DRIP committee updates wildfire items: new Kihei station estimate raised, data/GIS and CWPP review advanced

Fire and emergency preparedness featured in the 'ready and resilient' section. The Fire Department reported its standards‑of‑cover review recommends additional stations in South Maui; the committee raised the planning estimate for a new North Kihei station from $5M to $10M to reflect current cost expectations and potential site improvements.

On wildfire data, members directed MEMA and the Maui Fire Department to develop a comprehensive wildfire dataset and GIS layer (including acreage, year, location and cause if known) to support resilient land‑use planning and post‑incident analysis. Fire staff said department records and Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization mapping provide the base data; members asked for an ongoing coordination approach.

Regarding the South Maui Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), members replaced older language referencing a 2016 report with a directive to 'review relevant studies and implement recommendations to the extent practicable' and asked corporation counsel to confirm whether the committee may use the word 'ensure' in enforcement language; the CWPP was updated in 2024 and staff will reconcile the two versions and return with legal guidance.