Title
BILL 158 (2025), ON WATER CONSERVATION AND CONTROL OF WATER USE DURING WATER SHORTAGES (WAI-18)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Bill 158 (2025), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14, ARTICLE 1, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICES, REPEALING CHAPTER 14.06A, AND ESTABLISHING A NEW CHAPTER 14.06B RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION AND CONTROL OF WATER USE DURING WATER SHORTAGES.” Bill 158’s purpose is to establish water conservation measures and regulate water use during water shortage declarations.
2. An Amendment Summary Form, dated December 11, 2025, from the Committee Chair, with a proposed CD1 version of Bill 158 (2025), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COUNTY WATER CODE AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE ON WATER CONSERVATION AND CONTROL OF WATER USE.” The proposed CD1 version: 1) Amends the bill’s title and purpose statement; 2) Clarifies definitions and removes unused definitions; 3) Renames “commercial facilities” to “non-residential establishments” for outdoor watering schedules and clarifies that permanent landscape restrictions apply unless a specific water shortage declaration overrides them; 4) Deletes unnecessary references to Code Title 19; and 5) Makes conforming amendments and nonsubstantive and technical revisions for clarity, consistency, and style.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of Bill 158 (2025) on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of Bill 158 (2025) and other related action.