The Maui County Council has passed a bill to impose an interim ban on private pools in West Maui. Passed on second and final reading, Bill 161 prohibits the permitting of new private pools in the West Maui Community Plan area until Dec. 31, 2030, or until specific water availability conditions are met. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADIn addressing Maui’s high-cost rental market and its impact on housing affordability, council members passed on second and final reading Bill 168. Also for housing, the Council passed Bill 3 on second and final reading. In other action on first reading, council members passed:ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADBill 19, which provides a new $2 million appropriation to the Department of ‘Oiwi Resources.