
ON
COUNTY
PROPERTY (WAI-25)
MORE à
Page 2
www.MauiCounty.us/WAI
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office of Council Services, 200 South High Street, Wailuku, Hawai‘i 96793
Tel: (808) 270-7838
COMMITTEE STAFF
Keone Hurdle, Jarret Pascual, Lori Ann Tengan, Carla Nakata, and Benjamin Silva
CONNECTIVITY
This meeting is being conducted in accordance with Section 92-3.7, HRS. Nothing said in the meeting or included in the
agenda is intended to create obligations in excess of those required under Section 92-3.7, HRS.
If Teams connectivity affecting quorum is lost, the Committee will be in recess. It will not be considered a loss of quorum
unless connect …
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Mon Aug 17, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Water Authority, Social Services, and Parks Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to hear update on Maui Wildfire Exposure Study
The Water Authority, Social Services, and Parks Committee will receive an update on the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES), including a presentation on the latest report, 'The Road to Recovery: Strengthening Health, Stability, and Resiliency Three Years After the Maui Wildfires.' No legislative action will be taken; the item is for discussion only.
- Update on Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES) with report 'The Road to Recovery'
- Presentation by Dr. Alika Maunakea, Dr. Ruben Juarez, and Dr. Christopher Knightsbridge
wildfirehealthpublic-healthstudycommittee
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/WASSP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
www.MauiCounty.us/WASSP
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Shane M. Sinenci
Committee Vice-Chair
Gabe Johnson
Voting Members:
Kauanoe Batangan
Tom Cook
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins
Monday, August 17, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/WASSP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
WATER AUTHORITY, SOCIAL
SERVICES, AND PARKS COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
10:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
UPDATE
ON
MAUI
WILDFIRE
EXPOSURE
COHORT
STUDY
(WASSP-1(10))
Under Rule 7(B) of the Rules of the Council, the Committee intends to
receive an update on the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study.
Description:
The Committee may receive an update on the MauiWES, including its
latest report entitled, “The Road to Recovery: Strengthening Health,
Stability, and Resiliency Three Years After the Maui Wildfires.” The
Committee
may
receive
a
presentation
from
Dr.
Alika
Maunakea,
Professor, Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology, John A.
Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Dr. Ruben
Juarez,
Hawai‘i
Medical
Services
Association
Distinguished
Endowed
Professor, University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization and
Economics
Department;
and
Dr.
Christopher
Knightsbridge,
Psy.D., …
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Mon Aug 10, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to decide on zoning changes for Haʻikū Fire Station site
The Housing and Land Use Committee will consider three bills (89, 90, and 91) that propose changes to land use, community plan designation, and zoning for a 6.097-acre parcel in Hāmākualoa, Hawaiʻi, intended for the Haʻikū Fire Station. The bills would reclassify the area from Agricultural to Rural District, amend the Paʻia-Haʻikū Community Plan to Public/Quasi-Public, and change the zoning to P-1 Public/Quasi-Public District.
- Bill 89 (2026): District Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Rural District for 6.097 acres (Tax Map Key 2-7-007:008)
- Bill 90 (2026): Community Plan Amendment from Agriculture to Public/Quasi-Public for 6.097 acres
- Bill 91 (2026): Zoning Change from Agricultural to P-1 Public/Quasi-Public District for 6.097 acres
- Correspondence from Planning Director (5/21/2026) including departmental reports and recommendations
zoningland-usecommunity-planfire-stationagricultural-districtrural-districtpublic-quasi-public
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Music playing I understand that the RCD process isn't this process right now, but the question needs to be asked is, does it even apply if it were the process that was being implemented legally because of the requirements of the RCD, that it pertains to Lahaina recovery, and how does this project pertain to Lahaina recovery? That's the first part. The second part is that it pertains to county-owned lands, and that's in question. So I understand that we're trying not to talk about it as this process, but it does need to be discussed because the reality of whether it comes into play at all needs to be clarified. Okay. And Permanent Committee Chair U'u Hodgins did put in a request for legal services on that, so we are expecting an answer in writing from Corporation Council. To my knowledge, it has not yet been transmitted formally in writing. We're waiting on it, I guess. So the next thing I wanted to clarify is probably with OEV resources, maybe Dr. Six, if you could clarify for us the HRS-6E process, and if we are in alignment with that process, or what needs to be done if not. Hi. Aloha, council members. I'm Dr. Janet Six, principal archaeologist for the county. This is movable. Yeah, I guess I'm this one. I'm like, I'm... So I was aware of this process way before the line of fire, so I did site visits, but a 68, because they were using county funds, and so 68 is in compliance. There was an AIS done, an archaeological inventory survey, by Scientific Consulting Services, which …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/HLU
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Monday, August 10, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
HOUSING AND LAND USE COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
BILL 89 (2026), BILL 90 (2026), AND BILL 91 (2026), DISTRICT
BOUNDARY AMENDMENT, COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT, AND
CHANGE IN ZONING FOR A 6.097-ACRE PORTION OF TAX MAP
KEY (2) 2-7-007:008, HAMAKUALOA, HAWAI ʻI (HAʻIKŪ FIRE
STATION) (HLU-17)
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Bill 89 ( 2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
THE STATE LAND USE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO THE RURAL DISTRICT FOR A
6.097-ACRE PORTION OF TAX MAP KEY (2) 2-7-007:008,
HAMAKUALOA, HAWAI ‘I.” Bill 89’s purpose is to grant a District
Boundary Amendment from Agricultural District to Rural District for
6.097 acres in H āmākualoa, Hawai ‘i, identified for Real Property Tax
purposes as a portion of Tax Map Key (2) 2-7-007:008, for the
Ha‘ikū Fire Station.
