ʻI he ʻamanaki foʻou ki he mālohi mo e fakalakalaka taʻe-motuhi ʻa e kakai ʻo e koló hili ha taʻu ʻe taha mo e konga mei he vela fakaʻauha ʻo e vaotaá ʻi Maui, naʻe lipooti ʻe he Pule Kolo ko Richard Bissen ʻi he Falaité ʻoku fakapapauʻi ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e Vahefonuá.

“Neongo ʻoku ʻi ha ngaahi tuʻunga kehekehe nai ʻo e fakamoʻuí homau koló, ka ʻoku ou tuʻu ʻi homou ʻaó he pō ní ke pehē: ʻOku fakapapauʻi ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo homau Vahefonuá,” ko e lea ia ʻa Pule Kolo ko Bissen lolotonga ʻene Lea fakataʻu ki he Tuʻunga ʻo e Vahefonuá. “Fakapapau ke ʻomi homau kakaí ki ʻapi. Fakapapauʻi ke toe langa. Fakapapauʻi ke toe fakafoki mai ʻa e ʻamanakí.”

Naʻe lea ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Bissen ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kakai ʻe laungeau mo e kau taki ʻo e komiuniti ʻi heʻene Lea hono tolu ki he Siteiti ʻo e Vahefonua mei he 5 ki he 7 ʻo e efiafi ni ʻi he Castle Theatre ʻo e Maui Arts & Cultural Center ʻi Kahului. Naʻá ne aleaʻi ʻa e hala mei he loto mamahí ki he fakamoʻuí, ngaahi makamaile fakaakeake ʻoku tataki ʻe he komiunitií, poupouʻi ʻe he puleʻangá mo e ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu kuo fakahoko ʻe he Vahefonuá ke fakamālohia ʻa e mateuteu mo e tali fakavavevavé.

“Ko e meʻa mahuʻinga ki he lavameʻa ʻo ʻemau fakaakeaké ko hono fakapapauʻi ʻoku mateuteu lelei ange ʻa e Vahefonuá ki he ngaahi fakatamaki ʻi he kahaʻú,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Bissen. “ʻI ha tukupā ke fakamālohia ʻa e mateuteu ki he fakatuʻutāmakí mo ʻoatu ʻa e ʻataá, kuo fakakakato ʻe he Vahefonua Mauí ʻa e Ngaahi Lipooti Hili ʻa e Ngāue ʻa e Fakatamakí (AARs) maʻá e Kau Polisí, Tamate Afí, mo e MEMA, ʻa ia kuo nau tataki ʻa e ngaahi fakalakalaka ʻi he fetuʻutakí, ngaahi founga fetukutuku, fakahoko ʻo e kau ngāué, ngaahi fakatokanga fakavavevavé mo e ngaahi langa ʻo e ʻapitanga tamate afí.”

ʻI he vakai ki muʻá, ʻoku fakatefito ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fakamuʻomuʻa ʻe he Pule Kolo ko Richard Bissen ʻi he 2025 ʻi he ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu mo e ngaahi fakaleleiʻanga ki he langa fale ʻo e kamaʻāina ke tauhi ʻa e kakai ʻo e feituʻú ʻi honau ngaahi koló; fakalakalaka ʻa e ngaahi feinga fakaakeaké mo e moʻui leleí; pea mo hono malu’i ‘o e ngaahi koloa fakafonua mo fakanatula.

“ʻOku kei hoko pē ʻa e falé ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi pole fakavavevave taha ʻi he kotoa ʻo Maui Nuí,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Bissen. “ʻOku ʻi he hala totonu ʻa e Vahefonuá ke tokoni ki ha ʻiuniti ʻe meimei 620 kuo ʻosi ʻi he taʻu kuo ʻosí, pea laka hake ʻi he ʻiuniti foʻou mo tuʻumaʻu ʻe 1,200 ʻe haʻu ʻi he ʻinitanetí ʻi he taʻu ʻe ua ka hoko maí. ‘Ikai ngata aí, ko e palani ngāue ‘a e Vahefonuá ‘a e CDBG-DR, ‘a ia ‘oku lolotonga vakai‘i mo fakahū mai ‘e he komiunitií, ‘oku fokotu‘u ai ke vahe‘i ha pa‘anga ‘oku laka hake he $1.2 piliona ‘i he ta‘u ‘e ono ka hoko maí ki hono toe langa, toe langa, mo fakalakalaka ‘o e ngaahi fale mo e ngaahi langa fakalakalaka fekau‘aki mo e ngaahi falé ma‘a hotau kakaí.”

Naʻe toe pehē ʻe he Pule Kolo ko Bissen ʻe vavé ni pē ʻene fakahū mai ha lao ke fakaleleiʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hia tukuhau ʻo e ngaahi ʻapi nofoʻanga ʻo e DHHL ʻoku fuoloa ʻene ʻi ai.

