Hurricane Lala Funding and Emergency Donations

At a glance

• What: Funding and rules tied to the Hurricane Lala weather event: Bill 122 (2026, $10,000,000 of conditional language), mutual aid with the County of Kauai (Bill 124) and Bills 131, 132 and 142 on monetary donations during an emergency.
• Where it stands: Bill 122 was recorded as passed on 2026-09-04, and Bill 124 on 2026-09-29 and 2026-10-23. The Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee discussed Bills 142, 131 and 132 and the emergency fund status on 2026-10-20; the committee report is on the 2026-11-13 Council agenda.
• Next: Council action on Bills 142, 131 and 132 on 2026-11-13.

Details

• The 2026-11-13 agenda (committee report 26-71) mentions a $100,000 line item.
• Details of the weather event itself are not in the sources read.

Sources

• Posted agenda for 2026-09-04 (County Council): https://mauicounty.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5922,plainText=false)
• Posted minutes for 2026-09-04 (County Council): https://mauicounty.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5926,plainText=false)
• Posted agenda for 2026-09-29 (County Council): https://mauicounty.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5931,plainText=false)
• Posted minutes for 2026-09-29 (County Council): https://mauicounty.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5938,plainText=false)
• Posted agenda for 2026-10-20 (BFED Committee): https://mauicounty.legistar1.com/mauicounty/meetings/2026/10/4926_A_Budget%2C_Finance%2C_and_Economic_Development_Committee_%282025-2027%29_26-10-20_Committee_Agenda.pdf
• Posted agenda for 2026-11-13 (County Council): https://mauicounty.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5949,plainText=false)

Log

2026-11-13 - County Council

• Agenda posted. Committee report 26-71 covers Bills 142, 131 and 132 on monetary donations during an emergency, including a $100,000 line item.

2026-10-20 - BFED Committee

• Agenda item BFED-65: Bills 142, 131 and 132 (2026), amending Title 3 on monetary donations during an emergency.

2026-09-29 - County Council

• Bill 124 (mutual aid with the County of Kauai related to hurricanes) was recorded as passed, and Bill 122 (Hurricane Lala weather event) was listed again.

2026-09-04 - County Council

• Bill 122 (2026), conditional language for the Hurricane Lala weather event ($10,000,000), was recorded as passed.

News coverage

• Council members give initial approval for $10 million to fund emergency expenses related to Hurricane Lala, Maui Now, 2026-09-08
• Maui storm victims hope federal aid from Lala comes soon, Hawaii News Now, 2026-09-22
• Gov. Green announces two Major Disaster Declaration approvals to help Hawaii recover, Maui Now, 2026-10-09
• County emergency proclamations: 2026-08-13 and 2026-10-12