2. Bill 90 ( 2026), entitled “A BI …
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Thu Aug 6, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Agriculture, Diversification, Environment, & Public Transportation Committee
Committee reviews food security plan ordinance on first reading
The Agriculture, Diversification, Environment, & Public Transportation Committee will consider Bill 98 (2026), which proposes to codify the Food and Nutrition Security Plan into the Maui County Code. The committee may receive testimony from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of ‘Ōiwi Resources and decide whether to recommend passage of the bill on first reading.
- Bill 98 (2026) establishes a Food and Nutrition Security Plan per Maui County General Plan guidance
- Committee may recommend passage on first reading with or without revisions
- Public testimony accepted via Teams, phone, or in-person at 200 South High St., Wailuku
food-securityordinanceagriculturepublic-healthmaui-county
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/ADEPT-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: DPS Conference Room, Kalana O Maui Building, 6th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Music playing. Hello, Chair. Good morning. I'm in my Kihei office and I'm alone on this side, but my aide is here in case anybody wants to testify. Okay, great. Thank you so much. Moving on to Council Chair Alice Lee. Good morning, Council Member. Good morning and say go from the Iroquois Nation. No one's here in my workspace except me and my little kitty cat. Okay say hello to you Chair Li. Thank you. Moving on to committee member uh Councilmember Tamara Poulton. Aloha Councilmember. Aloha Kakayaka Kakko streaming live and direct from um historic Lahaina town. I have with me Christian Balagso at the Lahaina Residency Area Office and we have no testifiers waiting to testify at this moment. Thank you for that. Of course committee member Noe Lani. Ooh, Hodges is always well as I don't see her on so unless okay when she comes in we'll introduce her when she comes in. Of course our non-voting committee members are always welcome. That would be Councilmember Aloha Fernandez as well as Councilmember Yuki Le Suimura. From the administration we have the Department of Agriculture Director Kali Arcee, Deputy Director Heva Heva. Hopefully he can make that. I know he's trying to make it. Food Access Coordinator Lauren Nelson, Agriculture Advocate Maya Hunter. And from the Department of OEV Resources we have Deputy Director Kakai Robinson. From the Department of Corporation Counsel. We have Deputy Corporation Counsel. Uh, Reif Snyder. Without objection, I'll designate our administration p …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/ADEPT
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Gabe Johnson
Committee Vice-Chair
Shane M. Sinenci
Voting Members:
Kauanoe Batangan
Tom Cook
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Non-Voting Members:
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Thursday, August 6, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/ADEPT-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: DPS Conference Room,
Kalana O Maui Building, 6th Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku,
Hawai‘i
AGRICULTURE, DIVERSIFICATION,
ENVIRONMENT, & PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
BILL 98 (2026), ESTABLISHING A FOOD AND NUTRITION
SECURITY PLAN (ADEPT-10)
The Committee is in receipt of Bill 98 (2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 22, MAUI COUNTY CODE,
ESTABLISHING A FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY PLAN .” Bill
98’s purpose is to codify the Food and Nutrition Security Plan consistent
with the Maui County General Plan’s guidance.
Description:
The Committee may receive comments on the bill from the Department
of Agriculture and the Department of ‘Ōiwi Resources and consider
whether to recommend passage of Bill 98 (2026) on first reading, with
or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of Bill
98 (2026) and other related action.
Status:
Bill 98 (2026)
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Wed Aug 5, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027)
Committee reviews zoning changes for eight Kihei and Lahaina properties to allow vacation rentals
The Housing and Land Use Committee will consider two resolutions that refer proposed bills to the Maui Planning Commission. Resolution 26-129 proposes amending the Kihei-Makena and West Maui Community Plans and changing zoning for eight apartment district properties in the Sea Level Rise Exposure Area to allow continued transient vacation rental use. Resolution 26-130 proposes similar amendments for two additional properties: 10 Walaka Street in Kihei and the Makai Sunset Inn in Lahaina.
