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Key council actions included:
- Adopting a resolution to transfer $3,000,000 within the Department of Police FY2025 budget to cover unanticipated operational costs; the council approved the transfer after a committee review. (Resolution 25-87)
- Passing on first reading a budget amendment (Bill 51, 2025) that adds funding to Phase 1 of a roadway project identified as a countywide traffic and safety program.
- Approving small appropriations and clarifications for Department of Water Supply projects (Bills 52 and 53), including funds to address federal lead and copper rule compliance and to support Kahului economic-development cultural programs.
- Considering and passing a number of second-reading ordinances that included a groundwater study partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (Bill 19 CD1) and updates to the county flood-hazard code (Bill 28 CD1); council members said the groundwater work is crucial to West Maui due to post-fire water-supply uncertainty.
- Advancing budget-related housekeeping measures, including filing and rescission steps for the mayor’s request on a supplemental budget measure (Bill 15 filed by council action to effect the mayor’s request).

The council also adopted ceremonial resolutions and appointments including a ceremonial resolution honoring the Seabury Hall boys basketball team (Resolution 25-91) and a personnel appointment for a legislative analyst in Council Services; those items were adopted with procedural votes recorded in the meeting minutes. Several items were referred or discharged to committees for further consideration. The clerk recorded votes and announced outcomes for each motion during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Maui County - Council of the County of Maui on 2025-04-17 9:00 AM - Regular Meeting - Apr 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 17 meeting the Maui County Council approved several budget amendments, passed ceremonial resolutions and advanced ordinances and CIP appropriations, including funding for roadway and water-system projects and a police operations transfer.","taxTitle","Maui County, Hawaii","taxId",12846,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6595004,"Maui Council proclaims April as Child Abuse Prevention Month; coalition urges stable funding for prevention",0,3122000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3045212-616ea2a91ecb631a9858278731375f82&start=3122&end=3122","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3045212-616ea2a91ecb631a9858278731375f82/thumbnail_3122000.jpg","/articles/6595004/Maui-County/Hawaii/Maui-Council-proclaims-April-as-Child-Abuse-Prevention-Month-coalition-urges-stable-funding-for-prevention","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595004-0c26f9f5ded774136d5f66a7fb71fba6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771067323&Signature=QPrS50NafY3faotKKcFZy5DpYLtJA0w0sC-Y1FBPmY0MECjCK~4HAq8PE02LaTYgjOCs0w6EkSA40fZVPWTcYakRKQJCSleoa4Evo9osuDQFtbZjYOTf0fMKJSCUl~NRFBjMM~foccgdsI6DKZw1zX40rHhWjiOV-vcR~3plRhQACuqoL4Gf05b-Yap9H5ZK7DoLIpyF4NhXGI~vm5sC~uYHSV8gyXi9lyPtf-f38w-jBXT5wjfIm8y2FZU7lEPyRNsMIvUkRfcm5sUCq1MnmEDeME3pbNZQO2PLNSlcWEH5mTS4YORoxyxCjSEXSHshaTGwBjLZbW4f4pICbwHc2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Maui County Council adopted Resolution 25-92 recognizing April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month and calling attention to the role of prevention in long-term recovery and resilience for the county’s caregivers and workforce.

The resolution passed after multiple community providers testified on behalf of the Ho‘o Kaika Partnership (also referenced as Ho‘o Kaika/Hoi Kaika partnership in the record), a county coalition of nonprofits and agencies focused on preventing child abuse and supporting family resilience. Speakers described the partnership’s work distributing tangible supports after the August wildfires, delivering culturally rooted children’s books and navigation services, and running a “healing the healers” program to reduce burnout among providers. They urged stable investment and consistent funding to maintain navigators, healing programs, and other coordinated services that have supported thousands of families countywide, including in Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i.

Testifiers described adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their long-term health impacts, and several presenters emphasized that prevention strategies—paid family leave, affordable childcare, trauma-informed care and stable workforce supports—reduce future social and health costs. Agencies listed in testimony and in the resolution include Maui Family Support Services, Neighborhood Place of Wailuku/Child & Family Service, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center of Maui, Imua Family Services, and others. Providers told the council that funding instability had forced pauses in services and staff departures.

Council members moved to adopt the resolution; a roll call was taken and the clerk recorded nine ayes and zero nos. Members thanked providers for their testimony and for work supporting families and recovery needs following the wildfires.","The council adopted a resolution recognizing April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month after testimony from health and family-service providers about adverse childhood experiences and gaps in funding for prevention and workforce supports.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6595009,"Maui Council honors kupuna Walter Ritte with resolution and community tributes",1880,8011000,9891000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3045212-616ea2a91ecb631a9858278731375f82&start=8011&end=9891","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3045212-616ea2a91ecb631a9858278731375f82/thumbnail_8011000.jpg","/articles/6595009/Maui-County/Hawaii/Maui-Council-honors-kupuna-Walter-Ritte-with-resolution-and-community-tributes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595009-a99a74cb6deca5981ade35ec3fb52e52/orig.mp4?Expires=1771067323&Signature=cDsFaws-yTQbqytLSbbGt9M~~cGETYFZuEsOVmaMr3JAxp0m7s-PJ1jh5xgRfbUDLf57e96tF~-z0GyA4ySIjScsYnxn4GAttEgO4rcW4sC9yBlPMLVxbXJBdLguyPIamkXP-Jp7qDSWjenWyEHwbqyNVtQhAgWkWZtlg~0JlIbjliVGCZMX0ARCYaA8~A19HVHNF3wxRp5~clya18qIpugT0~a5CNWl~s0FEPeHfe7Qb3HFX0jB-LphFzm5SQTk45J11-3MExuPVHt9ezN4hyvZzN9UEyMliI9Dmqhb19yS2G7OQEglJBsZZGq3kkXS7L3T3NOlV~EpxWDyRf3Ncg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Maui County Council unanimously adopted Resolution 25-93 honoring Walter Ritte Jr. for “a lifetime of advocacy, leadership, and dedication to the people and ʻāina of Hawai‘i,” including recognition of his role in cultural protection, native rights movements and community stewardship.

