The Hawaiʻi Ledger Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026

Maui County · land use · Lānaʻi Planning Commission; Molokaʻi Planning Commission

Resolution No. 26-68, CD1: a bill amending Title 19 to require notice for proposed agricultural subdivisions

County file
Resolution No. 26-68, CD1
On the agenda
Lānaʻi Planning Commission, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026: item A.1 under “A. PUBLIC HEARING (Action to be taken after public hearing.)” (As introduced by Councilmember Tamara Paltin) · agenda
Molokaʻi Planning Commission, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, 11:00 AM: item A.1 under “A. PUBLIC HEARING (Action to be taken after public hearing.)” (Introduced by Councilmember Tamara Paltin) · agenda
Who decides
The commission holds the hearing and recommends; the County Council decides (Maui County Code §§ 19.510.040, 2.80B.100 and 2.80B.110). Who decides what
Community plan area
None: the agenda names no place, so the item is on no area page.
On the Ledger's watch since
Sept. 19, 2026

The item, in the county's words

A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 19, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ESTABLISHING A REQUIRED NOTICE FOR PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL SUBDIVISIONS

Ms. Jacky Takakura, Planning Director, referring to the Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi Planning Commissions, a proposed bill amending Title 19, Maui County Code, establishing a new notice requirement for proposed agricultural subdivisions. More specifically, the proposed bill as initiated by County Council through Resolution No. 26-68, CD1 would require a subdivider of agricultural land to provide notification of the subdivider’s intent to subdivide a lot to lessees of the lot and to nearby residents. (G. Pfost)

The county's documents: The entire text of the proposed bill for ordinance is available at · Report · Resolution 26-68 · Staff Report · PC Report Attachments

Copied from the county's agendas as posted in its Agenda Center and read Sept. 19, 2026. The wording, names and numbers are the county's; the agendas also print a Hawaiian translation, which is not copied here. The Ledger has not reviewed the staff report or other materials and takes no position. Agenda items are subject to cancellation, the agendas say; to testify, follow the instructions on the agenda.