We are here in this world for each other. - Lailah Gifty Akita The only thing that matters is what you do now, here. - Arthur M. Jolly While you are upon the earth, enjoy the good things that are here. - John Selden

1. STATE OF HAWAII
STREAMLINING THE BUREAUCRACY
IMPROVING EFFICIENCY, INFUSING TRANSPARNCY & PERFORMANCE
DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES (DLNR)
Mission Statement
“Enhance, protect, conserve and manage Hawaii's unique and limited natural, cultural and
historic resources held in public trust for current and future generations of the people of
Hawaii nei, and its visitors, in partnership with others from the public and private sectors.”
THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (CWRM)
“[A]dministers the State Water Code, which was created by the 1987 Hawaii State Legislature.
The Commission's mission is to protect and manage the waters of the State of Hawaii for
present and future generations. The Commission on Water Resource Management is attached to
the State of Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources. The Commission on Water
Resource Management consists of seven members, five of whom are appointed by the governor
and confirmed by the State Senate. The remaining two are the Chairperson of the State Board of
Land and Natural Resources, who serves as Chairperson of the Water Commission, and the
Director of the State Department of Health.”
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STATE TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON WATER PLAN
The Maui News, December 28, 2020
<https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2020/12/state-to-hold-public-hearings-on-water-plan/>
A STATE WATER PANEL will hold virtual public hearings in January on an update to the
STATE WATER PROJECTS PLAN, the DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL
RESOURCES ANNOUNCED Wed-nesday. The plan helps provide a framework for planning
and implementation of water development programs to meet projected water demand for state
projects, such as schools, harbors, parks, agricultural parks and office buildings. It's one of five
component plans that make up the Hawaii Water Plan. THE COMMISSION ON WATER
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WILL HOLD HEARINGS ON THE PLAN at 9 a.m. Jan. 13
and 6 p.m. Jan. 14, with the hearing officer, presenters and testifiers participating online.
[Emphasis Supplied]
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COURSE CORRECTION – ATTACKING THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM
Good governance is not fire-fighting or crisis-management.
Instead of opting for ad-hoc solutions the need of the hour is to tackle the root cause of the problem.
Narendra Modi
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THE HAWAII WATER PLAN consists of five constituent parts: 1) a Water Resource Protection
Plan which is prepared by the Commission on Water Resource Management, 2) a Water Quality
Plan which is prepared by the Department of Health, 3) a State Water Projects Plan which is
prepared by the Engineering Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, 4) an
Agricultural Water Use and Development Plan which is prepared by the Department of
Agriculture, and 5) Water Use and Development Plans prepared by each separate county.

