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Vice Chair Yukile Sugimura moved to pass the measure and explained the change would allow the department to treat sole proprietors as eligible grantees under the county grants program. Department of Agriculture grant coordinator Anna Mejia Vasconcelos told the council the change was time sensitive because several sole proprietors had already received awards under pending grants and the county needed the ordinance in place before the close of the fiscal cycle.

Mejia Vasconcelos listed two example grantees, Halakala Creamery and Kahu Farms, and said the department would provide a complete list of the nine sole-proprietor grantees to the council. Councilmember Tamara Poulton asked for the names; the department agreed to supply the list to the clerk.

Councilmembers asked whether the grants were sole-sourced or awarded through the regular grant application process; Mejia Vasconcelos said the grantees applied through the county grants program and eligibility determinations are made after application review. The council also referenced input from the Department of the Corporation Counsel and the Office of Council Services before moving the bill.

The motion to pass the bill carried 6 ayes, 0 nos; Councilmembers Tom Cook, Shane Senesi and Keani Rollins Fernandez were recorded as excused. The department committed to send a formal list of grantees to the council office for the record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Maui County - Council of the County of Maui on 2025-06-12 9:00 AM - Special Meeting - Jun 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council passed a bill to amend Chapter 3.36 of the Maui County Code so sole proprietors can qualify for county grants administered by the Department of Agriculture; members said the change is time-sensitive because several sole proprietors already received awards.","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},6533315,"Council appoints Dwight Burns to Independent Nomination Board",151,1293285,1444969,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3789432-3c162249645156d54f521b7775c71fb7&start=1293&end=1444","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3789432-3c162249645156d54f521b7775c71fb7/thumbnail_1293285.jpg","/articles/6533315/Maui-County/Hawaii/Council-appoints-Dwight-Burns-to-Independent-Nomination-Board","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533315-0eb9c032cde18fa82b265f08c1df4973/orig.mp4?Expires=1770431960&Signature=g9QnqidrRtzBEKQABbY-ga2haW92PumiRkZj2STtq~XCCZyeLixoja4nQQ9iF0DfLq6SO1qfdyYAYMWTYfv-fuel7rOrfMrIt5Fti6QDIGlXOWZ9VL91FAZ4exKt0xhMVg~5Y9bcH-NV-Qx8dd4tUAaA-BPghRO0X-LBLquxf4NW~3vyz~FWPrN2Ek7y94MKjTHQLjfpoxYCjAIKE4LIWxyJ8xdVGsFZqILCJIq3en1xyfc4GF~Mlqki0aceVdk60NB9VLVLYpg1TRwlYif4m6Yk3vL3B~m-h6YW5fjpq7HhBLvo4Atqxn2dBOgRiAHYfdlzvyd~Sez9SQqGojyTGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Maui County Council on June 12 adopted Resolution 25-126 to appoint Dwight Burns to the Independent Nomination Board, voting 6-0 with three members excused.

Councilmember Lehi Hagen moved to discharge the Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee and then moved to adopt Resolution 25-126. The council amended the resolution to place Dwight Burns on Exhibit B for approval with a term expiring March 31, 2026; Vice Chair Yukile Sugimura seconded the amended motion.

Hodgins (the motioning member) told colleagues the item had been scheduled for committee but had to be handled on the floor to meet filing deadlines. After members confirmed they had the opportunity to meet the nominee previously and had reviewed his application, the council voted to approve the appointment.

The motion to adopt Resolution 25-126 as amended passed 6 ayes, 0 nos; Councilmembers Tom Cook, Shane Senesi and Keani Rollins Fernandez were recorded as excused. No public testimony was recorded on this item during the special meeting.","Resolution 25-126 was adopted to appoint Dwight Burns to the Independent Nomination Board; council acted to meet committee filing deadlines and voted 6-0 with three excused.",{"_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},6533320,"Maui County Council approves Crystal Thomas to Commission on Persons with Disabilities after other nominee withdraws",430,866845,1296965,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3789432-3c162249645156d54f521b7775c71fb7&start=866&end=1296","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3789432-3c162249645156d54f521b7775c71fb7/thumbnail_866845.jpg","/articles/6533320/Maui-County/Hawaii/Maui-County-Council-approves-Crystal-Thomas-to-Commission-on-Persons-with-Disabilities-after-other-nominee-withdraws","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533320-2773acdf857d0aa53a8360314ee62547/orig.mp4?Expires=1770431960&Signature=TSurGm5K5Pka-qNxo7-2RYW2E-9A4AhQHS7NyQLJya3lLyYnFxDQsT2YsYBWmr3bPcIoHh~zUWK35LcT8RzOFnQkcmPcAYPD4mb1NYiisOiGeTFdzx2pheXo19ZMQ7In5PMI50o60nP0xRJF0aBWB~U8rLI0LGkf35j1olRggNbIrzHcgYldVumTQdE80nBap191BU31R-R1oBPRFfPOIXJeC8sqISlCxOypBNBSLLu4JX7ZK8IWxNHCVW2W-1ARiG-x7JBSYg3qxLw7zcjAGQQ6RveKbRjooLRXI4pMGH6OxXO4TUIBvBz8E25v6HdmM6RYOKRil28VxbOi5BGVxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Maui County Council on June 12 adopted Resolution 25-125 to appoint Crystal Thomas to the Maui County Commission on Persons with Disabilities, voting 6-0 with three members excused.

The action followed a procedural issue when one of the two nominees named in the resolution, Lisa Marie Tylerman, submitted a written withdrawal. Council legal staff advised that a timely written withdrawal should not be acted upon and that the withdrawn name should be omitted from both the approval and disapproval exhibits. Councilmember Lehi Hagen moved the resolution and Vice Chair Yukile Sugimura seconded the adoption as amended to place Crystal Thomas on the approval exhibit with a term expiring March 31, 2027.

David Rotz, director in the Office of Council Services, told the council: “Perhaps the nominee who is withdrawn would just not have her name moved to either the approval or disapproval exhibit. It would just not be acted upon as First Deputy Corporation Counsel had recommended.” First Deputy Corporation Counsel Mimi Desjardins had earlier advised the council about following the code when a written withdrawal is received.

Council members discussed the timing and procedural implications before withdrawing the portion of the motion that would have acted on Tylerman. After that change, members voted to move Crystal Thomas’s name to the approval exhibit. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nos; Councilmembers Tom Cook, Shane Senesi and Keani Rollins Fernandez were recorded as excused.

The resolution originally listed two appointments. The council recorded Crystal Thomas’s term on Exhibit B as expiring March 31, 2027; the withdrawn nominee, Lisa Marie Tylerman, was not acted on due to the written withdrawal and the council’s reliance on Maui County Code section 2.41.060 for procedure on withdrawn nominations.

The meeting record shows the matter was discharged from the Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee for floor consideration before the council acted on the amended resolution. No public testimony was taken on this item during the meeting.

The council adjourned the special session after completing this and other agenda items.","The council adopted Resolution 25-125 to appoint Crystal Thomas to the Maui County Commission on Persons with Disabilities and did not act on a separate nominee after a written withdrawal; legal staff advised the withdrawn nomination be left off approval/disapproval exhibits.","actionData","errors"]

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