Summary
Bill 98 writes the county's Food and Nutrition Security Plan into the Maui County Code, requiring a public dashboard tracking progress and five-year plan updates. It's advisory for most purposes but gives the plan permanent legal standing to guide future administrations.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
No new mandates, but the county will spend staff resources building and maintaining the food dashboard — the department hopes to do it in-house with existing GIS staff.
Residents facing food insecurity — especially Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, families with children, students, and fire survivors — plus local farmers and ranchers.
Farmers say the community remains food-insecure if funding stays at current levels.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Agriculture, Diversification, Environment, & Public Transportation Committee — August 6, 2026
Bill 98 writes the county's Food and Nutrition Security Plan into the Maui County Code, requiring a public dashboard tracking progress and five-year plan updates. It's advisory for most purposes but gives the plan permanent legal standing to guide future administrations.
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) — April 15, 2026
Commercial and small farmers say agriculture gets a tiny share of the county budget (about 0.2%) and that small grant and stimulus programs don't sustain commercial operations. Farmers want faster stimulus payouts, a commercial kitchen/processing center, and a program that pays farmers in advance to grow crops.
Agriculture, Diversification, Environment, & Public Transportation Committee — March 12, 2026
The Department of Agriculture runs farmers markets, food vouchers for Lanai households, kupuna meals and food-as-medicine pilots, but Chair Lee questioned whether the $16M budget is measurably reducing the county's 90% reliance on imported food. The department wants more grant staff to handle demand.
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