- Resolution 26-129: Refer proposed bills to amend Kihei-Makena and West Maui Community Plans and change zoning for eight properties (Island Sands, Maalaea Kai, Kihei Bay Surf, Kihei Bay Vista, Lokelani, Hale Ono Loa, Pikake, Hale Kai I) to allow transient vacation rentals
- Resolution 26-130: Refer proposed bills to amend Kihei-Makena and West Maui Community Plans and change zoning for 10 Walaka Street (Kihei) and Makai Sunset Inn (Lahaina) to allow transient vacation rentals
- Committee may revise or file resolutions, including adding or removing properties
- Sea Level Rise Exposure Area defined by 3.2 feet of sea level rise threshold per County planning standards
- Public testimony accepted in-person, online via Teams, or written via eComment
zoninghousingvacation-rentalscommunity-planssea-level-risekiheilahaina
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Music playing reline them. They put the relining in them, which gained us , we did that, I don't know, eight years ago or something, which gives you another 20 or 30 years on that. So, I mean, those are future things that will be, have to be addressed as long as, again, you know, in addition to the solar access stuff, it obviously a little bit of concern. So, as it gets addressed, but we're talking about the entirety of your property being over. Understood. And so, obviously, Solrexa will come before that. We'll have to, we'll have to understand and deal with that before we ever get to a pipe project 20 years from now. And is there any setup with the HOA or the fees that you are putting aside money for? Currently, no. Okay. All right. So, that will be in addition. I mean, I guess if you could clarify for me what would change in the way that you're operating if you continue what you're doing because you're asking for the change. We, the complex would continue operating the same as it has within the Minotaur list, right? With no funds being put away for what you're telling us is. For the Solrexa side of it. Yeah. There's never been anything in this board that has looked at that. I'm not clear what is the advantage to this. You know, if you're not in planning for the reason why that you're asking for the change, and nothing is set to change, then what is the reason? Like, a local family, 20 years, a tourist family, 20 years, whatever the case is, they're all people. And there's …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/HLU
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
HOUSING AND LAND USE COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
RESOLUTION 26-129, REFERRING TO THE MAUI PLANNING
COMMISSION PROPOSED BILLS TO AMEND THE KIHEI -MAKENA
COMMUNITY PLAN AND WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN, AND TO
CHANGE THE ZONING FOR A -1 AND A -2 APARTMENT DISTRICT
PROPERTIES IN THE SEA LEVEL RISE EXPOSURE AREA (HLU-20)
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Resolution 26-129, entitled “REFERRING TO THE MAUI
PLANNING COMMISSION A PROPOSED BILL TO AMEND THE
KIHEI-MAKENA COMMUNITY PLAN AND WEST MAUI
COMMUNITY PLAN AND A PROPOSED BILL TO CHANGE THE
ZONING FOR A -1 AND A -2 APARTMENT DISTRICT PROPERTIES
IN THE SEA LEVEL RISE EXPOSURE AREA .” Resolution 26-129’s
purpose is to refer to the Maui Planning Commission a proposed bill
to amend the Kihei -Makena Community Plan and West Maui
Community Plan and a proposed bill to change the zoning for
Apartment District properties in the Sea Level Rise …
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Wed Aug 5, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to hear update on Maui’s long-term recovery efforts and water infrastructure proposal
The Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee will receive a presentation on Maui’s long-term recovery operations, including updates on the Long-Term Recovery Plan, workforce development, and the transition of the Disaster Case Management Program to County control. The Committee will also discuss a proposed acquisition of Launiupoko Irrigation Co.’s water infrastructure assets and Kamehameha School lands in Ku‘ia to support recovery efforts. No legislative action will be taken at this meeting.
- Presentation on Maui’s Long-Term Recovery Plan, including infrastructure and workforce development updates
- Discussion on transitioning the Disaster Case Management Program from State to County control, including permanent housing for participants
- Proposed acquisition of Launiupoko Irrigation Co.’s water infrastructure assets and Kamehameha School lands in Ku‘ia
disaster-recoverywater-infrastructurelong-term-planninghousingcounty-control
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/DRIP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Will the drip committee meeting of August 5th come to order. The time is now 1 37. If everyone can please silence their cell phones or other noise making devices that will help our cause. Members in accordance with the Sunshine Law if you are not in the Kalanapakui conference room please identify by name who if anyone is in the room vehicle or workspace with you today. Minors do not need to be identified. Also please see the last page of the agenda for information on meeting connectivity. My name is Tamara Pautein and I'll be your chair for today's drip committee meeting. With us we have Vice Chair Nohe'u'u-Hajins. Aloha wina ala. Aloha Chair. Aloha everyone. I'm at my private workspace. I do have one minor home with me today but in preparation for executive session he's already in his own room with his door closed with his Bose noise cancelling headset on living his best after school. Life. Thank you. I am jealous. Next up we have Councilmember Kawanoe Batangan. Aloha wina ala. Aloha wina ala kakou. Next up Councilmember Tom Cook. Aloha wina ala. Aloha wina ala Chair. Next up Councilmember Gabe Johnson. Aloha wina ala. Aloha. Good afternoon Chair, Councilmembers, committee members. There's no testifiers here at the Lanai District Office and I'm alone on my side of the office and ready to work. Thank you. Next up Council Chair Alice Lee. Aloha wina ala. Aloha wina ala. Thank you. Next up Councilmember Keani Rawlings-Fernandez. Aloha wina ala. Aloha wina ala kakou. I'm at my p …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/DRIP
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Tamara Paltin
Committee Vice-Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Voting Members:
Kauanoe Batangan
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/DRIP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
DISASTER RECOVERY,
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND
PLANNING COMMITTEE (2025-2027)
1:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
MAUI’S LONG-TERM RECOVERY OPERATIONS (DRIP-9(4))
Under Rule 7(B) of the Rules of the Council, the Committee intends to
receive a presentation on Maui ’s long -term recovery operations from
representatives of the Office of Recovery and the Department of Water
Supply.
