Tom Cook

Gulch and drainage-way protection policies

Could affect the viability of drainage master plan projects in Kīhei.

Wastewater disinfection concerns at Wailuku-Kahului facility

UV upgrades would require new funding; the chair invited the department to bring cost requests to the council.

Protection of Wahi Kupuna and cultural resources

Funding status for the monument was discussed; no county commitment was made at this meeting.

Sea level rise and shoreline management retreat

Proposed conditions could require owners to fund shoreline surveys, document and bond structures, and eventually remove improvements encroaching on public trust lands.

Adopt-A-Street litter and stormwater program

Operating within existing public works resources; no new funding was requested.

Climate Action and Resiliency Plan tracking

Would have redirected about $13 million of an estimated $65 million in FY 2027 TAT revenues into a dedicated fund.

Climate action revolving fund

Roughly $14 million per year of TAT revenue would be set aside under the 20% proposal.

Restoring Hawaiian place names and history in the plan

South Maui gulch flooding and sediment management

Roughly 120,000 cubic yards of sediment was removed from Kūlanihākoʻi Gulch in 2024 at public expense, only to have 80,000–90,000 cubic yards wash back down in the next storm.

Herbicide use waiver on county roadsides

Public Works estimates substantial savings from targeted spraying versus manual crews, but the County previously added roughly $7 million to the budget for nonchemical vegetation work.

Managed retreat fund and Paia Mantokuji

$2.5 million requested from the managed retreat fund.

HRS Chapter 179D dam and reservoir safety barrier

Groundwater monitoring and well accountability

The water director has budgeted to rent a deep-aquifer sensing machine this year; no dollar figure was stated.

Kaʻehu Bay land acquisition and disputed title

The purchase would use $500,000 in Open Space Fund money, with the acquisition itself capped at $480,000.

Wastewater disinfection and fire-break greenbelt

Liggett says the framework costs nothing to pass and could unlock billion-dollar donations.

Sea-level rise and shoreline protection requirements for new hotel zones

The county's hazard mitigation plan pegs roughly $1.2 billion in replacement value for buildings in the coastal erosion hazard area.

Food and Nutrition Security Plan (Bill 98)

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.

Reviving the Nāulu Cloud Bridge

About $600,000 of the department's expanded $600,000 green grants pool would go toward this initiative.

Green Waste Composting in South Maui

The original action carried a $10 million county cost; the new policy approach shifts the burden toward private enterprise.

Urban tree canopy and shade equity

Developers must plant and maintain canopy trees; state Kaulunani grants ($9.1M awarded statewide) may offset costs.

Add Department of Environmental Management to litter-control Action 2.03

Reduce environmental protection grants by $50,000

South Maui environmental health remediation, $2 million

ADEPT-1(3) — Environmental Protection and Sustainability Division review deferred

Operational and budgetary review of Department of Environmental Management deferred

South Maui environmental health remediation, $2 million