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2026-09-04 - County Council

Summary

Built from the Clerk's agenda and the posted minutes. The vote tallies printed in the minutes could not be read reliably, so no vote counts are stated; outcomes are as recorded in the minutes and should be checked against the PDF.

  • Chair of the Council: Alice L. Lee. The roll call shows eight members present and one excused, with Kauanoe Batangan seated. See Council Membership Changes.
  • Resolution 26-148 recognizing September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Maui County was recorded as passed.
  • Committee reports CR 26-65 and CR 26-66 recommended extra compensation for outside special counsel ($250,000 more for ES&A, Inc., total not to exceed $450,000; $75,000 more for Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP, total not to exceed $1,000,000). Both were recorded as passed. See Legal Settlements and Special Counsel.
  • Resolution 26-141, authorizing settlement of a federal court case, was recorded as passed. Resolution 26-146, another settlement authorization, was tabled until 9/25, and Resolution 26-147 was referred to the Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee. See Legal Settlements and Special Counsel.
  • Resolution 26-149, authorizing acquisition of condominium units in Lahaina, was recorded as passed. See Lahaina Condominium Acquisition.
  • Resolution 26-150, urging the administration to implement a Safe Overnight Parking project, was recorded as failed. See Safe Overnight Parking.
  • Bill 117 (2026), an intergovernmental agreement with the Department of the Army for the Iao Stream project, was recorded as passed. See Intergovernmental Agreements.
  • Fiscal Year 2027 budget bills were recorded as passed: Bill 118 ($319,905 for fire hazard removal), Bill 119 (conditional language for an Office of the Mayor grants program for East Maui), Bill 120 ($250,000 State Department of Health grant) and Bill 111 ($30,000 for Hawaiian Kamali'i, Inc.). See Maui County FY2027 Budget Amendments.
  • Bill 122 (2026), conditional language for the Hurricane Lala weather event ($10,000,000), was recorded as passed. See Hurricane Lala Funding and Emergency Donations.
  • Bill 121 (2026) on electric-vehicle parking was referred to the Water and Infrastructure Committee. See Electric Vehicle Parking Requirements.
  • Bill 98, CD1 (2026), a food and nutrition security plan (new Chapter 22.03), was recorded as passed. See Food and Nutrition Security Plan.

Agenda

Posted agenda: https://mauicounty.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5922,plainText=false)

Sources

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