Human Concerns Director appointment

Executive director of Maui Rapid Response; criticized contracts with conflicts of interest and criminalization of the unhoused, but endorsed Willis and offered a ten-point housing justice plan, warning the council not to retreat to the status quo.

Founder of Share Your Mana with 40 years in the field; said she couldn't endorse Willis because she could find little about her, warned that Maui runs on relationships, and criticized ongoing county civil-rights harms against unhoused people.

Former Santa Monica mayor, state legislator, and judge who worked with Willis for 15 years; gave an unreserved endorsement of her collaborative leadership.

Chief Program Officer at LA County Homeless Services and Housing; praised Willis's 20-year record running benefits and housing programs at scale.

A lineal descendant leading Holomua Outreach; supported Willis and asked whether government will partner with grassroots organizations in the same spirit.

LA County nonprofit executive who worked with Willis for over a decade; called her a catalyst, relationship builder, and systems implementer.

Said she didn't know Willis well but knows the department; supported the nomination as the fresh perspective the county needs.

Self-described defendant of Royal Patent and allodial title; urged returning 'āina to Kanaka Maoli descendants as the greatest human concern underlying the housing crisis.

Returned to ask government to stop using the word 'homeless' (kuewa) as derogatory and suggest 'hale 'ole'; raised a complaint about Kalano Senior Services requiring applicants to be 60 before applying.