Council members approved the resolution after an extended period of public comment in which dozens of community members, relatives and cultural practitioners—many from Molokaʻi—testified in the chambers and by phone. Testimony described Ritte as a pivotal figure in Hawaiian sovereignty and environmental protection efforts, citing his role in kūʻia (protective actions) on Molokaʻi, opposition to large-scale developments, restoration of loko iʻa (fishponds), and work to revive Makahiki ceremonies. Speakers emphasized Ritte’s decades of activism and celebrated his 80th birthday; the mayor had earlier proclaimed April 12, 2025, “Aloha Day” in his honor.

Supporters from across Maui County described personal memories and credited Ritte with building movements that restored traditional learning, protected access to shoreline and cultural places, and mentored younger activists. Several speakers asked the council to create more opportunities to honor living leaders and to ensure that community knowledge and cultural protections remain central to county decision-making.

Council members on both sides of the chamber praised Ritte’s leadership. After a substitute version of the resolution was moved to incorporate language the sponsor requested, the council took two votes—first to adopt the substitute and then the motion as amended. The clerk recorded the final vote as unanimous, and the chair invited Ritte and his family to the dais for photographs.

The resolution directs certified copies to be transmitted to Ritte and a list of state and local officials and organizations. The measure passed by voice or roll-call with no noes recorded in the meeting transcript.","The council adopted a resolution recognizing Walter Ritte for decades of cultural and environmental activism; dozens of family members and supporters testified in favor during an extended public-comment period.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6595012,"Maui Council approves Lanai community plan amendment after heated public testimony",5849,10747000,16596000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3045212-616ea2a91ecb631a9858278731375f82&start=10747&end=16596","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3045212-616ea2a91ecb631a9858278731375f82/thumbnail_10747000.jpg","/articles/6595012/Maui-County/Hawaii/Maui-Council-approves-Lanai-community-plan-amendment-after-heated-public-testimony","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595012-781be60d4fb819e72e0d1b6338419fbe/orig.mp4?Expires=1771067323&Signature=kQT4LsyZM8KYshFoQ5aOuqnCpxMWv2T3kdh2BzCIHFnBUeePvvjBJl0xEwt~AGihjtRlV~bQYJ6pG0evGtpZHXq1wxH0YmuS9ht72suaFr~UcBbWQ89CgMMXO6FwqIuvhX18XmHA-GfM9zqFqhNQGnDgHfYdQFR319ycfRVLMfuUoCaUHZSW8vCUlqp2tWfeh7OJ32HGKMsu2mq2fWVaDNor~TTThb5q~BEEvb8tGni0hKDK59SsfLTra2Ehqyu~63t5XOopz3e0yVmUp4IjKHVeSSfbAVkiJ-auID12o5Yqe30R0V7~UpOddzenM8aEX8hgBwlb02XzZl8vPHE6dw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Maui County Council approved on second and final reading a ratification ordinance amending the Lāna‘i Community Plan for about 268.349 acres in Lāna‘i City, clearing the way for a revised master plan for property owned by Pulama Lāna‘i and related parties.

The council’s vote followed a packed local hearing on Lāna‘i where multiple residents asked the council to preserve two longtime ranch houses and to halt changes they said would displace families and diminish access to places of cultural and personal memory. A group of speakers told the council they had deep ties to the properties and asked the body not to simply “check the box” on the amendment.

Supporters of the amendment, including council members who traveled to Lāna‘i for a local meeting, said the proposed change reduces the previously approved entitlements—removing opportunities for large-scale resort development and a golf course—and that the change reflected input from community meetings and technical review. Council members who supported the measure said Pulama Lāna‘i had agreed to scale back entitlements and that approving the plan amendment keeps the developer negotiating with the community rather than pursuing higher-density options it could still lawfully build.

Several longtime Lāna‘i residents described the ranch houses at issue as anchors of family history and culture; one testifier said the houses and their placement tied families to the land and recalled being a child who used those properties as a playground. Others emphasized the difficulty of traveling to testify in person from an island with limited transport and urged the council to weigh the community’s testimony heavily. Opponents argued the amendment was advanced after procedural errors in earlier steps and asked the council to reopen the record or reconsider.

Council discussion reflected the split testimony. Some members expressed sympathy for the local witnesses and the emotional weight of their testimony. Others emphasized the practical effect of reduced entitlements, saying the amended plan removes potential large-scale resort development and thus represented a net reduction in intensity.

The council adopted the ordinance on second and final reading. The record shows the council passed the amendment by roll call; the transcript records the final tally as the motion carrying with a majority, and the clerk announced the motion carries. Individual roll-call attributions were not fully legible in the transcript, so the article records the outcome and the publicly stated vote tally rather than assigning each vote to a specific member.

Going forward, supporters urged continued dialogue between the developer and community representatives; opponents said they want stronger protections for the houses and for any future siting decisions that could affect family homesteads and places of cultural memory.","The Maui County Council approved a community-plan amendment for 268.35 acres on Lāna‘i despite testimony from long-time residents who said the change would affect culturally important places and homes tied to local families.","actionData","errors"]

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