Will the disaster recovery international affairs and planning committee meeting of October 7th come to order?

Uh

the time is 917, and if everyone can please silence their cell phones or other noise-making devices that'll help our cause.

Members, in accordance with the sunshine law, if you are not in the council chambers, please identify by name who, if anyone is in the room vehicle or workspace with you today.

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

We have committee vice chair no Helani U Hodgins.

Here by myself a little bit better today.

Um this meeting of the Disaster Recovery International Affairs and Planning Committee of the Maui County Council is located on the traditional Aina of Kanako Ivy, who never ceded their sovereignty to the United States.

We recognize that her Majesty Queen Lili Okolone 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, a junk 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 the 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, today we have Deputy Director Ana Lillis and senior planner Karen Konkowich.

From the Department of Environmental Management, we have Deputy Director Michael Peterson.

From the Department of Housing, we have Director of Housing Remy Mitchell.

From the Department of Management, we have Executive Assistant Noah Jackson from the Department of OEV resources.

We'll have Director Kapono A Molitao.

From the Department of Water Supply, we'll have Director Stuffelbean in the morning

and

planning program administrator Iva Blumenstein in the afternoon.

From the Department of Public Works, we have the Deputy Director Paul Barney.

And as we kind of mentioned, um, we have him from one to three.

And so if it's okay with the members, we wanted to shift the lunch break from 11:30 to 1 to make the most use of his time.

Um, if that's okay.

If not, we can make two.

From corporation council, we have Deputy Corp Council Nahulu Nunokawa and Deputy Corp Counsel Michael Hopper.

Um and I think we're also gonna have from Mima Administrator Amos Lonokailua Hewitt.

So we may shuffle things around to make the the best of his time and go right into the Mima stuff so that we can let him get on about his way.

Um other resources we have is South Maui CPAC chair Rob Wiltman or Vice Chair Daniel Kanahele.

Members without objection, I will designate Mr.

Weltman and Mr.

Connihele as resource persons under rule 18A of the rules of the council due to their knowledge and expertise as South Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee members.

We also have DRIP committee staff with us this morning.

We also have Assistant Clerk Lee Dinine, Senior Committee Secretary, Yvette Boutelier, um, and legislative attorney Carla Nakata.

We have one item on today's agenda.

Uh Drip 25, Bill 108 2026, South Maui Community Plan update.

We will take testimony after opening presentations and remarks.

So I guess the main opening statement is

um

to get us in the mood of the South Maui community plan.

Uh, I'll be reading the draft South Maui vision 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.

Um planning, do you have any opening remarks?

No opening

remarks today.

Okay.

Um so we left off on our review of section three growth framework.

We didn't um make any votes.

We just reviewed the information.

The committee last discussed appendix D definitions on page 159 of the South Maui community plan.

We were discussing um definitions for native plants and drainage ways.

Um all the information on Granicus, um the crosswalk and everything.

If if some of the um attachments are slow to load, you can always look them up on South Maui.org.

Um as a reminder, the main motion as amended, recommending passage on first reading of Bill 108 2026 carries over from previous meetings.

We'll now move on to public testimony for DIP 25.

Written testimony is encouraged and can be submitted via the e-comment link at Maui County.us agendas.