“ʻE fakaʻatā ʻe he lao ko ʻení ʻa e ngaahi lisi ʻapi kuo fakaleleiʻí mei he tukuhau ʻo e ngaahi koloa moʻoní ʻo fakalaka atu ʻi he tukuhau siʻisiʻi tahá, ʻo maluʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fāmili ʻo e kau ʻInitia Hauaiʻí mei he hikihiki ʻo e totongi ʻo e ngaahi falé mo e ngaahi founga fakakavenga,” ko ʻene leá ia.

Pea na’e lave foki ‘a e Pule Kolo ko Bissen ki he ngaahi ‘inivesimeni kimuí ni mai ‘a e Vahefonuá ‘i he ngaahi langa fakalakalaka mahu’ingá, ko ha konga mahu’inga ia ki hono poupou’i ‘o e tupu ‘o e ngaahi falé, pea na’á ne faka’ilonga’i ‘a e $1.6 piliona na’e fakanofo kimuí ni mai ki he pa’anga tokoni ki he Poloka Fakalakalaka Fakakomiuniti-Fakaakeake mei he Fakatamaki ko e makatu’unga ia ki he hokohoko atu ‘a e fakaakeake ‘a e koló.

Ko e ngaahi me’a mahu’inga kehe ‘o e Lea ki he Tu’unga ‘o e Vahefonua ‘o e 2025 ‘oku kau ki ai ‘a e:

• Palani ke laka ki mu’a mo e polokalama “Safe Parking” ke ‘i ai ha ‘atakai malu ki he kakai ‘oku nau nofo ‘i he’enau ngaahi me’alele. ‘E tuku atu ‘a e RFP ‘i he mahina ni.
• Fakalakalaka ‘o e “Founga Vai ‘e Taha ma’a Lahaina,” ko ha palani pule’i ‘o e vai ‘oku fakafekau’aki ‘oku ne to’o ha founga fakalukufua ki hono pule’i ‘o e vai inu, vai ‘uli mo e vai ‘uha, lolotonga ia ‘oku ne tokanga’i ‘a e ngaahi pole ‘o e fakaakeake hili ‘a e vela pea fakapapau’i ‘a e tu’uloa ‘a Lahaina ‘i he taimi loloa.
• Ko hono kamata’i ‘o e “Palani Malu’i ‘o e Me’atokoni mo e Me’atokoni ‘a e Vahefonua Maui,” ko ha fuofua polokalama, ke fakapapau’i ‘oku ma’u ‘a e me’akai ‘oku ala ma’u, fakatupu ivi mo fe’unga mo e anga fakafonua lolotonga ia ‘oku poupou’i ‘a e fe’unu’aki ‘o e ‘ea mo e kau ngaohi me’akai fakalotofonua.
• Ngāue ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻisiū ʻo e tāfea ʻi Maui Tongá, ʻaki hano kumi ha ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke fakaleleiʻi ʻo kau ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻaofi vai ʻo e mauka, fakaleleiʻi ʻo e toʻo ʻo e ngaahi ʻuli mo e ngaahi founga taʻofi ʻo e tāfea taimi lōloá.
• Ngaahi fokotu'utu'u fakahaofi ivi ke fakalahi 'a e ngaue'aki 'o e ivi, pule'i 'o e ngaahi ngaue'anga mo e ngaahi langa fakalakalaka mahu'inga. ‘Oku ‘amanaki ke a’u ‘a e pa’anga tanaki ‘i he ‘uluaki ta’u ki he ngaahi polokalama ko ‘eni ki he $1.63 miliona, pea ‘e tanaki atu ‘a e $80,000 ‘i he ngaahi fakamole mei he Hawai’i Energy.

“Neongo e ngaahi pole lahi ʻoku fehangahangai mo e Vahefonua Mauí, ka kuo mau tauhi ha moʻui lelei fakapaʻanga, ʻo fakahaaʻi ai ʻemau tukupā ki he ʻataʻatā mo e taliui,” ko e fakatokanga ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Bissen. “Kuo iku ʻeni ki ha ngaahi fakafuofua mālohi ʻo e ngaahi pōnití, ʻa ia ʻoku liliu ia ki ha ngaahi poloseki fakapaʻanga lalahi ʻoku siʻisiʻi ange ʻemau fakamolé.”

ʻOku lava ke mamataʻi ʻa e livestream ʻo e Lea ʻo e Tuʻunga ʻo e Vahefonuá ʻi he 2025 ʻi he peesi Facebook ʻo e Vahefonua Mauí mo ha ngaahi fakamafola ʻi he AKAKŪ Maui Mītia Fakakomiuniti Channel 53. Ke vakai ki ha fakamatala ʻo e leá, ʻaʻahi ki he www.mauicounty.gov/mayor .