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Budget Finance Economic Development Committee Meeting Recessed Due to Technical Issues (June 16, 2026)

County Council & Committees — Tuesday, June 16, 2026
BodyMaui County, Hawaii
SessionCounty Council & Committees
DateTuesday, June 16, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
7:34

Good morning, everybody.

7:35

Welcome to the Budget Finance Economic Development Committee meeting.

7:39

It's nine oh seven AM.

7:41

Thank you everybody for being here.

7:43

And um, let's see.

7:46

I'm the chair of the committee, my name is Yukile Sugimora, and this meeting is being conducted in accordance with the sunshine law as a reminder.

7:53

If there is anybody in the room with you, if you're not in the chambers, please do um identify by name who that person is.

8:01

Looks like you may be in your offices or home spaces on Molokai and Lanai.

8:07

And minors do not need to be identified.

8:09

Welcome, Vice Chair Batangan.

8:12

Aloha, good morning, Chair.

8:14

Morning members.

8:15

Good morning.

8:16

Um, Member Cook.

8:18

Hello, good morning, Chair.

8:19

Good morning, Member Johnson.

8:25

Oh, we can't hear you.

8:38

Um bring them into our zone.

8:49

I'll come back to both of you because we can't hear you.

9:01

Yodana.

9:03

Good morning.

8:52

Member Paulton.

9:06

Aloha kakayaka.

9:08

You're Allah.

9:09

Yodana.

9:10

And um Member Ul Hodgins will be joining us.

9:13

Let's try them again.

9:14

Um, Member Rollins Fernandez, can you hear us?

9:19

She can't hear you.

9:20

Can't hear you.

9:21

Can't hear her.

9:24

So, Chair, thank you.

9:25

The members are promoted on our side.

9:27

Please just give us a moment for this technical follow-up.

9:31

Okay.

9:33

So both Member Johnson and um member Rollins Fernandez, we can't hear you.

9:38

And can you hear us?

9:39

Yeah, we have.

9:40

Oh okay.

9:41

Yay, all right.

9:43

Communication.

9:44

Half the battle.

9:46

Okay, I'm gonna come back to you.

9:47

Is that all right?

9:49

Just call her.

9:52

Okay.

9:55

Assisting us with today's meeting are the BFED um staff.

9:59

Thanks for fixing whatever this technical difficulty we're having.

10:03

Um, we'd like to welcome the budget director, director of finance, chief of staff, and deputy corp counsel Wigglesworth.

10:10

Um, welcome to our meeting.

10:13

And please see the last page of the agenda for information on meeting connectivity.

10:18

Thank you, members, for attending um today's meeting.

10:21

I see member Rollins Fernandez is on her phone.

10:23

Can we?

10:24

Are we still having technical problems?

10:30

Oh, okay, maybe Dejardin.

10:34

So um, Member Johnson, can you hear us?

10:39

Oh, you can.

10:40

We can't hear you still.

10:43

You want to fix?

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Summary of Proceedings

Budget Finance Economic Development Committee Meeting – June 16, 2026

The Budget Finance Economic Development (BFED) Committee of Maui County, Hawaii, convened at 9:07 AM on June 16, 2026, under the chairmanship of Yukile Sugimora. The meeting was conducted in accordance with the Sunshine Law. However, persistent technical difficulties prevented members Johnson and Rollins Fernandez from being heard, and the committee was unable to proceed with its agenda. After a brief recess and attempts to resolve the issue, the chair recessed the meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • The meeting was recessed due to unresolved audio problems with remote participants.
  • The committee will reconvene on June 24, 2026, at 9:00 AM using the same Microsoft Teams link and in-person viewing in the council chamber.
  • No agenda items were discussed, and no votes or decisions were taken.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the Budget Finance Economic Development Committee meeting. It's nine oh seven AM. Thank you everybody for being here. And um, let's see. I'm the chair of the committee, my name is Yukile Sugimora, and this meeting is being conducted in accordance with the sunshine law as a reminder. If there is anybody in the room with you, if you're not in the chambers, please do um identify by name who that person is. Looks like you may be in your offices or home spaces on Molokai and Lanai. And minors do not need to be identified. Welcome, Vice Chair Batangan. Aloha, good morning, Chair. Morning members. Good morning. Um, Member Cook. Hello, good morning, Chair. Good morning, Member Johnson. Oh, we can't hear you. Um bring them into our zone. I'll come back to both of you because we can't hear you. Yodana. Good morning. Member Paulton. Aloha kakayaka. You're Allah. Yodana. And um Member Ul Hodgins will be joining us. Let's try them again. Um, Member Rollins Fernandez, can you hear us? She can't hear you. Can't hear you. Can't hear her. So, Chair, thank you. The members are promoted on our side. Please just give us a moment for this technical follow-up. Okay. So both Member Johnson and um member Rollins Fernandez, we can't hear you. And can you hear us? Yeah, we have. Oh okay. Yay, all right. Communication. Half the battle. Okay, I'm gonna come back to you. Is that all right? Just call her. Okay. Assisting us with today's meeting are the BFED um staff. Thanks for fixing whatever this technical difficulty we're having. Um, we'd like to welcome the budget director, director of finance, chief of staff, and deputy corp counsel Wigglesworth. Um, welcome to our meeting.

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