Central Maui community budget meeting scheduled next week

Central Maui residents are invited to participate in a community budget meeting next week to provide input on drafting Maui County’s budget for fiscal year 2028, which begins July 1, 2027.

The meeting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the J. Walter Cameron Center auditorium.

The meeting is among eight community budget meetings hosted by Mayor Richard Bissen and his administration throughout Maui County.

Other upcoming community budget meetings are scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. as follows:

• South Maui – Oct. 15 at the Kīhei Community Center
• West Maui – Oct. 16 at the Lahaina Civic Center Social Hall
• Molokaʻi – Oct. 23 at Mitchell Pauʻole Community Center in Kaunakakai
• Lānaʻi (in conjunction with Holomua Kākou) – Oct. 27 at the ILWU Union Hall
• East Maui – Hāna (in conjunction with Holomua Kākou) – Nov. 12 at Helene Hall

Written and in-person comments will be accepted at the meetings. Budget requests also may be submitted by using a Budget Request Form, which is available on the County of Maui website at https://www.mauicounty.gov/budget.

Residents unable to attend the meetings in person can view the meetings on the Maui County Facebook page. No account is required.

Budget meetings were held last month in Upcountry and Pāʻia-Haʻikū.