Department of Human Concerns, director Lori Tsuhako at the blessing of the Catholic Charities of Hawaiʻi Maui offices and multi-purpose building at its Kahului Lani senior housing complex. (2.8.24) PC: courtesyCounty of Maui Director of Human Concerns Lori Tsuhako, who has served as a director under three different administrations, announced she is retiring at the end of the year. The department was created when Maui County residents voted to pass a ballot measure in November 2022 that called for bifurcating the Department of Housing and Human Concerns. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADBefore then, Tsuhako had served as the director of the County Department of Housing and Human Concerns under three different administrations. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ADApplications will be accepted starting Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, to fill the County Director of Human Concerns position, which will be vacant after Tsuhako’s retirement takes effect Dec. 31, 2025.