Yuki Lei Sugimura

South Maui Community Plan update (Bill 108)

Testifiers said the plan's projects and actions carry no visible cost or funding plan — potentially hundreds of millions in taxpayer-funded infrastructure.

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.

Emergency evacuation routes for South Maui

Building a North Kīhei bypass or opening ranch-road access would require major county infrastructure spending not yet funded.

North-South Collector Road and eminent domain

First phase estimated at $72-75 million and expected to rise; current funding is only about half of what's needed to reach Kaonoulu.

$1.6B CDBG-DR wildfire recovery fund status

Groups requested $500,000 in county funding, with household gaps of up to $500,000 each.

Kula (Waiakoa) gym damage and possible total loss

Potential full facility replacement if deemed a total loss; FEMA eligibility pursued through reclassification.

Upcountry water meter list and supply

Desalination plants are expensive to build and operate, with costs likely passed to ratepayers.

Māʻalaea Triangle zoning cleanup

The two main property owners are splitting the cost of the rezoning effort.

North Kihei Road Relocation and Shoreline Management

$500,000 estimated for the management plan, with county, state and federal funding.

Infrastructure Priority for 100% Affordable and Workforce Housing

Requirements add costs to housing projects, which Chair Lee warns could make homes less affordable.

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.

Structural reform of county boards and commissions

Most boards cost little directly, but thin staffing and IT problems have already caused cancelled meetings and duplicated support structures.

Adopt-A-Street litter and stormwater program

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

Hotel rezoning of apartment-district TVR properties (Bill 9 exemptions)

Owners testified buildings like Hale Kai O Kīhei are underinsured by at least $5 million with flood insurance costing roughly $10,000 per unit per year, while critics say hotel zoning locks in visitor revenue instead of housing.

County acquisition of Launiupoko and Olowalu water systems

Up to $6 million for the purchase, plus roughly $1.55 million in post-closing transition and improvement costs, offset by projected annual revenues of about $3.3 million against $1.55 million in operating costs.

Council vacancy Charter amendment

A special election could cost roughly $600,000 to $700,000 per occurrence.

Climate action revolving fund

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

Sister-city relationship with Laoag, Philippines

The Sister Cities Foundation has received around $14,000 in county budget support historically, and any seed money for new exchanges would come up in the next budget cycle.

Recommend passage of Bill 139 (2026) on first reading (Keokea Industrial UGB amendment)

Substitute CD1 draft of Bill 139

Amend draft Action 1.16: mauka collector road feasibility study

Add implementation action and reduce study cost to $250,000

Defer Bill 108 (2026), South Maui Community Plan Update

Bill 141 (2026) — Maui Research & Technology Park zoning amendments

Amendment to Bill 24 Condition 8 — water-reporting sunset

Striking Bill 24 Condition 9 — bypass-road requirement

Bills 24 and 25 (2024) — Lānaʻi Project District 2 (Kōʻele) downzoning

Bill 142 (2026) — Monetary donations during an emergency

CD1 amendment to Bill 131 (2026)

Bill 131 (2026) as amended — FY 2027 budget donations provisions

Bill 132 (2026) — $100,000 disaster donation line item

Amendment restoring $5,000 maximum administrative fine

Amendment covering boards and commissions in the definition of administrative action

Replace Bill 100 with the proposed CD1 version as amended

Recommend passage of Bill 100 (2026) on first reading

Deferral of Cost of Government Commission recommendations item

Bill 116 (2026) — CD1 amendment

Bill 116 (2026) — recommend passage on first reading

Amendment to Bill 24 Condition 8 — water-reporting sunset

Striking Bill 24 Condition 9 — bypass-road requirement

Bills 24 and 25 (2024) — Lānaʻi Project District 2 (Kōʻele) downzoning

Trusts Pūlama Lānaʻi's community engagement

Amend Action 3.24 — continue desalination feasibility study, explore demonstration facility

Develop a strategic plan for South Maui to house individuals who are unsheltered using relevant studies and plans as a starting point for the creation of the plan.

insert the word pu‘uhonua in the appropriate place on page 167. And then say, "Please refer to page 161 for the…the definition as the term is used in this booklet."

