Council of the County of Maui

Agenda — 46 items

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2. 2 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 11:32
3. 3 OPENING REMARKS:
4. 4 COUNCILMEMBER SHANE SINENCI ▶ jump to 13:29
5. 5 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 15:25
6. 6 TESTIMONY ON CEREMONIAL RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 16:33
7. 7 CEREMONIAL RESOLUTIONS:
8. 8 "CONGRATULATING WEHIWA ALOY FOR WINNING THE 2025 GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD AND THE 2025 BOBBY BRAGAN NATIONAL COLLEGIATE SLUGGER AWARD" Reso 26-6 ▶ jump to 26:54
9. 9 "CONGRATULATING MAUI COUNTY HEALTHCARE HONOREES AND SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS RECOGNIZED AT THE 2025 HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP GALA" Reso 26-7 ▶ jump to 46:43
10. 10 PRESENTATION OF WRITTEN OR ORAL TESTIMONY ▶ jump to 62:34
11. 11 RESOLUTIONS:
12. 12 "UPDATING THE VOTING-MEMBER ROSTER FOR THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON REAL PROPERTY TAX REFORM" Reso 26-8 ▶ jump to 112:13
13. 13 "APPROVING A TIME EXTENSION FOR THE MAUI PLANNING COMMISSION TO TRANSMIT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SOUTH MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE TO THE COUNCIL UNDER SUBSECTION 2.80B.090(C), MAUI COUNTY CODE" Reso 26-9 ▶ jump to 113:30
14. 14 "APPOINTING FAITH CHASE TO THE POLICE COMMISSION" Reso 26-10 ▶ jump to 117:01
15. 15 "PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI (1983), AS AMENDED, ON COUNTY COUNCIL VACANCIES IN OFFICE" Reso 26-11 ▶ jump to 182:03
16. 16 "ACTING ON THE NOMINATIONS OF FAITH CHASE, SHAROL ANN LAY, AND BAILEY JUNE SPRY TO THE HĀNA ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE MAUI PLANNING COMMISSION, UNDER CHAPTER 2.28, MAUI COUNTY CODE" Reso 26-12 ▶ jump to 128:03
17. 17 "ACTING ON THE NOMINATION OF ZACH MATHERS TO THE COMMISSION ON HEALING SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESSNESS, UNDER CHAPTER 2.31, MAUI COUNTY CODE" Reso 26-13 ▶ jump to 182:28
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19. 19 "ACTING ON THE NOMINATIONS OF FAITH CHASE, VERALYN LATHAM, NORMAN "BUSH" MARTIN, JR., AND LURLYN SCOTT TO THE EAST MAUI REGIONAL COMMUNITY BOARD, UNDER SECTION 8-19.2, REVISED CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI (1983), AS AMENDED" Reso 26-14 ▶ jump to 128:26
20. 20 ORDINANCES:
21. 21 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3.48.410, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON DEADLINES FOR FILING CLAIMS FOR REAL PROPERTY EXEMPTIONS" Bill 12 (2026) ▶ jump to 195:19
22. 22 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11.02, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON ADVERTISING INSIDE COUNTY TRANSIT BUSES" Bill 13 (2026) ▶ jump to 201:47
23. 23 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 2.96.090(D), MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON THE SELECTION PRIORITY FOR RESIDENTIAL WORKFORCE HOUSING OWNERSHIP UNITS" Bill 14 (2026) ▶ jump to 202:05
24. 24 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16.25, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING AND OTHER STRUCTURES IN THE LAHAINA BURN ZONE" Bill 15 (2026) ▶ jump to 202:25
25. 25 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10.52, MAUI COUNTY CODE, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION REGULATING LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES" Bill 16 (2026)
26. 26 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 9.40, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON SOCIAL HOST LIABILITY" Bill 17 (2026)
27. 27 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR, STATE OF HAWAII FOR AUDITING SERVICES" Bill 18 (2026)
28. 28 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, APPENDIX A, PART I, DEPARTMENT OF 'ŌlWl RESOURCES, HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND (U.S. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE), NEW APPROPRIATION OF $2,000,000" Bill 19 (2026)
29. 29 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, APPENDIX A, PART I, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER MUNICIPAL GRANT (OSG), NEW APPROPRIATION OF $750,000" Bill 20 (2026)
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31. 31 ORDINANCES - SECOND AND FINAL READING:
32. 32 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COUNTY WATER CODE AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE ON WATER CONSERVATION AND CONTROL OF WATER USE" Bill 158, CD1, FD1 (2025)
33. 33 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING INTERIM RESTRICTIONS ON NEW PRIVATE SWIMMING POOLS IN THE WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN AREA" Bill 161, CD1 (2025)
34. 34 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3.48, MAUI COUNTY CODE, TO ESTABLISH A REAL PROPERTY EXEMPTION TO INCREASE AND MAINTAIN ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING" Bill 168, CD1 (2025)
35. 35 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 5820 (2025) RELATING TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR A LOAN FROM THE STATE OF HAWAII’S WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUND FOR VARIOUS WASTEWATER PROJECTS, FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET ORDINANCE" Bill 177 (2025) ▶ jump to 309:35
36. 36 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES, OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL BY $22,409,000, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN AREA, AND APPENDIX C, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN AREA, NEW AND INCREASED APPROPRIATION FOR $22,409,000 FOR LAHAINA WASTEWATER RECLAMATION FACILITY RETURNED ACTIVATED SLUDGE (RAS)/DEWATERING UPGRADES" Bill 178 (2025)
37. 37 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF MAUI, ESTIMATED REVENUES, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN AREA, OTHER PROJECTS, HOUSING, INTERIM FINANCING, AND BUY-BACK REVOLVING FUND, KOMOHANA HALE APARTMENTS REBUILD; AND APPENDIX C, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, WEST MAUI COMMUNITY PLAN AREA, KOMOHANA HALE APARTMENTS REBUILD" Bill 3 (2026)