Description:
The Committee may receive a presentation on Maui ’s long -term recovery
operations and discuss related matters, including:
· Updates on Maui ’s Long -Term Recovery Plan, including infrastructure
and workforce development.
· Outlooks on the Disaster Case Management Program ’s transition to
County control from the State Department of Human Services,
including transitioning the program ’s participants from temporary to
permanent housing.
· A proposed acquisition of Launiupoko Irrigation Co ., Inc .’s water
infrastructure assets and a porti …
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Tue Aug 4, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027)
Committee considers $6 million acquisition of water system assets
The Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee will consider the acquisition of water system assets from two companies. The body will also discuss taxicab fare rates and a bill to update baggage and equipment charges.
- Resolution 26-116: Acquisition of water system assets from Launiupoko Water Co., Inc. and Olowalu Water Company, Inc. for up to $6,000,000
- Bill 101 (2026): Proposed ordinance to increase taxicab baggage/equipment charges and authorize a $10 charge for oversized items
- Discussion of taxicab rates of fare and baggage charges based on the Director of Finance's report
water-utilitiestransportationtaxicabsbudget
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/BFED-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Rm, Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Music playing Thank you, sir. Okay, so the last four digits was 7893. So we can move on. Music playing, so we can move on. So we can move on. Okay, thank you, okay. Happy to address, happy to move on. So we can move on. Thank you, we can move on. Thank you, sir. So, so we can move on. Okay, and then I read that La Liancoco Water Company has 40 2 total water system, static meters. Yes. Are they adding new or would that need to go through Sea That would be a growth rate 1% added. Yeah, so that would be a part, this is something that would And same for the Oluwalu quotable? Second. Okay, and then in reading the region, they said some of the things, like all existing links and encumbrances have been disregarded or something. Exactly. So, I'm sorry. Yes, we looked at it as, you know. Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. My name is Zach Wright and I'm from NewGen Strategies and Solutions. Thank you. Yes, ma'am. Yes, we've looked at it as if there are no encumbrances and everything is within the public right of way. Okay. So, I just wanted to clarify, when you say you looked at it as though there are no encumbrances, does that mean there are no encumbrances or are you just disregarded encumbr ances? As far as we are aware, ma'am, there are no encumbrances. Everything is within the public right of way as far as utilities go. Okay. And then, have you inspected the pig reservoir spillway? In a inspection of a representative sample of the systems in general, I am uncertain at, you know, this point whet …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/BFED
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/BFED-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Rm,
Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku,
Hawai‘i
BUDGET, FINANCE, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
RESOLUTION 26-116, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF WATER
SYSTEM ASSETS FROM LAUNIUPOKO WATER CO ., INC. AND
OLOWALU WATER COMPANY, INC. (BFED-62)
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Resolution 26-116, entitled “AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF
WATER SYSTEM ASSETS FROM LAUNIUPOKO WATER CO ., INC .
AND OLOWALU WATER COMPANY, INC ., FOR UP TO $6,000,000,
EXCLUSIVE OF CLOSING COSTS AND EXPENSES, UNDER
SUBSECTION 3.44.015(C), MAUI COUNTY CODE .” Resolution 26-
116’s purpose is to authorize the acquisition of water system assets
with the associated easement rights from Launiupoko Water Co ., Inc .
and Olowalu Water Company, Inc ., for up to $6,000,000, exclusive of
closing costs and expenses.
2. Correspondence dated June 30, 2026, from the Deputy Director of
Water Supply, transmitting appraisal reports, each date …
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Tue Aug 4, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to consider three legal settlement authorizations
The Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee will discuss whether to recommend the adoption of three resolutions to settle legal claims against the County of Maui. These items involve environmental concerns and personal injury allegations.
