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Retired teacher Dean Warner described the road between town and Kalpoe as \"miserable,\" saying heavy construction traffic — \"bulldozers and dump trucks and cement trucks\" — repeatedly damages the surface and creates potholes. Multiple speakers including Kane Kanakaole and Shannara Ng highlighted recurring waterline leaks near Pu'u Wiki and Nahiku and said each break requires digging that leaves the road in poor condition.

Several speakers urged completion of community recreation projects. Meliana Kurokawa testified she collected more than 410 petition signatures for a playground and asked the council and the Parks Department to begin planning, budgeting and permitting. Noe Lecker and other residents urged finishing the skate park and adding parking and accessible restrooms; Lecker said the skate facility is in use but \"dangerous\" because the parking-lot phase was never completed. Mark Tanaka Sanders asked the county to create a comprehensive recreation plan for Hana and outlying communities so projects reflect local priorities rather than outside assumptions.

Ka'uiki Lind raised questions about property tax classifications and whether some family landholdings might qualify for different tax treatment; he referenced historical land grants and asked council staff to review options. Clayton Carvalho Junior and County staff said permitting has been a major factor slowing an affordable-housing project; county staff reported engineers are finalizing right-of-way work for a Habitat-for-Humanity project and community meetings are in progress.

Speakers also voiced support for the Hana Pathway (previously called the Greenway Project), a swimming-pool feasibility suggestion and continued funding for road paving. County staff and committee members encouraged submitters to provide written materials and said Parks Department staff will appear before the committee at a later date to address parks-specific requests. No formal votes or directives were issued at the public-input session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Maui County - Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) on 2025-04-02 6:00 PM - Apr 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Multiple Hana residents told the Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee that county roads and water breaks damage vehicles and impede transportation, requested completion of a playground and skate-park parking, and pressed for faster progress on local affordable housing and pathway projects.","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},6571995,"Hana nonprofits and MEO request continued county funding for youth programs, kupuna meals and transportation",3847,522000,4369000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3061801-bf4bcdcb367ff481ddf6b430a29b8d54&start=522&end=4369","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3061801-bf4bcdcb367ff481ddf6b430a29b8d54/thumbnail_522000.jpg","/articles/6571995/Maui-County/Hawaii/Hana-nonprofits-and-MEO-request-continued-county-funding-for-youth-programs-kupuna-meals-and-transportation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6571995-f92e22075d93eb5e1a92a45809ac4fc6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770719854&Signature=Co2BoOQJVBfLJFClWhB7bxSWNiOkk9Hk8ZQ~cGjvvgNfHY1ZjMj6nrdqYS5hq2aR8wuV90CvDTPGBBX5j2v5pi111fCC5jur5ilW47wVvaVKoZzqY2jvdLdRUMt3emvKqxD1wd0xFaNqm1nyi-JdaLNj9meU-Zhg3txS0aYj0wWhnTWCSMdY388Ae~L7Yk25qmGGX82T6bMRjFfQf2Umgdud2iM8zUX3gHNyiQQvxBqbB9acTmunf0H~TQUKlqB~lbegpjZRMpWVQTO6G528tpIDONjin0QesOJPWQf7zB0K1gJXiHCFdvdIzk0jXtH9hhdDKPoFTBcyx~6qGRoSBA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Multiple nonprofit leaders, school staff and MEO representatives urged the committee to continue or increase funding for programs that serve Hana's youth, kupuna and farmers.

Lipo Kahale'uwahi, representing Makahana Ka'ike, told the committee the nonprofit leverages county Office of Economic Development dollars: \"Through our careful financial stewardship, we leverage every OED dollar at an impressive rate. Last fiscal year, we earned an additional $6.25 for every dollar that the OED invested in us.\" He described Makahana Ka'ike's role in culinary, agriculture and construction training and noted the group's participation on the Maui County food and nutrition plan steering committee.

Kane Kanakaole, branch manager for Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) in East Maui, asked the council to \"continue to support this, and help us sustain this vital lifeline source and service,\" citing MEO's transportation and services to kupuna and keiki. Several speakers described the importance of MEO buses for students and elders; student Keaka Helekahi described Makahana Ka'ike's culinary program: \"Most of everything we cooked is grown from our own hands and planted with the same hands that prepare everything, and then cooked into really delicious foods.\"

Mary Kalikala Brooke, who instructs culinary and financial literacy for Makahana Ka'ike, said the program currently prepares roughly \"1,200 up to 2,200 meals a month\" and packages 25 kupuna distribution bags weekly; she asked the committee to consider funding that would allow a shorter distribution cycle and more recipients. Committee members asked for specific dollar requests and were told program leaders would supply budget details after the meeting.

