2026-09-29 - 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. This meeting was recessed from 2026-09-25 (see 2026-09-25 - County Council).
- Resolution 26-151, a condolence resolution, was recorded as passed. See Council Membership Changes.
- Committee report CR 26-67 (first reading of Bill 85, CD1, on the publication of public hearing notices) was recorded as passed. See Public Hearing Notice Publication.
- Resolution 26-129, CD1, referring proposed Kihei-Makena and West Maui Community Plan and A-1 and A-2 apartment zoning bills to the Maui Planning Commission, was recorded as passed. See Apartment District Zoning Referral to Planning Commission.
- Resolution 26-147, a settlement authorization referred to committee on 2026-09-04, was recorded as passed, as was CC 26-26 (a Deputy Corporation Counsel amendment to Resolution 26-146). See Legal Settlements and Special Counsel.
- Committee report CR 26-69 (first reading of Bill 97, CD1, an agreement between the Department of Water Supply and the State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands), Bill 124 (mutual aid agreement with the County of Kauai on hurricane response) and Bill 129 (State drinking water loan agreement) were recorded as passed. See Intergovernmental Agreements.
- 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. See Hurricane Lala Funding and Emergency Donations.
- Fiscal Year 2027 budget bills recorded as passed: Bill 125 (an increase in a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant appropriation), Bill 126 (conditional language), Bill 127 (victim/witness assistance grant) and Bill 128 ($3,000,000 for countywide water upgrades from the State revolving loan fund). See Maui County FY2027 Budget Amendments.
- Bill 130 (2026), on repayment of fee waivers for affordable housing, was recorded as passed. See Affordable Housing Fee Waivers and Fund.
- Bill 164, CD1 (2025), amending the Wailuku-Kahului Community Plan from Agriculture to Business/Multi-Family for a 163.443-acre portion of a parcel, was recorded as passed. See Pulehu Road Community Plan Amendment.
- Resolution 26-153, establishing a sister-city relationship with Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, was recorded as passed. See Laoag Sister City.
- Other items recorded as passed: Resolution 26-152 (accepting donated playground equipment from KABOOM! and United Airlines for the Department of Parks and Recreation), bills to reclassify the State land use district, amend the Makawao-Pukalani-Kula Community Plan and change zoning for 8.037 acres at Makawao, and Resolutions 26-155 and 26-156 (subjects not captured).
Agenda
Posted agenda: https://mauicounty.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5931,plainText=false)
Sources
- CivicClerk event page: https://mauicounty.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1392/overview
- Agenda: https://mauicounty.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5931,plainText=false)
- Agenda packet: https://mauicounty.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5932,plainText=false)
- Minutes: https://mauicounty.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5938,plainText=false)
- Council video (MP4): https://cpmedia.azureedge.net/mauicounty/dcd3eea421.mp4
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