- Resolution 26-128: Settlement regarding streetlights and the survival of native seabirds
- Resolution 26-81: Settlement for Charlotte Martin regarding a 2023 incident at Kepaniwai Park
- Resolution 26-122: Settlement for Bao Ngoc Tran regarding a 2022 bicycle incident on Wailea Alanui Drive
legal-settlementsenvironmentpublic-safetygovernment-liability
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/GREAT-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Room, Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 S. High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Ethics and Transparency Committee meeting of August 4, 2026, come to order. It is 1.33 p.m. I'm your chair, Colin Patongan. Members, in accordance with the Sunshine Law, please identify by name who, if anyone, is in the room, vehicle, or workspace with you today. Minors do not need to be identified. Committee Vice Chair Nohe Lani Uhuhajit. Can I just talk like this? Everybody can hear? All right. Hello, everyone. I'm here. Council Member Tom Cook. Hello, Chair. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Council Member Gabe Johnson. Good afternoon, Chair, Council Members, community members. There's no testifiers here at the Lanai District Office, so I'm alone on my side of the office. And just to let you guys know, it's a little hard to hear, and there's a little echoey, so maybe the mic a little closer might help us. Thank you. Thank you for that feedback, Council Member Johnson. Where is the mic? I'm not sure if we're able to move it. I see. Okay, so members in the conference room, project, and towards it that way. Council Chair Alice Sherry. From my home office, where no one's here except me, Hujambo from Kenya. Hujambo, Chair Lee. Council Member Tamara Paulton. Aloha, Wimala. Streaming live and direct from the Finance Department conference room. Was that loud enough, Dee? Thank you. Council Member Kayani Rollins-Fernandez. I swear I saw her blogging. Okay. Aloha, I'm in a public space. Chair, I'm in a public space making my way to the county building. There are no testifiers at the M …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/GREAT
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Committee Vice-Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/GREAT-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Room,
Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 S. High St., Wailuku,
Hawai‘i
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, ETHICS,
AND TRANSPARENCY COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
1:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
RESOLUTION 26-128, SETTLEMENT AUTHORIZATION :
CONSERVATION COUNCIL FOR HAWAI ‘I AND AMERICAN BIRD
CONSERVANCY V. HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC ., AND
MAUI ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. AND COUNTY OF MAUI; CIVIL
1:24-CV-00494-MWJS-WRP (GREAT-11(31))
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Resolution 26-128, entitled “AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF
CONSERVATION COUNCIL FOR HAWAI ‘I AND AMERICAN BIRD
CONSERVANCY V. HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC ., AND
MAUI ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. AND COUNTY OF MAUI ; CIVIL
1:24-CV-00494-MWJS-WRP.” Resolution 26-128’s purpose is to
authorize settlement of the claim, filed on November 19, 2024. The
complaint alleges that streetlights owned by Hawaiian Electric
Company, Inc. and Maui Electric Company, Ltd ., and operated on the
County’s behalf, are a threat to the survival and recover …
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Mon Aug 3, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Water and Infrastructure Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to consider bill on water availability for subdivision plans
The Water and Infrastructure Committee will consider Bill 1 (2026), which proposes allowing subdividers to submit construction plans for review before verifying a long-term water supply. The committee may decide whether to recommend the bill for passage on first reading.
- Bill 1 (2026): Amending the water availability policy on subdivision construction plans
watersubdivisionsinfrastructurezoning
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/WAI-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Music playing Music playing, You know, you can kind of be reviewing it at final subdiv ision, but, you know, you can just do everything else for the final subdivision and say it's all done. And then it just puts a lot of pressure on this one little narrow but extremely important bridge between a dream and a reality. You know, there's a dream of building a lot of houses, and then there's a reality of do you have water for them somewhere? So it just seems to me that you should back it up rather than saying, oh, gosh, you know, because we put this at the end and now it slows down things at the end, you should just make it so that the verification comes in earlier. So there's plenty of time for the department to review it and say, yeah, yeah, this works. Thank you. You've made that clear of concern. Member Paulton has an additional question. Thank you, Chair. One other thing I wanted to clarify is when you were mentioning about the Board of Water Supply. So on February 19th, they took it up, but they didn't take a vote because they wanted it explained, like, at their next meeting, March 9th. And then I think May 21st, they gave feedback that they weren't supportive of the removal of 14.12040B and 18.20.16 OD challenges. So my clarification is when you were asking about Board of Water Supply. Yes. had had a chance to provide feedback on the amendment summary form posted on July 28, 2026? Yes. Thank you for that clarification. You know, three minutes goes kind of fast, but yes, in …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/WAI
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Tom Cook
Committee Vice-Chair
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Voting Members:
K. Kauanoe Batangan
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins
Monday, August 3, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/WAI-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE (2025-2027)
1:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
BILL 1 (2026), AMENDING THE WATER AVAILABILITY POLICY ON
SUBDIVISION CONSTRUCTION PLANS (WAI-21)
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Bill 1 ( 2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE WATER AVAILABILITY POLICY ON SUBDIVISION
CONSTRUCTION PLANS .” Bill 1’s purpose is to allow a subdivider,
at its own risk of water availability, to submit construction plans for
review by the Department of Water Supply before the verification of
a private or public long-term supply of water.
2. An Amendment Summary Form, dated July 28, 2026, from the
Committee Chair, with a proposed CD 1 version of Bill 1 ( 2026). The
proposed CD1 version:
1) Amends Section 1 to state that the written verification
requirement for a long -term water supply must not delay the
Department of Water Supply ’s review of, and comments on,
subdivision construct …
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Thu Jul 30, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Kōmike Aloha ʻĀina (2025-2027)
Online via Zoom: http://tinyurl.com/KAA-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Zoom link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
Thu Jul 30, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Kōmike Aloha ʻĀina (2025-2027)
Kōmike Aloha ʻĀina to discuss county HR strategic planning project
The committee will discuss the Align HR project, a comprehensive review and strategic planning for the county's human resources framework. A presentation from Managing Director Josiah Nishita and representatives of Guidehouse, Inc. is possible. No legislative action will be taken.
