Council of the County of Maui

Agenda — 57 items

1. 1 PAGE BREAK
2. 2 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 7:11
3. 3 OPENING REMARKS: ▶ jump to 9:55
4. 4 COUNCILMEMBER NOHELANI UʻU-HODGINS
5. 5 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
6. 6 TESTIMONY ON CEREMONIAL RESOLUTIONS
7. 7 CEREMONIAL RESOLUTIONS:
8. 8 "RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 2025 AS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN MAUI COUNTY" Reso 25-181 ▶ jump to 27:37
9. 9 "RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 21 AS PEACE DAY IN MAUI COUNTY" Reso 25-185 ▶ jump to 34:50
10. 10 PRESENTATION OF WRITTEN OR ORAL TESTIMONY ▶ jump to 52:31
11. 11 COMMITTEE REPORTS:
12. 12 Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee
13. 13 Recommending FIRST READING of Bill 92, CD1 (2025), to authorize the Mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to participate in the Joint Terrorism Task Force, Honolulu Division. CR 25-54 ▶ jump to 80:55
14. 14 Recommending FIRST READING of Bill 99, CD1 (2025), to amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, Appendix B, Revenues - Fees, Rates, Assessments and Taxes, Department of Water Supply, Water Fund, by establishing a new rate, entitled “Preservation Rate,” for water used primarily for native Hawaiian species habitat preservation or restoration. CR 25-55 ▶ jump to 83:42
15. 15 Recommending the following: 1. FIRST READING of Bill 100, CD1 (2025), to amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, by: 1) increasing Other Intergovernmental estimated revenues by $750,000; 2) increasing the Department of Water Supply’s appropriation for Countywide Upgrades and Replacements under the State Revolving Loan Fund by $750,000; 3) amending Appendix C - Capital Improvement Projects, Department of Water Supply, Countywide Upgrades and Replacements by $750,000; and 4) adjusting the totals accordingly; and 2. FIRST READING of Bill 101 (2025), to amend Ordinance 5821 (2025) by authorizing the Mayor to increase the State Revolving Fund loan for Countywide Upgrades and Replacements by $750,000, to finance granular activated carbon filter replacements at the Napili and Honokahua Wellfield. CR 25-56
16. 16 Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee
17. 17 Recommending FIRST READING of Bill 82, CD1 (2025), to amend the definition of “authorized emergency vehicle” under the Maui Traffic Code to include emergency vehicles used by the Maui County Emergency Management Agency. CR 25-57 ▶ jump to 88:50
18. 18 Housing and Land Use Committee
19. 19 Recommending FIRST READING of Bill 21, CD1 (2025) to exempt uses within the Park (PK) and P-1 Public/Quasi-Public Districts of Dole Park, Lānaʻi, from Chapter 19.36B, Maui County Code, “Off-Street Parking and Loading.” CR 25-58 ▶ jump to 90:48
20. 20 Recommending FIRST READING of Bill 78, CD1 (2025) to grant a Change in Zoning from Agricultural District to R-2 Residential District for 0.7099 acres at 1550 Nukuna Place, Wailuku, Hawai‘i, identified for Real Property Tax purposes as Tax Map Key (2) 3-6-007:010. CR 25-59 ▶ jump to 93:32
21. 21 Special Committee on Real Property Tax Reform
22. 22 Recommending FIRST READING of Bill 111 (2025), to simplify the application process for the circuit breaker tax credit by allowing homeowners who are at least 78 years old to verify income by submitting an affidavit instead of Internal Revenue Service records. CR 25-60 ▶ jump to 95:59
23. 23 Recommending FIRST READING of Bill 113 (2025), to: 1) allow property owners who miss the December 31 deadline for the home or long-term rental exemption to file for a partial exemption by September 30 of the tax year, subject to a penalty; and 2) clarify the January 1 effective date for the home exemption. CR 25-61 ▶ jump to 99:30
24. 24 Recommending FIRST READING of Bill 114 (2025), to clarify that vacant Hawaiian Home Lands are exempt from real property taxation, including the minimum tax, except that improvements on the leased property are subject to the minimum tax beginning in the lease’s eighth year. CR 25-62 ▶ jump to 102:33
25. 25 Water and Infrastructure Committee
26. 26 Recommending FIRST READING of Bill 109, CD1 (2025), to update requirements for outdoor lighting fixtures to minimize light pollution and support public safety, security, crime prevention, and quality of life for Maui County’s residents. CR 25-63 ▶ jump to 103:53
27. 27 RESOLUTIONS:
28. 28 "RECOGNIZING THE 2025 UPDATE TO THE COUNTY OF MAUI HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN" Reso 25-174
29. 29 "APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF JOSEPH ‘KEPA’ REVELLE AS HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST IN THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL SERVICES" Reso 25-175 ▶ jump to 114:57
30. 30 "URGING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HAWAIʻI’S HELMET LAWS" Reso 25-176 ▶ jump to 118:28
31. 31 "AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII’S INTEREST, IF ANY, OF THE PARCEL REFERENCED AS THE ALULIKE-KAONOULU STREET REMNANT LOT, LOCATED IN KIHEI, MAUI, HAWAII, BY QUITCLAIM DEED, UNDER SECTION 3.44.015(D), MAUI COUNTY CODE AND ABANDONMENT OF SAME REMNANT LOT UNDER SECTION 264-1(e), HAWAII REVISED STATUTES" Reso 25-177 ▶ jump to 123:52
