Aloha. You are discussing General Budget Provisions today at 2:45, yet the public has nor been informed of this in advance and has not had the opportunity to review the documents. You folks recently made a decision on permit fee increases, doubling them, that will affect residents. You are not being transparent with financial decisions that affect residents. In addition, giving the Mayor a blanket discretion for spending appropriations is not in the benefit of residents at all. Our Mayor prioritizes the tourism industry over resident welfare and has consistently tried to stop all efforts at controlling over-tourism by controlling accommodations and has vetoed all efforts at facilitating affordable housing for residents. Please increase transparency for budgetary matters!

Dear Council Members, I just noticed that based on the Detailed corrected Schedule for today that was just submitted today at 10:08 am after this meeting started, you are scheduled to discuss the General Budget Provisions at 2:45pm yet I do not see anything in the BFED file on Granicus regarding the General Budget Provisions. If this Council is committed in any way to transparency you should not be discussing any item for which the public has not had an advance opportunity to review the documents on this issue. You did the same thing last week when you discussed the proposed Recreation and Park permit fee increases. Council Member Paltin submitted these proposed increases at 11:08 am on 4.20.22, well after public testimony had closed for the day. The Council subsequently began discussin the proposed fee increases at 10 pm that night. This is not transparent. This same process occurred a few years ago when CM Hokama proposed massive last minute increases to the Recreation and Park permit fees. The Council passed them and then a few months later when the impacted residents discovered the increases the public backlash was so strong that many of the increases were reduced. Why do you conduct the public's business in this manner? Please stop it. I mentioned in an ecomment last week, I strongly advise against the Council including any General Budget Provision that attempts to give the Mayor general blanket discretion to spend appropriations in his "best judgment." This is neither necessary, required or advisable. The Council, on BFED Chair Rawlins-Fernandez suggestion, has added a blanket mayoral spending discretion clause to the General Budget Provisions for FY 21 and FY 22 with disastrous results. Please do not do this again.

Maui County Regional Wastewater Initiative

My wife and I have owned our property in the Ma'alaea Village for 13+ years. I want to go on record in strong support of revisiting and approving the Ma'alaea Regional Wastewater Initiative. Before the window for funds through the federal government closes to get support for Maui's efforts for this urgently needed infrastructure and return Ma'alaea Bay to the pristine level it once was, please reconsider and support this initiative. Using today's technology, we must reverse the decisions from the past that are causing this eco impact.

Mahalo

Richard and Jackie Smith
70 Hauoli St. Apt. 110
Wailuku, HI 96793

Injection wells

My name is,
Tom Vellani
50 Hauoli St. #310
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793

I am a year round resident in the Ma'alaea condo area. I would like to encourage you to include the $9.5 million dollars in the county's budget that is under consideration for injection wells in the Ma'alaea neighborhood.

I am retired, and a huge assessment for condo owners to pay for injection wells would drive me from my home.

Ma'alaea harbor and shoreline is a treasure for the entire county not just the condo owners on Hauoli Street. Yes, many of the condos on Hauoli are used as tourist rentals, but these owners pay the necessary guest property taxes for their busines, taxes that benefit the entire county.

Again, I respectfully ask that you include the money for the injection wells in your budget.

Sincerely,
Tom Vellani

Aloha Maui County Council Members,

Please vote YES to fund a wastewater treatment plant in the 2023 budget.

Mahalo,

Cynthia Hager
50 Hauoli St., Suite 108
Wailuku, HI 96793
808.986.8109
cindy.gma@hawaiiantel.net

Maalaea

As a condo owner in Maalaea, I highly support the passage of the regional wastewater system under consideration.

Thank you, David Aines

Maalaea

I am an owner of a condo in Maalaea and absolutely support the regional wastewater system that is up for reconsideration.

Deborah Aines

Maalaea Waste Treatment

I fully support your efforts to protect the marine environment at Maalaea Bay by eliminating injection wells. It would also be an amazing environmental improvement to use reclaimed water for irrigation instead of fresh water.
Thank you for your efforts!

Gale B. Uhl

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Hello,
I am righting to ask that you consider building the Waste Water Treatment Plant in the Maalaea area. The need is for environmental and future planning. I believe a municipal owned facility has the ability for funding from Enterprise funds, Government matches and grants that private facility don’t have an opportunity to achieve. The facility will take care of an age old problem with injection wells failing and bring forth new technology far more advanced. Investing in the future is a good road map for future generations to enjoy a legacy built now. I am will aware of a collection system as I hold Waste Water Collection certs hear in Washington State and work for a municipality.
In closing, please consider moving forward with the build out of the facility that will provide continued income and sustainability for the residents and visitors to a great County and State.

Thank you for taking the time to listen to the statement as a condo owner at Hono Kai A 16

Sincerely,
Todd and Renee Klein

WWTR for Consideration

Hello Council- PLEASE, Please reconsider the decision on the waste water treatment plant for Maalaea.

We are part owners of Hona Kai A-7. Our Family has had this unit for over 40 years. I feel like I grew up on Maui and feel very lucky for that.
Over the past 30 years I've personally seen the Maalaea Bay deteriorate into a murky mess. The clear water of the 80's has become a kitchen sink of dirty water with visibility almost at 0 feet.
The coral I've also watched go from gorgeous reds and greens, to a grey filmy muck.

The damage to Maalaea is very evident over the years. I've been hearing about this Treatment plant now for what seems 15 years, and what seems like endless discussion has gone no where.
Yet, one of the crown jewels of Maui, Maalaea Bay, has had very little urgency to fix the problem.
Please end the bureaucracy and Let's start this treatment plant. I can't imagine a Maui 30 years from now if this not done.
On this Earth Day with the opportunity to fix this, we should. We all should be concerned.
This is our chance to preserve a crown jewel of the island.
Let's take it! If we don't take this chance to fix it, we will all regret it.

Thank You Council. I know you will do the right thing for the island, the people, the future, the environment and Maalaea Bay.

Eric, Merrell and Axel Emken
714-6515312

Urgent: The Regional wastewater initiative is up for reconsideration

My wife and I own 300 Hauoli St #B4 in Maalaea and we strong encourage you to vote yes on this.
Best,
Jacob and Kimberly Christfort

Please Support Maalaea Wastewater Project

We are writing to express our support for including the Maalaea Regional Wastewater Reclamation System in the 2023 budget. Your consideration for this much needed project would be appreciated.

Barbara and John Pile
70 Hauoli Street Apt. 104
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793

We support funding for the Ma'alaea wastewater system

My Fiancé and I have owned our home here in Ma’alaea since 2007. We strongly support the Council Member Kelly King’s proposal to include $9.5 million for a Ma’alaea Regional Wastewater Reclamation System in the 2023 budget.

Sincerely,

Carey Clenchy and Kenneth Johnson
50 Hau’oli St. Apt 405
Wailuku, HI 96793

Please include $9.5 million on the County budget to build a Maalaea regional plant and fix the injection well problem

To the County Council,

Please include $9.5 million on the County budget to build a Maalaea regional plant and fix the injection well.

Thanks,

Makani A Kai B2

Wenji Sun

We support funding for the Ma'alaea wastewater system

My husband and I have owned our home here in Ma’alaea since 2011. We strongly support the Council Member Kelly King’s proposal to include $9.5 million for a Ma’alaea Regional Wastewater Reclamation System in the 2023 budget.

Nancy and John Norman
70 Hau’oli St. Apt. 205
Wailuku, HI 96793

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