- Discussion of Align HR project – county human resources review and strategic planning (KAʻĀ-1(15))
human-resourcesstrategic-planningcounty-governmentcommittee-discussionalign-hr-project
Online via Zoom: http://tinyurl.com/KAA-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Zoom link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St.,
Wailuku, Hawai‘i
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Music playing here at my home office, here by myself, and there are no testifiers in Anaccio. Mahalo. And joining us online, committee member Yukile Sug imura. Aloha everybody. I'm in my private office and I'm looking forward to a very productive meeting. Thank you for bringing this up, Chair Pauli Hernandez. Mahalo. And we have joining us non-voting committee member, Gabe Johnson. Aloha, Chair, Councilmembers, Committee Members. There's no testifiers at the Lanai District Office. And I'm here and ready to work. Thanks for having me. Mahalo for joining us. And non-voting committee member No helani U'uhajens is always welcome to join us. From the administration, from Department of Management, we have Managing Director Josiah Nishita. Aloha. From the Department of Personnel Services, we have on her second to last day with the county, Director Cynthia Razzle-Parter. Aloha. Also from Department of Personnel Services. Oh. Oh, okay. Kainea is not here. Deputy Director. Oh, Deputy Director Kainea Aiwohi-Alo. And from Department of Management. EEO ADA Manager Diana Marantes. Maranteza. Sorry, I messed that up. Marantza. And then we'll also have representatives from Guide House that I will include by name after we bring that item up. Committee staff, we have with us Committee Secretary Laurie Ann Tengon, Senior Legislative Analyst James Kruger, Legislative Analyst Kristen Sabo, Legislative Attorney Megan Moniz, and Council Services Assistant Clerk Leigh Dun in. We have one item on tod …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/KAʻĀ
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Committee Vice-Chair
Tamara Paltin
Voting Members:
Kauanoe Batangan
Tom Cook
Alice L. Lee
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Non-Voting Members:
Gabe Johnson
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Thursday, July 30, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Zoom: http://tinyurl.com/KAA-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Zoom link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St.,
Wailuku, Hawai‘i
KŌMIKE ALOHA ʻĀINA (2025-2027)
1:00 p.m.
A G E N D A
COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES REVIEW AND STRATEGIC
PLANNING (KAʻĀ-1(15))
Under Rule 7(B) of the Rules of the Council, the Committee intends to
discuss the County ’s Align HR project, involving a comprehensive
review and strategic planning for the County ’s human resources
framework and personnel-services functions.
Description:
The Committee intends to discuss the Align HR project and may receive
a presentation from Managing Director Josiah Nishita, other
representatives of the Administration, and representatives of
Guidehouse, Inc. The Committee may also discuss other related
matters. No legislative action will be taken.
Status:
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Office of Council Services, 200 South High Street, Wailuku, Hawai‘i 96793
Tel: (808) 270-7838
COMMITTEE STAFF
James Krueger, Kirsten Szabo, Zachary Stackhouse, Lori A …
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Wed Jul 29, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to consider land use changes for Ha‘ikū Fire Station
The Housing and Land Use Committee will consider three bills regarding a 6.097-acre portion of Tax Map Key (2) 2-7-007:008 in Hāmākualoa. The proposals seek to change the district classification, community plan designation, and zoning to allow for the Ha‘ikū Fire Station.
- Bill 89 (2026): Amend state land use district from Agricultural to Rural for 6.097 acres
- Bill 90 (2026): Change Pa‘ia-Ha‘iku Community Plan designation from Agriculture to Public/Quasi-Public for 6.097 acres
- Bill 91 (2026): Change zoning from Agricultural District to P-1 Public/Quasi-Public District for 6.097 acres
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Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
📹 From the video · 2h 36m
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Music by Kevin MacLeod Thank you. technical rescues and natural disasters. And they also provide non-emergency services like public education. So at this time, I would like to turn the presentation over to Fire Chief Bradford Ventura to talk a little bit about the project purpose and need. - Thanks, Hoku, morning chair, morning committee. Thank you for having us today. This slide is actually very short, but it kind of just gets to the point of the growth in the community and why the station is needed. We could talk about the needs for this station half the day if we really wanted to get into all the things. But what's not on the slide here are things like when Hoku gets calls in the K&I area, Paia Fire Station goes out to a Garden Eden area. They're two hours at that point away from the Paia community. And so a lot of times people just think that when you call 911, you're going to have a firestruck sitting in a fire station ready to come. But that's not the case. Our call volume has increased enormously over the last several decades. And all too often stations and districts are being left un occupied because of the calls that were on. This fire station is needed for multiple reasons, not just for the Hoku community, which will obviously reduce response times and help save lives in that community, as well as property. A lot of the structures out there are old, but there is a lot of new development as well that's growing and demanding our time out there. The rescues along the h …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/HLU
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
HOUSING AND LAND USE COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
BILL 89 (2026), BILL 90 (2026), AND BILL 91 (2026), DISTRICT
BOUNDARY AMENDMENT, COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT, AND
CHANGE IN ZONING FOR A 6.097-ACRE PORTION OF TAX MAP
KEY (2) 2-7-007:008, HAMAKUALOA, HAWAI ʻI (HAʻIKŪ FIRE
STATION) (HLU-17)
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Bill 89 ( 2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
THE STATE LAND USE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO THE RURAL DISTRICT FOR A 6.097
-ACRE PORTION OF TAX MAP KEY (2) 2-7-007:008,
HAMAKUALOA, HAWAI ‘I.” Bill 89’s purpose is to grant a District
Boundary Amendment from Agricultural District to Rural District for
6.097 acres in H āmākualoa, Hawai ‘i, identified for Real Property Tax
purposes as a portion of Tax Map Key (2) 2-7-007:008, for the Ha ‘ikū
Fire Station.
