Summary
Three years in, members are frustrated the INB hasn't filled board vacancies or fixed quorum problems, and Paltin says Lahaina's rebuilding is stuck waiting. Some, including the INB chair and Dick Mayer, want it fixed and kept; the committee deferred a decision.
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Last discussed Jun 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
The department runs grant programs and contracts serving unhoused residents; Willis said she'd review contract accountability and pursue a 2027 budget with a fee-study request still pending in Planning.
Volunteers and applicants if the appointment process gets simpler and faster.
Communities like Lahaina waiting on quorum-less commissions; INB volunteers whose service could be dissolved.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee (2025-2027) — June 16, 2026
Three years in, members are frustrated the INB hasn't filled board vacancies or fixed quorum problems, and Paltin says Lahaina's rebuilding is stuck waiting. Some, including the INB chair and Dick Mayer, want it fixed and kept; the committee deferred a decision.
Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee (2025-2027) — March 10, 2026
The Mayor hired a nationally experienced homelessness expert from LA County, waiving the local-residency rule. Advocates backed her but warned the county's homeless service system has failed unhoused people, with arrests, conflicted contracts, and broken coordination. She promised a strategic plan, better accountability of outreach contracts, and a housing-first-plus-options approach.
Mayor Bissen appoints Margaret Willis as new County Director of Human Concerns
Mayor Bissen appoints Margaret Willis as new County Director of Human Concerns Maui Now
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