Title
HAWAIIAN CULTURAL RESTORATION REVOLVING FUND (ESCS-3)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of a Miscellaneous Communication, dated May 25, 2021, from the County Clerk, transmitting a proposed bill entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3.38.020, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO HAWAIIAN CULTURAL RESTORATION AND REVOLVING FUND.” The purpose of the proposed bill is to add Kamehameha Iki Park to the historic and cultural sites listed under purposes eligible for the Hawaiian cultural restoration and revolving fund.
Status
The Committee may receive presentations and remarks on the proposed bill and the history and restoration of Mokuʻula, the ponds of Mokuhinia, and discuss the necessity of preservation efforts in Lāhainā, including at Kamehameha Iki Park, from the following resource persons: Blossom Feiteira, former Executive Director of Friends of Mokuʻula, Inc.; Keʻeaumoku Kapu, President, Nā ʻAikāne o Maui, Inc.; Kepā Maly, Kumu Pono Associates, LLC; Dr. Janet Six, Principal Archaeologist, Department of Management; representatives from the United States Army Corps of Engineers; and others familiar with the relevant history and restoration efforts. The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of the proposed bill on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of the Miscellaneous Communication and the proposed bill, and other related action.