2. THE HAWAII WATER PLAN was initially adopted in 1990. Recognizing that additional
resource and use information was needed, the 1990 adoption by the Commission was conditioned
on the submittal of a revised Hawaii Water Plan within one year. However, the 1992 revised
draft plans were never adopted. There was general recognition that the components were
fragmented and too narrowly focused, that there was inadequate consideration of
uncertainties, that tradeoffs were acknowledged, but not addressed, and that projections
were made for a single-point future water demand regardless of the physical,
environmental or other socioeconomic costs and impacts of the strategies, resulting in a
Hawaii Water Plan that was static.
Source: CWRM, Accessed December 28, 2020 <https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/cwrm/planning/hiwaterplan/>
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WHAT'S UP DOC?
If medicine were a football game, your primary care physician would be like the quarterback,
calling all of the shots and directing the action on the field.
Intercoastal Medical Group
There is no doubt that quarterback is a critical position in every organization.
That really has to be something that we look at to make a good assessment
on how we move ahead at that position.
We like all of the quarterbacks that we have here,
but if we get an opportunity to improve the quality at that position, we most certainly will.
Nick Sabin, Head Coach, Alabama Crimson Tide
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THE CWRM - DE FACTO OR DE JURE QUARTERBACK
De facto means a state of affairs that is true in fact, but that is not officially sanctioned.
De jure means a state of affairs that is in accordance with law (i.e. that is officially sanctioned).
These phrases are used to describe the source of a business or governmental leader's authority.
Washington University School of Law @WashULaw
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CHANGING TIMES, CHANGING LANES
POSITIVE ACTION, POSITIVE ACTION
A NEW PLAYBOOK
In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.
Dalai Lama
A playbook is a collection of a football team's plays and strategies.
SportsLingo
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3. A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE AND NATURE THRIVE
Tackle Climate Change
Protect Land & Water
Provide Food & Water Sustainably
Build Healthy Cities
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
<https://www.nature.org/en-us/>
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ARE WE THERE YET?
THE MAUI COUNTY EXPERIENCE
A WORK IN PROGRESS – UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Maui County Department of Water Supply
The Maui Island Water Use and Development Plan (WUDP) provides a plan for the
protection, management and use of water resources on Maui by all water users over a 20 year
period. Each county prepares a WUDP as a component of the statewide Hawaii Water Plan.
Hawaii state law requires each county to prepare, periodically update, and adopt by ordinance
a WUDP to serve as the long-range planning blueprint for all uses of water in each county
(HRS Section 174(C)-31 and 13-7-170). Each plan must be approved by the State of Hawaii's
Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM). Maui County also requires a WUDP
update each time the County General Plan is amended or revised (Maui County Code Section
2.88A). THE PLAN IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH STATE AND COUNTY
PLANS. [Emphasis Supplied]
The Draft Maui WUDP Update was approved by the Board of Water Supply in January 2019
and submitted to the Maui County Council in March 2019 for adoption by ordinance.
The MARCH 1990 Maui County WUDP remains in effect for all islands except Lanai.
The 2011 LANAI WUDP has been adopted.
Preparation of the MOLOKAI WUDP WILL BEGIN IN 2020.
[Emphasis Supplied]
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WORK CONTINUES ON MAUI ISLAND WATER USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Council's 3 Minutes - October 24, 2020
By Council Member Shane M. Sinenci, East MauiAlalakeiki
Chair of the Environmental, Agricultural, and Cultural Preservation Committee
<https://www.mauinews.com/opinion/columns/2020/10/work-continues-on-maui-island-water-use-and-development-plan/>

4. This council has taken seriously our responsibility to listen to, learn from and support all
communities within Maui County. We are continuing to use this approach with the Maui
Island Water Use and Development Plan, or WUDP, an inventory of existing water sources
and projected water needs for the next 20 years. Approving the new WUDP — the first for the
island since 1990 — is an intensive and detailed process that began years ago.
Through the diligence and hard work of the Department of Water Supply, Board of Water
Supply, the council's Water, Infrastructure and Transportation (WIT) Committee and engaged
members of our community, we've gotten close to approving an updated plan to guide us
through the next two decades. After a recommendation by the WIT Committee to pass the bill
adopting the proposed WUDP, it became evident some in the public still had concerns
requiring attention.
While the plan has undergone a rigorous review process, dictated by the Maui County Code,
the council decided on Oct. 9 to send the plan back to the WIT Committee to address possible
amendments submitted through the written and verbal testimony of concerned residents. The
council simultaneously referred the plan to the Environmental, Agricultural and Cultural
Preservation (EACP) Committee to allow for a focus on WUDP issues under my committee's
jurisdiction.
I plan to focus on the environmental and cultural questions and related amendments to the
plan, while WIT Committee Chair Sugimura will focus on other amendments pertinent to her
committee's subject matter. In recent meetings, my committee has concentrated on expansion
of agriculture, riparian rights, water for kalo cultivation, visitor impacts to county
environmental and infrastructural resources, effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the
protection of historic properties, including managing development areas with iwi kupuna.
We've had informative and educational discussions with experts from within our county
government and beyond as we've discussed methods to keep our community safe, the history
and importance of water for agriculture and how we may protect our kupuna now and long
after they've passed.
Ānuenue - Rainbow Over 'Alālakeiki Channel
Sharon Mau Photography, Maui, Hawai'i