The October 8, 2026 Council meeting (2:00-3:00 PM, 643 Ilalo St Suite 1000, Honolulu, with a Zoom option) reviews a Maui County draft bill that would set aside a share of workforce housing units for disabled persons, and decides on SILC’s comments. The documents are the agenda and the draft bill.
Meeting Documents
- SILC Meeting Agenda 10.8.26 for Draft Bill Review
Agenda for the October 8, 2026 meeting to give feedback on a draft bill. The Council discusses, and may act on, a request for comments from Maui County Councilmember Kauanoe Batangan on the bill (PAF 26-016), including the percentage of units to set aside (the draft proposes 15 percent), whether it applies only to publicly funded projects, its relationship to federal accessibility requirements, the definition of "disabled person" and self-attestation, and selection priority. The Council may also authorize the Chair or a designee to submit written comments to the Maui County Council by October 13, 2026. Oral testimony is limited to three minutes per topic; written testimony can be sent to info@HawaiiSILC.org, and accommodation requests go to Amanda Lowe at 808-585-7452.
- Draft Bill for Draft Bill Review
Cover letter dated September 28, 2026 from Maui County Councilmember Kauanoe Batangan to SILC Chair Patrick Gartside, asking for comments by October 13, 2026, and the draft ordinance. The draft amends Sections 2.96.090 (sales) and 2.96.100 (rentals) of the Maui County Code so that 15 percent of workforce housing units in projects receiving federal, state, or county funds are first offered to disabled residents on the wait list. Applicants would attest to their disability status on ownership and rental applications, and rental vacancies would be filled from the same income group. The bill notes that disabled persons make up about 12 percent of Maui's population and that federal law requires at least 5 percent of units in federally funded multifamily projects to be accessible for mobility impairments and 2 percent for hearing or vision impairments.
