The Maui County Council took the following actions and recorded these outcomes during its Jan. 17, 2025 meeting. This list captures motions made on the record and the vote tallies as announced in the meeting minutes.

Key adopted measures

- Resolution 25-12 (additional compensation for special counsel Catan Muchen LLP): adopted (9 ayes, 0 nos).
- Resolution 25-15 (exceptions to section 3.35.070 for Kilohana Makai): adopted (9 ayes, 0 nos).
- Resolution 25-16 (exceptions/modifications for Aikanaha Residences phases 1 & 2): adopted (9 ayes, 0 nos).
- Resolution 25-17 (additional compensation for special counsel ESNA Inc. for legal matter listed): adopted (8 ayes, 0 nos, 1 excused).
- Resolution 25-18 (authorize managed-retreat funds for Montokuji Mission): adopted (recorded as approved during meeting; implementing ordinance Bill 188 FD1 passed on second reading – recorded yeas announced by chair, see agenda item for recorded tally).
- Resolution 25-20 (conveyance amendment to grant contiguous parcel to Lahaina Community Land Trust): adopted (announced tally: 8 ayes, 0 nos; 1 excused).
- Resolution 25-22 (applauding health-care workers on contract ratification): adopted (announced tally: 8 ayes, 0 nos; 1 excused).

Selected ordinances passed on second and final reading

- Bill 2 (intergovernmental agreement for Spring House debris removal/artifact custody): passed first reading Jan.17 (8 ayes, 0 nos, 1 excused); second reading pending.
- Bill 3 (Lanai Community Plan ratification FD1 substitution): substituted and passed first reading to allow a required public hearing on Lāna‘i prior to second reading (8 ayes, 0 nos, 1 excused).
- Bill 117 CD1 (University of Hawaii Hawaiian language/studies workshops for county employees): passed on second and final reading (9 ayes, 0 nos).
- Bill 127 CD1 (bilingual government implementation per charter section 13-17): passed on second and final reading (9 ayes, 0 nos).
- Bill 146 CD1 (water-demand methodology: gallons-per-day vs fixture count): passed on second and final reading (9 ayes, 0 nos).
- Bill 170 CD1, Bill 187 CD1, Bill 189 CD1 and Bill 1 (various budget and grant adjustments described on the agenda): passed on second and final reading (recorded as adopted during meeting; individual tallies announced on the record).
- Bill 180 CD1 (private water catchment systems up to 30,000 gallons): passed on second and final reading (9 ayes, 0 nos).
- Bill 188 FD1 (managed-retreat appropriation for Montokuji Mission): passed on second and final reading (recorded as adopted; see agenda item for vote announcement).

Notes on procedure and follow-up

- Several budget and administrative resolutions were referred to committees; the council recorded referrals and committee assignments during the meeting.
- Council members asked administrations to return with follow-up reports where measures require implementation (for example, Department of Water Supply quarterly reports after Bill 146 and follow-up remediation planning for Montokuji after Bill 188).

For full motion wording, council meeting minutes and staff transmittals, see the official Jan. 17 meeting packet and the Department of the County Clerk.