Maui Commission Wants Public’s Feedback On 40 Reforms To Local Government …. A citizens’ commission has consolidated 135 ideas on how to refine county governance into 40 Maui County Charter amendment proposals. Now it wants the public’s help to finalize the list for voters.
A pair of public hearings this week will help the Maui Charter Commission refine a list of proposed amendments to the document that defines the responsibilities of the county political system and governs the daily lives of residents of Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
The once-a-decade process will culminate in November when voters have the chance to approve or reject each proposed charter amendment on the 2022 election ballot.
But first the charter commission will reduce 40 amendment proposals into a more digestible list to put before county voters.
On the table are proposals to rewrite the election process for council members, abolish the Maui Planning Commission and require the county to operate as a bilingual government, which means that all official county notices would need to be issued in Hawaiian and English and Hawaiian language interpretive services would be required for county meetings and events.