2. Bill 90 ( 2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE
THE PA …
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Wed Jul 29, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to discuss acquisition of water assets from Maui Land & Pineapple Company
The Committee will discuss a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding dated May 18, 2026, regarding the potential acquisition of real property and water infrastructure assets in West Maui and Upcountry. No legislative action will be taken during this meeting.
- Discussion of Memorandum of Understanding with Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. (DRIP-9(12))
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Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/DRIP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room, Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
📹 From the video · 2h 54m
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Music playing. So, we're here and ready to work. Music playing. Thank you. Music playing. were prepared to make recommendations to the council. There's also a lot of moving pieces in this in terms of assets. There's a lot of land assets, water system assets, as well as in different geographic areas of the county. So it can be a little complicated in that way, and this MOU helps to establish kind of a framework in relation to that, as well as there have been public documentation regarding litigation in relation to some of these assets. So the MOU helps establish that where we can enter into that due diligence process with Maui, Lennon, Pine. And we would just note that they have been really communic ative and great partners as we've been working through this negotiation process, and we look forward to kind of jointly coming to a resolution and recommendations to council for the betterment of the community. Next slide, please. So one aspect of this is a long-term lease of the Pukukui watershed. Obviously, I think the council really understands the importance of our watersheds and has done an amazing job funding a lot of watershed work in various areas throughout the county. One of the things identified in the MOU is an understanding that there will be need for some transition time and whatnot to ensure that our watershed work continues, and the important work that the watershed folks do out there already is really tremendous, and we don't want to in any way inhibit that or dela …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/DRIP
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Tamara Paltin
Committee Vice-Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Voting Members:
Kauanoe Batangan
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/DRIP-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Planning Conference Room,
Kalana Pakui Building, 250 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
DISASTER RECOVERY,
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND
PLANNING COMMITTEE (2025-2027)
1:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
ACQUISITION OF MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC .’S
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS IN WEST MAUI AND
UPCOUNTRY (DRIP-9(12))
Under Rule 7(B) of the Rules of the Council, the Committee intends to
discuss with the Department of Management and Department of Water
Supply a non -binding Memorandum of Understanding, dated May 18,
2026, between the County of Maui and Maui Land & Pineapple Company,
Inc., on the potential acquisition of certain real property and water
infrastructure assets in West Maui and Upcountry.
Description:
The Committee may discuss the Memorandum of Understanding and
status of negotiations. The Committee may also discuss other related
matters. No legislative action will be taken.
Status:
With reference to this agenda item, one or more executive meetings are
anticipated in accordance with Section 92- …
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Tue Jul 28, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee (2025-2027)
Committee considers new ethics, nepotism, and lobbyist regulations
The Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee will consider three bills regarding county conduct. The items include expanding the Board of Ethics' jurisdiction, prohibiting nepotism in hiring, and establishing lobbyist regulations.
- Bill 55 (2025): Amends Section 2.56.010 to allow the Board of Ethics to pursue violations for up to six years after employment ends
- Bill 99 (2026): Amends Chapter 2.56 to establish prohibitions concerning nepotism in hiring and supervision
- Bill 100 (2026): Amends Section 2.56.040 to establish lobbyist registration, training, and reporting requirements
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Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/GREAT-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Room, Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 S. High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
📹 From the video · 2h 37m
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Music by Kevin MacLeod Thank you. Okay. Thank you. I think it goes without saying that we need to ensure that all hiring. Thank you. commercial kitchen equipment for the break room for public works like is it the board of ethics intention that like if it's determined that that 45 000 was incorrectly spent that it should also be repaid in addition to the fine amount should that be included in the bill i would think so i would want to talk with our our lead attorney and and our chair about that before i make a positive statement but it makes sense that we should be allowed reimbursement for for uh things like that that were determined erroneously done great great thanks um i really appreciate your perspective um on the second bill um i did see that it included like people that are living with the person and it named a number of uh definitions of relatives but i did not see like a person's significant other if they weren't married like boyfriend girlfriend fiancee and um inquiring your um perspective on that if if that was the intention as you folks were uh drafting well i i want like the mother of a person's child or the father of a person's child yeah i i think that once again i would want to defer to our chair and to and to miss akitake mrs akitake but i will also say that um i think we should be able to follow the follow the chain of evidence so to speak you know if you're looking into a person um that may have hired someone for nefarious reasons we should look at everyone p …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/GREAT
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Committee Vice-Chair
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/GREAT-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Room,
Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 S. High St., Wailuku,
Hawai‘i
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, ETHICS,
AND TRANSPARENCY COMMITTEE
(2025-2027)
1:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
BILL 55 (2025), ON CODE OF ETHICS VIOLATIONS AND
PENALTIES (GREAT-9)
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Bill 55 ( 2025), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 2.56.010, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO THE
CODE OF ETHICS, VIOLATION - PENALTY.” Bill 55’s purpose is to
give the Board of Ethics jurisdiction to pursue violations of Article 10 of
the Revised Charter of the County of Maui (1983), as amended, for up
to six years after an officer or employee separates from County
employment for acts committed while employed with the County.
