2026 Charter Amendments
1) Maui: Planning Commission Review of General Plan and Land Use Ordinances
Resolution 25-135 proposes adjusting the time frames for Council action on land use ordinances and General Plan revisions to be consistent with the deadlines for review by a planning commission. The amendment also would require that the planning director schedule a public hearing for any Council-initiated revisions to the general plan or land use ordinance within 60 days of Council’s transmittal to the Planning Department.
2) Maui: Standardizing Deadlines for Voter Initiative, Recall, and Charter Amendment
Resolution 25-216 proposes that the County Clerk’s review of initial petitions for voter initiatives, recall of elected officers or board or commission members, and charter amendments would be standardized at 45 days, and the deadline for review of supplemental petitions for voter initiatives and recall of elected
officers or board or commission members would be increased to 30 days.
3) Maui: Computation of Time
Resolution 25-217, CD1 proposes that unless the Charter specifies a date, or the Charter provision concerns vetoing or overriding a veto, deadlines and time periods contained in the Charter would exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
4) Maui: Processing of Claims
Resolution 26-61, FD1 proposes that claims for personal injury or property damage be filed directly with the Director of Finance to streamline the process.
5) Maui: Removing the English Translation of the Hawai'i State Motto
Resolution 26-85 proposes removing the English translation of the Hawai‘i State motto in the Charter’s Preamble.
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6) Maui: Emergency Appropriations
Resolution 26-88, CD1 proposes allowing the County to apply for a line of credit instead of issuing emergency notes when there are not enough funds to cover emergency appropriations, and clarifies that funds already appropriated into an emergency fund would not count toward the 1% Charter limit on emergency appropriations.
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7) Maui: Independent Nomination Board
Resolution 26-93, CD1, FD1 proposes to dissolve the Independent Nomination Board (INB), and revert to the prior practice in which the mayor has authority to nominate members of boards and commissions, the Corporation Counsel, and the Prosecuting Attorney, without having to choose from a list of nominees provided by the INB. Likewise, the Council has the authority to appoint the County Clerk and County Auditor without having to choose from a list of nominees provided by the INB. The amendment would also change deadlines related to the nomination process, allow additional policies related to boards and commissions to be set by ordinance, and adjust notice requirements to conform with state law.
8) Maui: Reappointment of Members of the Board of Ethics
Resolution 26-95, CD1, FD1 proposes to allow members of the Board of Ethics to be reappointed for a successive term without a two-year intervening waiting period. The two-year reappointment restrictions for other boards and commissions would remain unchanged.