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After several rounds of amendments and a formal reconsideration, the committee approved a $650,000 increase in the animal-management appropriation to support four categories: animal sheltering ($350,000), spay/neuter programs ($50,000), animal enforcement ($150,000) and a Molokai-specific humane allocation ($100,000). Committee members discussed capacity to administer grants and stressed the need to direct funds where nonprofits and the Maui Humane Society requested support.

Separately, members merged two proposals addressing deer mitigation and agreed to create a new, county-funded feral-animal mitigation grant program of $2.5 million to be administered by Lokahi Pacific. The program will support fencing and other mitigation measures aimed at reducing damage from feral deer and other species. Key conditions adopted by the committee include:

- Grants limited to properties of 500 acres or less;
- Per-grantee cap of $100,000;
- Lokahi Pacific will administer and disburse awards; and
- County staff will work with the administrator on program rules, including a competitive process and documentation standards.

Members said the Molokai and Lanai communities raised distinct needs for on-island supports and asked staff to ensure the program design accommodates island-specific logistics and previous federal or NRCS funding. The committee also finalized a separate $200,000 spay-and-neuter appropriation tied to countywide animal health work and clarified that administrative fees for the grant administrator must be reasonable and will come from the appropriation total if not separately specified.

Committee members instructed staff to coordinate closely with Lokahi Pacific and the Maui Humane Society and to return with grant guidelines and reporting requirements for the committee's review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Maui County - Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) on 2025-04-21 9:00 AM - Apr 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The BFED committee approved a package of actions that increased humane-society and animal-control funding and created a new feral-animal mitigation grant program managed by Lokahi Pacific with caps per grantee.","taxTitle","Maui County, Hawaii","taxId",12846,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6572426,"Council increases individual residency-area grant pots to $200,000",318,6372000,6690000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3078801-6b0621e283b3380f0d1325773a45c407&start=6372&end=6690","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3078801-6b0621e283b3380f0d1325773a45c407/thumbnail_6372000.jpg","/articles/6572426/Maui-County/Hawaii/Council-increases-individual-residency-area-grant-pots-to-200000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6572426-885d2af82af54cb99f5bc531882022ee/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136993&Signature=HlPtN9H4pHdo1To8qPlnzPMx3P2DxfesUbRizbbkx2jt~JONJshjIbbmJ6zqNGqlHkqndfo6yZAjwe0hVgW2f~h49r0iGRg1WfzOm83P-kgrJD-YWjN85-KOPaSc-HLZhfyZgKGf1OxEj6TEJa-e3o3kbZytnHfM7NibZQ0QyfrXgt2Dhp8TjvGzaGuNMDH0jNopozgobkMynihsaEvSLqDJx53973UnCKeIlJzVmuv-5gnyamw39YpvSJ77rcNi9i9EHH~zkSevxOp3OsCR~3y-dJo9qpGxb-hVX9Li2IdikCZHfm8gHtlNWfty3p5YQJmPeuLJN8KemZl6uDaDZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee voted to increase the per-residency-area discretionary grant allocation from $140,000 to $200,000.

Committee members debated the purpose and scale of the pots, which historically were intended to fund small grants and one-time local needs in each residency area. Supporters said the modest increase will enable community groups to meet higher costs for events, resilience projects and other locally focused needs; opponents urged fiscal caution given the large county budget and competing priorities.

After discussion and a roll-call vote, the committee approved the increase to $200,000. Chair Kelly Lee asked members to submit any revised residency-area conditions or replacement priorities by 08:00 the next morning so staff could process changes and identify duplications across member requests. The committee also requested that staff verify DCCA registration names and fiscal-sponsor language for organizations listed in the consolidated matrix of member priorities.

Members and staff noted the pots are separate from the larger, department-level appropriations and said the consolidated residency-area matrix will be used during departmental deliberations to identify overlaps and avoid duplication.","The BFED committee voted to raise the per-residency-area discretionary grant pot from $140,000 to $200,000 to support local projects across Maui County; the committee asked members to submit final conditions by the deadline.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6572430,"Council adds $2 million for local food purchasing as resilience hubs discussion continues",798,1747000,2545000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3078801-6b0621e283b3380f0d1325773a45c407&start=1747&end=2545","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3078801-6b0621e283b3380f0d1325773a45c407/thumbnail_1747000.jpg","/articles/6572430/Maui-County/Hawaii/Council-adds-2-million-for-local-food-purchasing-as-resilience-hubs-discussion-continues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6572430-8930d44efe6a22a16a34742def28c5cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136993&Signature=Q11M8kOBk0AHT6q3-hCcN7FE4phCh7CKFZ5oq3M605x4OYHhPCHuphAYmN3A2OnnTioVfhuRCBMP9VRhvWbsBJc9g2TxBtBa8~8DbCw~TGlfJlQVbk3itdEe9RtR4wewb9YEfFfIuUI4pkiIlJFQKatl-Dr1YC3fHjWM8J8GTcD20vZvFR544hEYiA-4IAhB1tBBm9f9PQU1WI2eETQrUNGWG77c5FRWCTV7psN0FHmpuNdDlSTO3-cU4b30QS6Mk1D9MJCnC5MdpEQyAoyZJnaJ4CxPjAKvj~eqY1ak0~hZ3DlwBXbrWMNh4BaQo1eMm5tQncDGzW8KmUDPRcjHBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee added a $2 million appropriation to seed a county program intended to boost purchases of locally grown food and support community resilience hubs.

