WAILUKU –The County Council is seeking applications from South Maui and Paia-Haiku residents for two new advisory committees to the Maui Planning Commission, said Michael J. Molina, chair of the Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee.

“The new South Maui Advisory Committee and Paia-Haiku Advisory Committee will serve the Kihei-Makena and Paia-Haiku community plan areas, respectively,” Molina said.

“These new advisory committees will provide recommendations to the Maui Planning Commission on matters affecting these communities, including land use, housing development and other important planning issues.”

Each advisory committee must have at least one member with demonstrated expertise in Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices, and another with a background in conservation, natural resources or climate change.

“A committee meeting will be scheduled in September to consider applicants for the council’s five seats on each advisory committee, and the mayor will select the other two members,” said Molina, who holds the council seat for the Makawao-Haiku-Paia residency area. “I encourage all interested South Maui and Paia-Haiku residents to consider answering this call to service.”

Application forms are available online at the county’s boards and commissions page at https://mauicounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6353. Completed forms must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 23.

Applications can be e-mailed to great.committee@mauicounty.us with a reference to GREAT-33 for the South Maui Advisory Committee or GREAT-34 for the Paia-Haiku Advisory Committee. Applications can also be mailed, faxed or dropped off as noted on the bottom of the application forms.

Maps of the community plan areas are available at https://www.mauicounty.gov/1523/Community-Plan-Maps.