2. An Amendment Summary Form, dated July 16, 2026, from the
Committee Chair, with a proposed CD 1 version of Bill 55 ( 2025),
entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION
2.56.010, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON CODE OF ETHICS
VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES .” The pro …
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Tue Jul 28, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027)
Committee to consider bill requiring disclosure of use restrictions on county-owned property
The Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee will consider Bill 81 (2025), which would require the administration to disclose use restrictions when requesting appropriations for county-owned property, and repeal an outdated definition. The committee will also discuss the Transient Accommodations Tax billing and collection system update, but no legislative action will be taken on that item.
- Bill 81 (2025): would amend Chapter 3.04 to require disclosure of use restrictions on county-owned property before development-related appropriations
- Bill 81 also repeals an outdated definition of 'county agency' and updates code references
- Discussion of Transient Accommodations Tax billing, collection, and new system implementation (no vote taken)
- Public testimony available in person at Wailuku or remotely via Teams; written testimony via eComment or email
- Meeting held Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 9 a.m. online and at Kalana O Maui Building
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Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/BFED-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Rm, Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku, Hawai‘i
📹 From the video · 1h 59m
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Music playing Music playing, Music playing Music playing, So that's a question What it has to do, created and still hadn't been billed at the time. And so when it was sent, it was just trying to make sure the resources were available to help if questions were asked from departments that were going to be submitting transmittals or if the budget director needed them. I don't think it was directly tied to the bill. That is my recollection. Okay. And that information is from 2025. So is there any updated information? Like is the updated information that the position has been created and it's filled and Mr. Hironaka is the person? Because the information posted was from 2025 and this is 2026. So is that old outdated information? So we'll ask finance that question. So that's where he follows and they'll be directly to Lidskill. Thank you, Chair. I don't have a response for that. I don't know if Guy Hironaka can respond to that. Otherwise, we'd have to get back to you. You don't know if the land management administrator position has been filled? I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yes. That would be Guy Hironaka's position. Oh. All right. Thank you. He is the land manager. Director Martin popped up. Oh, she. Thank you, Chair. Yes, the reorganization is completed. The position has been filled. And the current job title is land acquisition officer. And that is under the director's office. Thank you. Land acquisition officer. I'll try to keep that in mind. Even though 2019, we've been calling it lan …
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COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI www.MauiCounty.us/BFED
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Committee Chair
Yuki Lei K. Sugimura
Committee Vice-Chair
Kauanoe Batangan
Voting Members:
Tom Cook
Gabe Johnson
Alice L. Lee
Tamara Paltin
Keani N.W.
Rawlins-Fernandez
Shane M. Sinenci
Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
MEETING SITE:
Online via Teams: http://tinyurl.com/BFED-Committee
Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same
Teams link.
In-person testimony and viewing: Finance Conference Rm,
Kalana O Maui Building, 2nd Flr., 200 South High St., Wailuku,
Hawai‘i
BUDGET, FINANCE, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (2025-2027)
9:00 a.m.
A G E N D A
BILL 81 (2025), AMENDING CHAPTER 3.04, MAUI COUNTY CODE,
ON INFORMATION ON COUNTY OPERATIONS (BFED-42)
The Committee is in receipt of Bill 81 (2025), entitled “A BILL FOR AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3.04, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON
INFORMATION ON COUNTY OPERATIONS.” Bill 81’s purposes are to:
1. Require the Administration to disclose use restrictions on
County-owned property when requesting planning, design, permitting,
construction, or other development -related appropriations for the
property to ensure the property ’s proposed use is consistent with its
authorized uses; and
2. Repeal an outdated definition of “county agency” and update Chapter
3.04, Maui County Code, to use “agency” as defined in Code Section
1.04.010.
Description:
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of Bill 81
(2025) on first readi …
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🌐 County-level context (Maui County)
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Net migration-1,283 people (-$27.2M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)16 ({"Fire": 10, "Flood": 5, "Hurricane": 5, "Severe Storm": 5, · last Tue Apr 7, 2026)
Traffic fatalities14 (8 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments5,000 (62,683 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,309/mo (2,239 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy16.3% (low numeracy 25% · 2017)
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City profile
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$855.4M
Annual budget
$497.6M
Debt outstanding
902
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$855.4M
Spending$635.3M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load LOW
Outstanding debt$497.6M
Debt-to-revenue0.58×
Debt-load index41 / 100
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Outcomes — economic mobility
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