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Votes at a glance: Key actions by the Maui County Council on March 7, 2025
Summary
A concise roundup of formal council votes taken on March 7, 2025, including committee reports, resolutions, appointments and ordinance votes. Items with substantial debate are covered in separate articles; this list summarizes additional actions recorded in the meeting minutes.
The Maui County Council took the following formal actions on March 7, 2025. Items that generated extended debate are reported in separate articles.
Committee reports and budget/finance actions - CR 25-2 (Budget, Finance & Economic Development Committee): Recommended first reading of Bill 17 CD1 to increase the unreimbursed transfers/loans ceiling to $150,000,000 (from $100,000,000). Motion adopted by council (vote recorded as 9 ayes, 0 nos). Purpose: avoid pausing bond-funded capital projects while awaiting bond issuance; administration expected to issue bonds in August.
Disaster Recovery and planning resolutions - CR 25-3 / Bill 105 (discussed at length — see separate article): Adopted (9-0). See full article for details about rebuilding nonconforming uses and TBR restrictions. - CR 25-4 / Resolution 25-49 CD1: Authorize acquisition of land at 968 Limahana Place, Lahaina (24,018 sq ft) for recovery uses; recommended and approved by council (vote 9-0). Short-term uses may include temporary housing or storage; long-term uses cited include transient-oriented development or community corridor.
Government relations, ethics & transparency - CR 25-5 / Resolution 24-90 CD1: Reappointment of Lance T. Taguchi as County Auditor (term beginning 07/01/2025). Committee recommended reappointment by 9-0 vote; council adopted the recommendation (vote recorded 9 ayes, 0 nos; Member Cook noted excused presence later recorded as 8 ayes, 1 excused in roll call sequence).
Claims and settlements - CR 25-6 (Resolution 25-13 CD1): Authorize settlement in Abraham Park matter (claim filed 12/08/2023) in amount $111,127.45. Committee recommended (9-0); council adopted recommendation. - CR 25-7 (Resolution 25-43): Authorize settlement related to Comar Valley Properties eminent-domain-related claims. Committee recommended; council adopted recommendation. - CR 25-8 (Resolution 25-46): Authorize settlement related to Conservation Council for Hawaii and American Bird Conservancy claims regarding street lights and imperiled seabirds; committee recommended with vote recorded and the council adopted recommendation.
Other resolutions and appointments - Resolution 25-73: Acceptance of a donated 1997 Jeep for Department of Fire and Public Safety; substituted ASF approved and final action taken (suspension of Rule 19 and final passage, 9-0). - Resolution 25-77: Appointment of Jamie Lynn KP Paha as accounts payable specialist in Office of Council Services. Motion adopted (9-0). - Resolution 25-78: Urged mayor to reach a fair settlement to provide temporary hazard pay to eligible Maui County Hawaii Firefighters Association members for COVID-19 essential work. Adopted (8 ayes, 1 excused).
Ordinances and second/final readings - Bill 7 CD1 (Mayor/Economic Development grants) and Bill 25 (police/transportation highway safety grants) were passed on second and final reading (9-0 on both items). - Bill 20 (amendment to notice requirements for real property tax rates/tier hearings) substituted and passed as FD2; Rule 19 suspended and final action taken (9-0). - Bill 23 (small appropriation adjustments for community events/cleanup) passed on second reading (vote recorded in meeting minutes). - Bill 27 FD2 and related rule-suspension motions (vacancies/INB procedures): substituted and passed final reading 9-0. (See related article on boards and commissions reforms.)
Votes summary (selected): - Bills/resolutions passed unanimously (9-0): CR25-2 (limit increase to $150M), CR25-3 (Bill 105), CR25-4 (Limahana acquisition), Resolution 25-74 (kupuna unit), multiple settlements and appointments where recorded as unanimous. - Non-unanimous action: Bill 29 (Cultural Resources Commission change) final reading 6-3; Bill 30 (residency requirement changes for some commissions) 7-2.
If you need a downloadable list of roll-call tallies, movers, and seconds for each item, staff minutes and the official meeting recording are the source of the verbatim roll-call records and are available through the Office of the County Clerk.