Amendment to Action 2.14 — houselessness strategic plan

Amendment to Action 2.15 — pu'uhonua / culturally infused low-barrier shelter

Build at least one pu‘uhonua or culturally infused low-barrier safe low-barrier shelter with proper sanitation and utilities for those with no or very limited income.

Insert pu'uhonua into 'Ōlelo Hawai'i definitions section

I move to follow the ASF that I submitted that everyone should have that’s uploaded to Granicus, which would insert two whereas clauses.

I move to add a criteria that properties mauka of South Kīhei Road not be included.

I will be using the same exact ASF, but I will be saying that it doesn’t apply to properties in the flood hazard area.

Recommending ADOPTION of Resolution 26-129, CD1.

I would like a motion to amend referencing the ASF I distributed today. I will entertain a motion to amend Resolution 26-129 by replacing it with the proposed CD1 version attached to the ASF, and the

I move to file this resolution.

Motion to file Resolution 26-130

Paltin criteria: exclude properties mauka of South Kīhei Road

Rawlins-Fernandez criteria: 25% residential-use cutoff (original form)

Rawlins-Fernandez criteria, as amended by Paltin (exclude flood-zone properties)

Motion to amend Resolution 26-129 (adopt criteria and replacement CD1)

Recommend adoption of Resolution 26-129 as amended

Adoption of criteria amendment for Resolution 26-129 (SLR-XA/flood/workforce-housing criteria)

APPROVE amendment of criteria.

Bill 89 (2026) — District boundary amendment (Ha'ikū Fire Station)

Cites the community's long wait for the station.

convene an executive meeting in accordance with Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, to consult with legal counsel on questions and issues pertaining to the powers, duties, privileges, immuni

recommend passage on first reading of Bill 89 (2026), the District Boundary Amendment Bill, incorporating any nonsubstantive revisions

recommend passage on first reading Bill 90 (2026), the community plan amendment bill, incorporating any nonsubstantive revisions

recommend passage on first reading of Bill 91 (2026), to change...for a Change in Zoning bill, incorporating any nonsubstantive revisions

Bill 90 (2026) — Community plan amendment (Ha'ikū Fire Station)

Bill 91 (2026) — Change in zoning (Ha'ikū Fire Station)

pass Resolution 26-116 on to first reading

Resolution 26-116 — Launiupoko and Olowalu water system acquisition (BFED-62)

amend 26-110 by adding three properties...Kana‘i A Nalu, Kahana Village, and Maui Sands I

amend the community plan designation for 1440, 1444, and 1470 Halama Street to Single Family and change the zoning for the entirety of Milowai Mā‘alaea to H-4, and then include also Kahana’s [sic] Out

adopt a Resolution 26-10 [sic], with...incorporating any nonsubstantive revisions

amend Resolution 21-111 [sic] by adding three properties--Kamaole Sands, Luana Kai, and Mahina Surf

the criteria for leaseholds 100 percent

pass Resolution 26-111

amend the motion as stated in the ASF

amend Resolution 26-111 by adding Hana Kai Maui located at 4865 Uakea Road in Hāna

Leasehold criteria: limit Reso 26-110 to 100% leasehold properties

Questioned the basis of the TIG list and percentage criteria

Paltin amendment: add single-ownership, variance and 100% timeshare properties to Reso 26-110

Cook amendment: add Kanaʻi A Nalu, Kahana Village and Maui Sands I to Reso 26-110

Planning corrective amendments to Reso 26-110

Recommend adoption of Resolution 26-110 as amended (HLU-18)

Cook amendment: add Kamaole Sands, Luana Kai and Mahina Surf to Reso 26-111

Sinenci amendment: add Hana Kai Maui to Reso 26-111 with Hana community plan change

Recommend adoption of Resolution 26-111 as amended (HLU-19)

Supports correcting what Bill 9 would have destroyed and protecting county revenue and budget capacity

Resolution 2687 — Climate action and resiliency revolving fund

Said the needs are already funded in department budgets and favored minimizing charter amendments.