32. 32 "AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE PARK ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE WAIALE PARK LARGE LOT SUBDIVISION, UNDER SECTION 18.16.320, MAUI COUNTY CODE" Reso 25-178
33. 33 "SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE INVESTIGATOR OF THE BOARD OF ETHICS UNDER SECTION 2.56.080, MAUI COUNTY CODE" Reso 25-179
34. 34 "REFERRING TO THE MAUI PLANNING COMMISSION A PROPOSED BILL RELATING TO A CONDITIONAL CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R-2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO P-1 PUBLIC/QUASI-PUBLIC DISTRICT (CONDITIONAL ZONING) FOR 3.255 ACRES AT LAHAINA, HAWAIʻI, TAX MAP KEYS (2) 4-5-002:005 AND 006 (LAHAINA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH)" Reso 25-180 ▶ jump to 125:45
35. 35 "APPOINTING JEEYUN LEE TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION" Reso 25-182 ▶ jump to 131:26
36. 36 "APPOINTING SARAH FREISTAT PAJIMOLA TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION" Reso 25-183 ▶ jump to 131:44
37. 37 "AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF CHRISTOPHER SALEM V. COUNTY OF MAUI, ET AL., CIVIL 2CCV-21-0000048(2)" Reso 25-184
38. 38 ORDINANCES:
39. 39 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THAT THE BOARD OF ETHICS’ POSITIONS FOR INVESTIGATOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MAY BE FILLED ON A PART-TIME BASIS AND PAID ON A PRO-RATA BASIS" Bill 129 (2025) ▶ jump to 142:46
40. 40 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6.04, MAUI COUNTY CODE, TO RENAME THE ANIMAL CONTROL BOARD TO THE DANGEROUS DOG ADJUDICATION AND APPEALS BOARD" Bill 130 (2025) ▶ jump to 143:54
41. 41 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 3889 (2011), RELATING TO THE CHANGE IN ZONING (CONDITIONAL ZONING) FOR WEST MAUI PROJECT DISTRICT 5 (PULELEHUA) FOR PROPERTY SITUATED AT MAHINAHINA, KAHANA, MAUI, HAWAIʻI" Bill 132 (2025) ▶ jump to 145:57
42. 42 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, DECREASE THE APPROPRIATION FOR MAKAWAO-PĀʻIA-HAʻIKŪ RESIDENCY AREA CLEAN-UP BY $15,000, AND INCREASE THE APPROPRIATION FOR ALOHA CLASSIC BY $15,000" Bill 133 (2025) ▶ jump to 146:24
43. 43 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, DECREASE CATEGORY B BY $450,000, AND ADD NEW APPROPRIATIONS FOR LIVING PONO PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000, AND HANA BUSINESS COUNCIL, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000" Bill 134 (2025) ▶ jump to 147:56
44. 44 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, APPENDIX A, PART I, DEPARTMENT OF ʻŌIWI RESOURCES, NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, NEW APPROPRIATION OF $10,000" Bill 135 (2025) ▶ jump to 150:12
45. 45 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES, BOND/LAPSED BOND BY $1,100,000, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT, WAILUKU-KAHULUI COMMUNITY PLAN AREA, AND APPENDIX C, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT, WAILUKU-KAHULUI COMMUNITY PLAN AREA, NEW APPROPRIATION FOR 60 SOUTH CHURCH STREET BUILDING RENOVATIONS OF $1,100,000" Bill 136, CD1 (2025) ▶ jump to 151:25
46. 46 ORDINANCES - SECOND AND FINAL READING:
47. 47 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE STATE LAND USE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION (CONDITIONAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY AMENDMENT) FROM THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO THE RURAL DISTRICT FOR A PORTION OF TAX MAP KEY (2) 1-4-003:022, HANA, MAUI, HAWAII (HANA HEALTH)" Bill 120 (2025) ▶ jump to 152:30
48. 48 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 19.64.030, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON RESTRICTIONS AND STANDARDS FOR BED AND BREAKFAST HOMES" Bill 123, FD1 (2025) ▶ jump to 154:14
49. 49 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12.40, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON NAMES OF PUBLIC FACILITIES DESIGNATED" Bill 124 (2025) ▶ jump to 156:04
50. 50 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF RECOVERY PROGRAM, UPDATING CONDITIONAL LANGUAGE FOR THE LAHAINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION" Bill 125 (2025) ▶ jump to 157:20
51. 51 "A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, TO DECREASE APPROPRIATION FOR MOLOKAI AND LĀNAʻI YOUTH AND STUDENT TRAVEL, AND ADD CONDITIONAL LANGUAGE FOR LĀNA‘I COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION" Bill 126 (2025)
52. 52 UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
53. 53 COMMITTEE REPORTS:
54. 54 Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee
55. 55 Recommending the following: 1. FIRST READING of Bill 90, CD1 (2025), to authorize the Mayor to execute an intergovernmental agreement between the County of Maui, Department of Finance, and the County of Hawaiʻi, Department of Finance, to provide temporary support for commercial driver’s license examination services; and 2. FIRST READING of Bill 91, CD1 (2025), to authorize the Mayor to execute an intergovernmental agreement between the County of Maui, Department of Finance, and the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Customer Services, to provide temporary support for commercial driver’s license examination services. CR 25-51 ▶ jump to 158:48
56. 56 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.
57. 57 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.