In plain words: Who spoke at meetings, what they said, and how it ties to money.
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Who Testified — and who, if anyone, the money follows
The other half of the record: not just how members voted, but who testified and what
they urged. Named public testifiers parsed from Maui County committee minutes (Legistar verbatim
transcripts), with position and any organization. Where a testifier or org also appears in a public
donation, contract, or lobbying record, it is flagged — as a question for further reporting, never an accusation.
337
named testifiers
56
meetings scanned
3
with a public money link
Testimony the money may follow
commentLinn Nishikawa⚠ name overlaps County contract winner NISHIKAWA ARCHITECTS, INC. (HANDS)
April 17, 2026 · Budget, Finance, And Economic Development Committee · minutes ↗
supportAvery Tanaka⚠ name overlaps County contract winner R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC. (HANDS)
April 1, 2026 · Budget, Finance, And Economic Development Committee · minutes ↗
commentBryan Tanaka⚠ name overlaps County contract winner R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC. (HANDS)
February 10, 2026 · Government Relations, Ethics, And Transparency Committee · minutes ↗
A question on Bill 9 (short-term rentals)
%d real-estate / rental-affiliated voices appear in the Bill 9 / short-term-rental testimony, and %d testimony segments invoke FEMA or disaster housing in the same record.
The question for the record: where an industry compensated on rental and property values helps shape the bill that sets those values — and where some of those interests also hold disaster-housing exposure or fund the deciders — does the vote answer the displaced, or the portfolio? A question grounded in the public testimony, for reporting and verification — not a finding against any person.
Precision note: the real-estate flag is keyword-based on the transcript; confirm each speaker’s actual affiliation in the linked minutes before relying on it.
Budget, Finance, And Economic Development CommitteeMarch 3, 2026 · minutes ↗
commentMr. Krueger
And Planning CommitteeFebruary 11, 2026 · minutes ↗
commentMr. Hurdle
Housing And Land Use CommitteeFebruary 11, 2026 · minutes ↗
commentMr. Krueger
commentMs. Mckinley
Government Relations, Ethics, And Transparency CommitteeFebruary 10, 2026 · minutes ↗
commentUnidentified Speaker
commentMs. Macdonald
commentFrank Barbosa
commentBryan Tanaka⚠ name overlaps County contract winner R. T. TANAKA ENGINEERS, INC. (HANDS)
commentJohn
commentCayla Kutaka
commentChad Viela
commentStanford Lanias
commentDustin Kaleiopu
commentKeaka Kamai· District Council
commentMonica Rebella
commentHeather Ruth-Durham
commentKing Van Nostrand
Budget, Finance, And Economic Development CommitteeFebruary 10, 2026 · minutes ↗
opposeJake Carton· Budget Chair after the full Council · Bill 92
commentStephen Beidner · Bill 92
commentMs. La Costa
opposeAnn Pitcaithley · Bill 92
commentShay Chan Hodges · Bill 92
opposeSelene Legare · Bill 92
commentDavid Yoshida · Bill 92
commentDevi Jacqueline Wood · Bill 92
opposeAlice Riddle · Bill 92
supportLisa · Bill 92
opposeTorben Jensen
supportMr. Mitchell · Bill 116
commentMr. Krueger
Source: Maui County committee minutes, the verbatim Legistar transcripts (View.ashx?M=M).
Only testifiers who self-identify ("my name is…", "I'd like to testify…") are captured — high precision over
recall; a speaker we cannot classify is skipped, never guessed. These names are already public record in the
minutes. The vast majority of testifiers are private citizens with no money footprint; the money-flag appears
only on a public-records match and is posed as a question. (Correction to an earlier note: testifier names ARE
available — in the committee transcripts, though not in the council vote-minutes or eComment.)