38. 38 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES, CARRYOVER/SAVINGS, GENERAL FUND, BY $5,000,000, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, HOUSING PROGRAM, INCREASE THE APPROPRIATION FOR GRANT TO LAHAINA COMMUNITY LAND TRUST BY $5,000,000, APPENDIX A, PART II, OPEN SPACE, NATURAL RESOURCES, CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND SCENIC VIEWS PRESERVATION FUND, DELETE THE CONDITION FOR LAHAINA COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000,000" Bill 4 (2026)
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40. 40 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, MAKAWAO-PĀʻIA-HAʻIKŪ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, REMOVING THE CONDITIONAL LANGUAGE FOR KAIZEN GROUP INC. AND INSERTING CONDITIONAL LANGUAGE FOR NĀ MAKA O MĀLIKO" Bill 5 (2026)
41. 41 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES, CARRYOVER/SAVINGS, GENERAL FUND, BY $162,500, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN CONCERNS, HUMAN CONCERNS PROGRAM, GRANTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, INCREASE THE APPROPRIATION FOR HOUSELESS PROGRAMS IN THE AMOUNTY OF $162,500" Bill 6 (2026)
42. 42 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, APPENDIX A, PART I, EAST MAUI WATER AUTHORITY, HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, FRESH WATER INITIATIVE, NEW APPROPRIATION OF $40,000" Bill 7 (2026)
43. 43 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF RECOVERY PROGRAM, ADDING NEW CONDITIONAL LANGUAGE FOR FESTIVALS OF ALOHA, INC." Bill 8 (2026)
44. 44 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, APPENDIX A, PART II, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND, KEHALANI AFFORDABLE LLC, TO UPDATE THE UNIT DISTRIBUTION" Bill 11 (2026)
45. 45 BOARD PACKETS, as defined in Section 92-7.5, HRS, will be electronically posted as soon as practicable. ORAL TESTIMONY. For more information on testifying, please visit https://www.mauicounty.us/teams/ Oral testimony on any agenda item will be accepted at the beginning of the meeting and prior to Council's deliberation on each section of the agenda. Testimony must pertain to items on the agenda. In the meeting controls at the top of the Teams screen, select RAISE YOUR HAND. Staff will add your name to the testifier list and will lower your hand. You may check your place in line by accessing the Testifier Log, with the link posted in Chat. When it is your turn to testify, staff will call your name and will allow you to unmute your video and microphone. State your name, if you choose to do so, and also identify the item number(s) on which you wish to testify. To testify via phone, please call in to the phone number and enter the meeting ID noted on the first page of this agenda. Follow the instructions provided on the call to raise your hand to be added to the testifier list. When it is your turn to testify, the Clerk will call the last four digits of the testifier’s phone number. You will be able to unmute yourself when called to testify. Each testifier will be allowed to speak for up to three minutes on each item. The time limits for testimony may be modified, if the modification is initiated by the presiding officer and approved by a majority of the Council; provided that a modification would apply equally to all testifiers and all items. No further oral testimony by the testifier on the item shall be permitted. An individual's request to testify may be deemed withdrawn if the individual does not answer when called to testify. If the connection between any testifier and the video conference is lost, the meeting will still continue. If a meeting participant wishes to testify anonymously, log in to the meeting with "anonymous" as your name and virtually raise your hand as described above. DECORUM. Any person who behaves in a manner that disrupts, disturbs, or impedes the orderly conduct of any Council meeting can, at the discretion of the presiding officer or a majority of present Council members, be ejected or banned from Council meetings. If participating remotely, participants may be muted or dropped from the meeting for breaking decorum. Examples of disruptive behavior include, but are not limited to: heckling, shouting, use of profanity, threatening or slanderous remarks made to any member of the Council, staff, or general public. Use of the chat feature is restricted to County use only. It shall be considered a breach of decorum for members of the public to use the Chat.
46. 46 WRITTEN TESTIMONY may be submitted by e-mail to county.clerk@mauicounty.us, by fax to (808) 270-7171, or to the Office of the County Clerk, 200 South High Street, Ste. 708, Wailuku, Hawaiʻi, 96793. Written testimony should be received at least 24 hours prior to the meeting; except if a meeting will be held on a Monday, written testimony should be received by noon on the business day preceding the meeting. While the Council requests that written testimony be submitted as noted, testimony submitted after that date and time will still be accepted. Members of the public interested in information about offering testimony on an agenda item may contact the Office of the County Clerk at (808) 270-7748 prior to the meeting. INTERRUPTION IN VIDEO/AUDIO. 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, Council will be in recess. It will not be considered a loss of quorum unless connectivity cannot be restored within 30 minutes. If the Teams connection is prematurely terminated, for whatever reason, please log back into the same link. If connectivity affecting quorum cannot be restored within 30 minutes, the meeting will automatically reconvene the following Tuesday at 9 a.m., using the same virtual connections, unless the Council announces a different date and time. If any Courtesy Testimony Site loses its connection to the meeting, the meeting will continue without that location, irrespective of whether a Councilmember is participating from that site. If Akakū prematurely ceases broadcasting the meeting, the meeting will continue via interactive conference technology and a recording will include archived meeting videos. DISABILITY ACCESS. Anyone requesting an auxiliary aid or service or other accommodation due to a disability should contact the County Clerk as soon as possible prior to the meeting date at (808) 270-7748 or county.clerk@mauicounty.us and allow for adequate time to fulfill the request.