Launiupoko water. Because the proposed acquisition price exceeds $250,000, Council authorization is required under the Maui County Code, which governs County acquisitions of real property. The Launiupoko and Olowalu water systems purchase is the second phase of a broader County effort to shift West Maui’s water systems into public ownership. Olowalu water. Paele Kiakona said the County’s purchase of the water systems would be reclaiming water as a public trust resource, noting that 77% of West Maui’s water systems remain privately owned.