Mālaea Village injection wells and Maalaea Bay water quality
Maui County
Summary
A 4-4 vote kept (for now) $2.5 million to help Mālaea Village replace polluting injection wells; members wrestled with privatized gains versus a badly degraded bay.
At a glance
- Total mentions
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Last discussed Apr 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
$2.5 million this year within a $9.5 million county pledge on a $12.5-16 million project.
Maalaea Bay water quality and the marine ecosystem.
Taxpayers fund cleanup of privately held transient rental units' pollution.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) — April 23, 2026
A coalition of Māʻalaea residents, engineers, and water-quality experts packed testimony urging $2.5 million to jumpstart a regional wastewater system replacing injection wells that are degrading Māʻalaea Bay's coral. The project is shovel-ready with $2.5 million already secured and needs county support to close a funding gap.
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) — April 21, 2026
A 4-4 vote kept (for now) $2.5 million to help Mālaea Village replace polluting injection wells; members wrestled with privatized gains versus a badly degraded bay.
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) — April 16, 2026
The county's FY 2027 budget doubles its grant to $2.5 million to help MVA get off injection wells, but Council Member Rawlins-Fernandez pressed for assurance the county won't end up funding the entire $8 million private facility project. The administration says full funding isn't the intent.
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