Summary
The committee approved policies ensuring Native Hawaiian access to kuleana lands, preserving historic roads like the King's Trail with restoration encouraged where practicable, using Ike Kupuna in development design, and supporting a South Maui cultural center and museum.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 7, 2026.
Impact analysis
Funding status for the monument was discussed; no county commitment was made at this meeting.
Native Hawaiian practitioners, cultural sites, and the broader South Maui community.
Developers face additional consultation and design requirements.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027) — October 7, 2026
Plan policies now require restoration or preservation of historic sites within project areas and mitigation for sites adjacent to projects — clarified so the burden stays on the developer's parcel.
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027) — September 18, 2026
The committee approved policies ensuring Native Hawaiian access to kuleana lands, preserving historic roads like the King's Trail with restoration encouraged where practicable, using Ike Kupuna in development design, and supporting a South Maui cultural center and museum.
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027) — July 29, 2026
Testifiers said returning water to public hands is only half the battle — Kanaka Maoli and Kuleana landowners need a real seat at the table in decisions about Waí in places like Honokohau Valley.
Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027) — June 17, 2026
Testifiers pressed the county to add a Kuleana overlay district that maps and recognizes reserved native tenant property rights dating to the Great Mahele before any land-use approval. They argue current zoning makes these property interests invisible, and some want applicants to prove clear chain of title to allodial land.
Kōmike Aloha ʻĀina (2025-2027) — January 29, 2026
A memorial monument honoring the patients of Kalaupapa is in the works, led by Ka ʻOhana o Kalaupapa. The committee heard where funding stands and when construction might begin. The monument would commemorate thousands of people exiled to Kalaupapa because of Hansen's disease.
Related development
Acquisition of Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.'s water infrastructure assets in West Maui and Upcountry (MOU dated May 18, 2026)
If completed, public ownership of West Maui drinking water jumps from about 45% to 93%, supporting reliability, fire protection and housing. Final terms, appraisals and council approval are still to come.
Maui Land & Pineapple water infrastructure acquisition (MLP MOU)
If completed, the deal would take West Maui's drinking water systems from 45% to 93% public ownership — but members and residents want the water purchase separated from the land entitlement requests.
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