Tom Crowley and Annie (executive director, Living Pono Project) testified during public comment in support of a local food purchasing incentive proposed by Council Member Gabe Johnson and urged continued funding for resilience hubs across the county. Living Pono Project said it has been operating resilience hub meetings and a distribution hub in Kahului to supply culturally appropriate, nutritious food to residents displaced or affected by the 2023 wildfires and other vulnerable populations.

The committee discussed program design questions raised by testifiers and members: how to verify local production, certification burdens for small farmers (Department of Health placards and distributor vendor systems were noted) and whether payments should be full price or partial reimbursements. Members and testifiers also urged preference for ‘‘kupuna/canoe crops''\u0000\u0000\u0000and for programs that serve households with the greatest need.

Council Member Gabe Johnson moved a countywide condition creating a \"Local Nutrition Security Initiative, farm-to-family\" grant program with $2,000,000 in funding for grants to county-based organizations to purchase\u0000foods grown or harvested in Maui County. The motion required program rules to pay market value to producers and allowed processed foods only when 80% of ingredients are Maui-grown and the final product is produced on Maui. The motion also stipulated preference must be given to programs that purchase kupuna crops and to programs that serve the populations with the greatest need. It passed on a voice vote.

Committee members asked Finance and the Department of Agriculture to work together on program mechanics, including grant size, administrative arrangements and how the county will prioritize kupuna and culturally relevant crops. Department staff told the committee the concept aligns with the county food and nutrition security plan and said the department views additional purchasing funds as welcome and would coordinate eligible grantees such as the Maui Food Bank and federally qualified health centers.","Committee received public testimony supporting a local food purchasing incentive and approved a $2 million line item to fund a farm-to-family purchasing program and related resilience hub planning.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6572435,"Real property values rise 14.3% as county releases 2025 tax certification",217,1041000,1258000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3078801-6b0621e283b3380f0d1325773a45c407&start=1041&end=1258","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3078801-6b0621e283b3380f0d1325773a45c407/thumbnail_1041000.jpg","/articles/6572435/Maui-County/Hawaii/Real-property-values-rise-143-as-county-releases-2025-tax-certification","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6572435-a06f759bcd950a213492ed2362ae548e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136993&Signature=eTupjBrELpL3QcXD6O2Q-EGvIf849~y87RtW43q32eTHZPzQaja~VTTx~LZ4XnoTEBLcf69cOou9PXwO7yPx7u9f9UDkHeD3I7jHkllxaoeGSe1j9CpuXfueAmMg-oj1wzIt76qvPSG6cJ9rr~JTITwnPJM3LcTZexxRsK4KMzq9OoK5Pe1e3rm7KoxMKyCeiou67dICpPwePe~~DWxC3zEuPo68RKUcbLdP7jEg8ZGsaEDRvJgZg~BLU4TvrMBWb4EHLxZ2nVFJ0Tkn8fNBIRVztytKNIhMvM17FMqYlotpHgavwaAfdfR8RdIw~9O9dNPpCcnrI0c8wMj8xflY-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Real Property Assessment Division certified 2025 assessed values for tax-rate purposes on April 18, showing total certified gross assessed value of $83,728,058,230 and a net taxable value increase of about 14.3% from the prior year.

Division staff told the Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee the certified value is the gross assessed value less exemptions and an adjustment that sets aside 50% of the valuation for appeals filed by April 9. Using the mayor's proposed tax rates and tiers and after circuit-breaker credits and wildfire exemptions, certified property tax revenue for 2026 equals $643,580,411, about $6.8 million less than the mayor's projection of $650,388,623. Staff said the difference is largely due to appeals and corrections during the appeal period.

The division's materials show increases across property classes, with the biggest growth in the long-term rental classification, which added about 940 parcels in part as a result of changes under Ordinance 57-27. The packet also shows nearly half of taxes under appeal come from the hotel/resort class and explains the practice of reducing the certified total by 50% of valuation on appeal for budgeting purposes.

Committee members asked staff how many appeals had been filed and how appeals affect the budget. Carrie Stockwell and Director Marcy Martin said 1,009 appeals were lodged for the period ending April 9; appeals will be heard beginning in June. Staff explained that the 50% reduction is a standard, cautious adjustment because the board of review and, if necessary, tax appeal court outcomes are uncertain.

Other materials in the division's handouts included owner-occupied exemption statistics, long-term rental exemption statistics, circuit breaker estimates and district-level maps of assessed value and average tax per parcel. Staff noted an online long-term rental exemption application and an implementation of automated reminder notices for owners already in the program.

The committee did not take a final vote on rates; members used the certification as the factual basis for further deliberations on tiers, homeowner exemptions and potential changes to agricultural and residential tiers.","Maui County\u0000real property assessment division certified 2025 values showing a 14.3% increase in certified value, with certified property tax revenue slightly below the mayor's budget projection after adjustments for appeals.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves new funding for animal sheltering, spay/neuter and feral-animal mitigation

Council increases individual residency-area grant pots to $200,000

Council adds $2 million for local food purchasing as resilience hubs discussion continues

Real property values rise 14.3% as county releases 2025 tax certification