County of Maui
Kōmike Aloha ʻĀina (2025-2027)
CONTACT INFORMATION Office of Council Services, 200 South High Street, Wailuku, Hawai‘i 96793 Tel: (808) 270-7838 COMMITTEE STAFF Kasie Apo Takayama, Kirsten Szabo, Lori Ann Tengan, Megan Moniz, and Kepa Revelle CONNECTIVITY This meeting is being conducted in accordance with Section 92-3.7, HRS. Nothing said in the meeting or included in the agenda is intended to create obligations in excess of those required under Section 92-3.7, HRS. If Zoom connectivity affecting quorum is lost, the Committee will be in recess. It will not be considered a loss of quorum unless connectivity cannot be restored within 30 minutes. If the Zoom connection is prematurely terminated, for whatever reason, please log back into the same link. If connectivity affecting quorum cannot be restored within 30 minutes, the meeting will automatically reconvene the following Tuesday at 9 a.m., using the same virtual connections, unless the Committee announces a different date and time. OFFICIAL LOCATIONS AND TESTIMONY Video testimony via Zoom link: http://tinyurl.com/KAA-Committee Remote oral testimony is also available online via the same Zoom link. In-person testimony and viewing: Molokai District Complex, 100 Ainoa Street, Kaunakakai Courtesy testimony and viewing: Mitchell Pauʻole Community Center, Main Hall, 90 Ainoa Street, Kaunakakai, Hawaiʻi Oral testimony is limited to 3 minutes per item. An individual’s request to testify shall be deemed withdrawn if the individual does not answer when called to testify. Testimony must pertain to items on the meeting agenda. Testifiers must direct their remarks to the presiding officer and not to any individual Councilmember or individual in the audience. If audiovisual connection is lost at the official location for in-person testimony and viewing, the Committee will be in recess for up to 30 minutes to restore connectivity. If connectivity cannot be restored within 30 minutes, the meeting will automatically reconvene the following Tuesday at 9 a.m., at the same official location for in-person testimony and viewing, unless the Committee announces a different date, time, and location. If a meeting participant wishes to testify anonymously, they should log in to the meeting with an appropriate anonymous name and virtually raise their hand. If a testifier connects to the meeting by phone, the Chair will call the last four digits of the testifier's phone number. The Chair may mute or remove testifiers from the meeting who violate the Council's Standards of Decorum. Written testimony will be accepted via eComment. Search for the meeting date on mauicounty.us/agendas, click on the eComment link, then select the agenda item to submit comments on. Alternatively, written testimony will be accepted via email to KAA.committee@mauicounty.us or postal service to KAʻĀ Committee, Maui County Council, 200 South High Street, Wailuku, Hawai‛i 96793. For more information on testifying, please visit www.mauicounty.us/testify or contact the Office of Council Services. COURTESY PHONE TESTIMONY Dial 1-669-444-9171 or 1-719-359-4580 and enter meeting code 334 967 6349# If courtesy phone testimony becomes unavailable, the meeting will continue without that option. COURTESY TESTIMONY SITES - COUNCIL RESIDENCY AREA OFFICES East Maui: 80 Hauʻoli Road, Hāna, (808) 248-7513 Lāna‘i: 814 Fraser Avenue, Lāna‘i City, (808) 565-7094 Makawao-Ha‘ikū-Pā‘ia: Heritage Hall, 401 Baldwin Avenue, Suite 102, Pā‘ia, (808) 793-0099 South Maui: MEDB Building, 1305 North Holopono Street, Suite 4A, Kīhei, (808) 793-0012 West Maui: 60 Kenui Street, Lahaina Councilmembers may or may not participate from Courtesy Testimony Sites. If any Courtesy Testimony Site loses its audio connection to the meeting, the meeting will continue without that location, irrespective of whether a Councilmember is participating from there. Subject to change and staffing availability without notice. Visit mauicounty.us for more information. DISABILITY ACCESS Anyone requesting an auxiliary aid or service or an accommodation due to a disability should contact the Office of Council Services at least three working days prior to the meeting date at (808) 270-7838 or county.council@mauicounty.us. _____________________________________________________________________ Agenda items are subject to cancellation.
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Komike Aloha 'Aina (2025-2027 term) is a Maui 县议会 committee focused on environmental stewardship, conservation, and the relationship between land, water, and community. It reviews legislation related to natural resource management, coastal protection, watershed preservation, and traditional Hawaiian land management practices.
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This committee centers the Hawaiian value of aloha 'aina — love of the land — in county policymaking. Residents, cultural practitioners, and environmental advocates can testify on policies that affect how Maui County manages its natural resources and honors its responsibilities to the land and future generations.