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Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027), April 23, 2026

Recommends approval: Ka'ahumanu Church Restoration Grant - $1.5 million, 9-0

7h 38m59,328 words
26 mentionssubdivisionindustrialapproveddeniedcommercialshort term rentaltabledmixed useland usepublic hearingresidentialMaui County, HI
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On April 23, 2026, the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) recommended approval of Ka'ahumanu Church Restoration Grant - $1.5 million (9-0).

The Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee continued FY27 budget deliberations, approving multiple grants and conditions including $3.4 million for acquisition of a 14-acre parcel on Alahele Place in Kihei for flood mitigation and future North-South Collector Road, $…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Maui County, HI
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
April 23, 2026
Decisions
14 zoning decisions
Outcome
Recommends approval, 9-0
Next step
Final board vote (pending)

Free sample: decision 1 of 14

Acquisition of 14-acre parcel on Alahele Place, Kihei

Approved $3.4 million bond funding under Department of Public Works for acquisition of TMK 2-3-9017, a 14-acre parcel to be used for southern terminus of North-South Collector Road and flood control. Located on Makai side of Piilani Highway near South Maui Police Department.

  • Portion used for open space may have debt service paid from Open Space Fund in future years

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Key Decisions (14)

Approved

Acquisition of 14-acre parcel on Alahele Place, Kihei

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Keauhali'i Conservation Easement - $3 million

Vote: 8-0 (one excused)1 conditions attached
Approved

Ka'ahumanu Church Restoration Grant - $1.5 million

Vote: 9-0
Approved

Tourism Management Fund Reduction and Conditions

Vote: 8-11 conditions attached
Approved

Countywide DPW Base Yard Facilities CIP Reduction

Vote: 9-0
Approved

Small Grants Program Threshold Increase

Vote: 6-2-11 conditions attached
Approved

Residency Area Funds Increase

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Emergency Fund Reduction - $32 million

Vote: 9-0
Approved

EV Charging Station Idle Fee

Vote: 6-31 conditions attached
Approved

Lanai Public Works Highway Utility Worker Position

Vote: 9-01 conditions attached
Approved

Kipahulu Community Association Land Acquisition - $59,000

Vote: 8-0 (one excused)
Approved

Makahiki Season Marketing Budget Reduction

Vote: 6-2-1
Tabled

Ho'onani Village Water System Funding - $13 million

Tabled

Waikapu Country Town Private Wastewater Facility

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Development Activity (5)

Ho'onani Village Mixed-Use Development

Mixed-Use

Waikapu Country Town

Mixed-Use

Ma'alaya Regional Wastewater Reclamation System (MRWRS)

Infrastructure

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Market Signals (6)

Housing Demand

Waikapu Country Town and Ho'onani Village developments both stalled pending…

Infrastructure

Central Maui Wastewater Reclamation Facility timeline slipped from 2027 to…

Infrastructure

Ma'alaya Bay identified as EPA 303D impaired water body with…

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Zoning terms (11)

26 recorded timestamps

  • subdivision (6 timestamps)
  • industrial (1 timestamps)
  • approved (3 timestamps)
  • denied (1 timestamps)
  • commercial (4 timestamps)
  • short term rental (3 timestamps)

Decision moments (13)

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