The Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (DRIP) of the Maui County Council reconvened on September 23, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:01 p.m. to continue its line-by-line review of Section 4 (Implementation and Monitoring) of the draft South Maui Community Plan (Bill 108). The meeting focused on amending action items under Goal 2.2 (Safe, Healthy, Livable Communities) and Goal 3 (Ready and Resilient Systems). Oral testimony had been closed on September 21, 2026, but written testimony continued to be accepted. The committee approved numerous amendments and deferred several items for further review with additional county departments.
Will the recess or will the disaster recovery international affairs and planning committee meeting of September twenty-three recessed from us reconvene from September twenty-first and twenty-second come to order. If everyone can please silence their cell phones or other noise-making devices that will help our cause. Aloha Kakahiaka. Aloha Kakayaka chair. And uh last but not least, Councilmember Yukile Sugimura is excused. This meeting of the Disaster Recovery International Affairs and Planning Committee of the Maui County Council is located on the traditional Aina of Kanakawebi who never ceded their sovereignty to the United States. We recognize that Her Majesty Queen Lili Okalani yielded the Hawaiian Kingdom to the U.S. Indereus under threat of violence to avoid the bloodshed of her people. We further recognize that Hawaii remains an illegally occupied nation state by the U.S. as documented in a 2021 scholarly article for the National Lawyers Guild review by Andrew Reid, adjunct professor of law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Generations of Kanakamauli and their knowledge systems have sustainably cared for Hawaii and continue to do so. We are grateful to occupy this space and learn the ways in which we can contribute. As a committee, we seek to support the varied strategies that indigenous people of Hawaii are using to protect their land and their communities and commit to dedicating time and resources to working in solidarity. From the Department of Planning, we have Deputy Planning Director Anna Lillis as well as senior planner Karen Komkowitz from the Department of Environmental Management. We have Director Shane Agawa from the Department of Fire and Public Safety. We have Rylan Yasuchiro from the Department of Housing. We have Director of Housing Remy Mitchell from the Department of Human Concerns. We have Director Maggie Willis, who will need to leave at 11 a.m. From the Department of Management. We have Executive Assistant Noah Jackson from the Department of Parks and Recreation. We have CIP coordinator Bill Frampton. Anyone from Maui Department of Transportation or OEB resources from the Department of Water Supply? We'll have uh director John Stuffelbean and our public works um resources are still out until tomorrow. At this time, I'd like to welcome uh committee member Yukile Sugimura, Sabadi, and Aloha Kakayaka. Sabadi and I'm in a private office. Thank you. Are you alone? Alone. Yes, alone. Okay. And then uh from Corporation Council, we have Deputy Corporation Council Nahulu Nunokawa and possibly Mike Copper. Uh other resources we have South Maui CPAC Vice Chair Daniel Kanahele and or South Maui CPAC member Vernon Kalani Kow. These individuals were designated as research persons under Rule 18A of the rules of the council on September 21st, 2026. We also have Drip Committee staff with us this morning. We have legislative analysts, Jared Pasquale and Ryan Ramirez, and senior legislative analyst James Krueger, as well as senior committee secretary Yvette Boutelier and legislative attorney Carla Nakata, as well as Ambassador of Aloha Ryan Martins. We have one agenda on the or one item on the agenda today, Drip 25 Bill 108 South Maui Community Plan as a reminder. Oral testimony on Drip 25 was closed on September 21, 2026, but written testimony will continue to be accepted. Um to get us in the planning mood for South Maui. I'll read the South Maui draft business statement. South Maui's beaches, coastal waters, and wetlands are restored and thriving with affordable housing close to good jobs and a variety of transportation options, including safe walking and biking paths lined with trees. The region's businesses, parks, and neighborhoods are connected, maintaining the small town lifestyle. Cultural resources are protected and celebrated, enhancing South Maui's sense of place. Okay. So we will continue on our deliberations on section four of the South Maui Community Plan, Implementation and Monitoring, Monitoring. The committee left off on goal 2.2, which is uh safe, healthy, livable communities for all and action 2.21. Um Chair. Yes. Okay. I had asked about if you could review our goals again and timelines. And um today we have nine people.