List of commonly used acronyms and initialisms:
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A
ACFR – Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
ADU – Accessory Dwelling Unit
AG – Attorney General
AH – Affordable Housing or Affordable Housing Fund
AIS – Archaeological Inventory Survey
AMI – Area Median Income
ASF – Amendment Summary Form
AWG – Agricultural Working Group
B
BEAD – Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program
BLNR – State Board of Land and Natural Resources
BMPs – Best Management Practices
BOE – Board of Ethics (County) or Board of Education (State)
BU – Bargaining Unit
BVA – Board of Variances and Appeals
BW – Bikeway Fund
BWS – Board of Water Supply
C
CAC – Community Advisory Committee or Citizens’ Advisory Committee
CARP – Climate Action and Resiliency Plan
CCSR – State Office of Climate Change, Sustainability, and Resiliency
CD – Committee Draft
CDBG – Community Development Block Grant
CERT – Community Emergency Response Team
CFD – Community Facilities District
CIP – Capital Improvement Project
CIZ – Change in Zoning
CML – Central Maui Landfill
CNHA – Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
CO – Certificate of Occupancy
COGC – Cost of Government Commission
COM – County of Maui
CORA – Commercial Ocean Recreational Activity
CPA – Community Plan Amendment
CPAC – Community Plan Advisory Committee
CPR – Condominium Property Regime
CR – Committee Report
CRC – State Civil Rights Commission
CTAHR – College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, UH
CW – CountywideCWRM – State Commission on Water Resource Management
CZMA – Coastal Zone Management Act
D
DAGS – State Department of Accounting and General Services
DBA – District Boundary Amendment
DBEDT – State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
DCAB – State Disability and Communication Access Board
DCCA – State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
DEM – Department of Environmental Management
DHHL – State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
DHRD – State Department of Human Resources Development
DHS – State Department of Human Services
DLIR – State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
DLNR – State Department of Land and Natural Resources
DMV or DMVL – Division of Motor Vehicles and Licensing, Department of Finance
DOA – Department of Agriculture
DOD – U.S. Department of Defense
DOE – Department of Education (State or Federal) or Department of Energy (Federal)
DOH – State Department of Health
DOT – Department of Transportation (County, State, or Federal)
DPR – Department of Parks and Recreation
DPS – Department of Personnel Services
DPW – Department of Public Works
DSA – Development Services Administration, Department of Public Works
DWS – Department of Water Supply
E
EA – Environmental Assessment or Executive Assistant
EEOC – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EHA – State Department of Health, Environmental Health Administration
EIS – Environmental Impact Statement
EMRCB – East Maui Regional Community Board
EOC – Emergency Operations Center
E/P – Equivalent Personnel
EPA – Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EP&S – Environmental Protection and Sustainability Division, Department of Environmental Management
ERS – Employees’ Retirement System
EUTF – Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund
F
FD – Floor Draft
FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHWA – Federal Highway Administration
FOIA – Freedom of Information Act
FONSI – Finding of No Significant Impact
FTE – Full Time Equivalent
FY – Fiscal Year
G
GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GASB – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
GB – General Obligation Bond
GET – General Excise Tax
GF – General Fund
GFOA – Government Finance Officers Association
GIS – Geographic Information System
GPAC – General Plan Advisory Committee
H
HAR – Hawaii Administrative Rules
HB – House Bill
HCF – Hawaii Community Foundation
HCPO – Hawaii Congress of Planning Officials
HD – House Draft
HECO – Hawaiian Electric Company
HF – Highway Fund
HFFA – Hawaii Federation of Firefighters Association
HGEA – Hawaii Government Employees Association
HHA – Hawaii Housing Authority
HHFDC – Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation
HI-EMA – Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
HIHP – Hawaii Interim Housing Program
HIOSH – Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health
HMPU – Maui County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
HR – House Resolution
HRS – Hawaii Revised Statutes
HSAC – Hawaii State Association of Counties
HTA – Hawaii Tourism Authority
HUD – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HWMO – Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization
I
IFS – Instream Flow Standard
IIFS – Interim Instream Flow Standard
IGA – Intergovernmental Agreement
ITSD – Information Technology Services Division, County
INB – Independent Nomination Board
K
KCA – Kihei Community Association or Kula Community Association
KP – Kalana Pakui Building
KOM – Kalana O Maui Building
L
LAN – Local Area Network
LBF – Lapsed Bond Funds
LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LF – Liquor Control Fund
LIHTC – Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
LPC – Lanai Planning Commission
LRB – Legislative Reference Bureau
LURF – Land Use Research Foundation
LUC – State Land Use Commission
M
MAPPS – Maui’s Automated Planning and Permitting System
MCC – Maui County Code
MD – Managing Director
MECO – Maui Electric Company
MEDB – Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.
MEMA – Maui County Emergency Management Agency
MEO – Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.
MFD – Department of Fire and Public Safety
MGD – Million Gallons Per Day
MHS – Maui Humane Society
MISC – Maui Invasive Species Committee
MLP – Maui Land & Pineapple Company
MMPO – Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization
MOA – Memorandum of Agreement
MoMISC – Molokai Invasive Species Committee
MoPC – Molokai Planning Commission
MOU – Memorandum of Understanding
MPC – Maui Planning Commission
MRA – Maui Redevelopment Agency
MPD – Department of Police
N
NACo – National Association of Counties
NPS – National Park Service
NWS – National Weather Service
NRCS – Natural Resources Conservation Service
O
OCA – Office of the County Auditor
OCC – Office of the County Clerk
OCS – Office of Council Services
OED – Office of Economic Development
OG – Other Grant Funds
OHA – Office of Hawaiian Affairs
OIP – Office of Information Practices
OIS – Office of Innovation & Sustainability
OP – State Office of Planning
OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Act or Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OPEB – Other Post-Employment Benefits
P
PA – Park Assessment Funds or Prosecuting Attorney
PAF – Project Assignment Form
PUC – Public Utilities Commission
PER – Preliminary Engineering Report
R
RAO – Residency Area Office
RFP – Request for Proposals
RLS or RFLS – Request for Legal Services
RSF – Recovery Support Function
RPT – Real Property Tax
S
SB – Senate Bill
SBA – Small Business Administration
SD – Senate Draft
SHOPO – State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers
SHPD – State Historic Preservation Division
SID – Special Improvement District
SLR-XA – Sea Level Rise Exposure Area
SMA – Special Management Area
SR – Senate Resolution
SRF – State Revolving Loan Fund
STIP – State Transportation Improvement Program
STR – Short-Term Rental
SW – Solid Waste Fund
SUP – Special Use Permit
T
TAF – Travel Approval Form
TAT – Transient Accommodations Tax
TIG – Temporary Investigative Group
TVR – Transient Vacation Rental
TMK – Tax Map Key
U
UA – Unilateral Agreement
UH – University of Hawaii
UHERO – UH Economic Research Organization
UHMC – University of Hawaii Maui College
UIPA – Uniform Information Practices Act
UPW – United Public Workers
USACE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USGS – U.S. Geological Survey
USDA – U.S. Department of Agriculture
W
WAN – Wide Area Network
WF – Wastewater Fund or Sewer Fund
WIR – Western Interstate Region of NACo
WR – Restricted Water Fund
WRPP – Water Resources Protection Plan
WU – Unrestricted Water Fund
WUDP – Water Use & Development Plan
WUI – Wildland-Urban Interface
WWRF – Wastewater Reclamation Facility
WWTP – Wastewater Treatment Plant
Z
ZAED – Zoning Administration and Enforcement Division, Department of Planning