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The Maui County Council will vote to appoint members of the East Maui Regional Community Board at its meeting at 9 a.m. Friday, Council Member Shane Sinenci announced Tuesday.
The Water Authority, Social Services and Parks Committee that Sinenci chairs has been working to recruit and vet applicants for the board following the approval of a charter amendment in the Nov. 8 election to create water authorities that would oversee the use of water from East Maui streams.
"I am excited to see the formation of this important community board," said Sinenci, who holds the council seat for the East Maui residency area and introduced the charter amendment. "They will bring community input into restoration and management of the East Maui watershed to ensure our water resources are sustainable for generations to come."
Sinenci's committee held four meetings to interview 19 candidates, according to a news release. Seven voting members are appointed by the council and four by the mayor.
The council has until July 1 to unilaterally make appointments to the board. After that, the council will need to wait for recommendations from the new independent nomination board, also established by charter amendment last year, before making appointments.
The board's first priority will be to hire the East Maui Water Authority's director and give input to the state's long-term East Maui watershed plan, Sinenci said.
To view legislation on Friday's agenda and instructions on providing in-person, online and phone testimony, visit mauicounty.us/agendas.
For more information, email WASSP.Committee @mauicounty.us or call the committee staff at (808) 270-7838.