STEM and school representatives asked that outreach programs remain funded. Teacher Maya Ross described student trips to STEM Works and the \"Excite\" STEM camps, which she said had a demonstrable effect on students' interest in college and STEM majors. Supporters also requested continued microgrant and ag-education funding; farmer Matt Kiley and Kahanu Garden director Mike Opgenorth detailed how small grants and county funding helped purchase equipment and support invasive-species work that protects agriculture.

The mayor's proposed budget includes $20,000 flagged for Hana student travel, which speakers said could help cover trips to Molokai and Lanai. No votes occurred at the public-input session; committee members and staff said they would record and consider the testimony during budget deliberations.","Local nonprofit leaders, school staff, students and Maui Economic Opportunity officials told the Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee they rely on county grants and OED funding for youth camps, culinary and farm training, kupuna meal distribution, and transportation; several asked the council to maintain or increase support.",{"_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},6571999,"Hana advocates push county to acquire site for resilience hub, certified kitchen and food aggregation",103,3444000,3547000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3061801-bf4bcdcb367ff481ddf6b430a29b8d54&start=3444&end=3547","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3061801-bf4bcdcb367ff481ddf6b430a29b8d54/thumbnail_3444000.jpg","/articles/6571999/Maui-County/Hawaii/Hana-advocates-push-county-to-acquire-site-for-resilience-hub-certified-kitchen-and-food-aggregation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6571999-f7d9d9333d8949eb2fe3c81cc1960d3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770719854&Signature=mqYEpdfs0oCYi-GYjrCS-~sUWYkJUzZ0tebNGGn5Bq~HhWr-lEfsOzLApfm8wb02uZBGeGwTcM3x7Y477CGfvZrSMKD4AFR5IhxfI08rLSZl8cczSePn1PcWaZDoFTR4vW-kWTffFgR2uNuQSpDiU8YEuLdru5q4yCywRbLadt~3vvrMaYpTdLlvuIczGNR2iSDjgNmiZnARJ357a0X3KVQsauTZ8MMWvlObsvFXhTtVR7z220FosJRITZ48sjS44zGiX9c~auxy4bTOHEZPXYxc14i8FYpr1bMYw43z~0bb-sWdwBMqUFq4lJDDp-Lq7s2U8Lcp7qUf~PLekfHMDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Scott Crawford, speaking for the Hawaii Farmers Union Hana chapter, urged the committee to support a budget item to acquire a property adjacent to the Hana airport for a resiliency hub and food-aggregation center. \"The special purpose revenues item I3 ... funds for the acquisition of the Hana Hub property at 20 Euwallo Road, just adjacent to the airport,\" Crawford said, noting the site’s 14.5 acres and existing small kitchen and pavilion.

Why it matters: supporters said a certified kitchen and aggregation facility would let local producers do value-added processing, coordinate transport to other-island markets and support community events such as the Taro Festival and Festivals of Aloha. Crawford said short-term work could make the site usable quickly while longer-term capital funding is pursued: \"In the short term, we hope to be able to get the existing facility up and running ... In the longer term, we're also really thankful to the Department of Agriculture included funding in the congressional funding request to Senator Schatz's office.\"

Supporters outlined the site's advantages: existing utilities, structures that could be certified quickly, and scale for aggregation and transport logistics. They argued the hub would reduce waste by giving small producers a shared place to process and pack produce for shipment and would provide a base for events and vendors that now lack certified facilities.

County- and state-level funding discussions are under way. Crawford said the mayor included the acquisition in the proposed budget and that the group intends to pursue CIP funding with the council's Ways and Means Committee once acquisition funds are secured.

No formal vote or commitment was taken at the Hana public input session. Committee members and staff said they heard the testimony for consideration during upcoming budget deliberations.","Farmers, nonprofit leaders and community members urged the Maui County Council’s Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee to fund acquisition of a 14.5-acre property near the Hana airport for a certified kitchen, aggregation facility and resiliency hub, telling the council the site would support local producers and festival operations.","actionData","errors"]

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Hana residents press county to fix roads and waterlines, complete parks and speed affordable housing work

Hana nonprofits and MEO request continued county funding for youth programs, kupuna meals and transportation

Hana advocates push county to acquire site for resilience hub, certified kitchen and food aggregation