Hotel rezoning amendments would shrink housing inventory envisioned by vacation rental phase-out, critics say
Three amendments proposed by Maui County Council members would add 16 properties—some overlapping between proposals—to a list of apartment-zoned properties used as vacation rentals and slated for rezoning into newly created hotel-zoned districts. The move would further shrink the pool of units that the much-debated Bill 9 would convert to long-term housing, opponents of the resolutions argued.
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Condo sales climb, single-family home sales slow in Maui County in July
Condominium sales in Maui County continued to strengthen in July while single-family home sales cooled compared to a year earlier, according to data released by the Realtors Association of Maui.
Appeals court orders Maui Planning Commission to revisit preparation of an environmental review for Honuaʻula project
The Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals ordered the Maui Planning Commission Thursday to reconsider whether developers of the Honuaʻula master-planned community in South Maui—formerly known as Wailea 670—need to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement, although the court upheld the commission on other points raised by groups challenging the project. In a summary disposition order […]
Three years later: Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi strives to heal invisible wounds of the Maui wildfires
Homes are gradually being rebuilt, while some businesses impacted by the wildfires have since reopened. Yet for thousands of survivors, the emotional impact of Aug. 8, 2023, continues every day.
Maui Council panel pauses hotel rezoning measures after hours of testimony
After hearing nearly three hours of public testimony Wednesday, a Maui County Council committee recessed without voting on two resolutions that would refer proposed bills to the Maui Planning Commission to rezone additional apartment-district properties into newly created hotel districts.
Infrastructure improvements underway at new Līpoa, master-planned community in South Maui
As infrastructure improvements progress, Pacific Rim Land is preparing for groundbreakings on 122 future homes in the Kūlani at Līpoa subdivision and the 175-unit affordable Līpoa Apartments later this year.
Eligibility expands for Hoʻokumu Hou home rebuilding programs following 2023 Maui Wildfires
The County of Maui has extended the Hoʻokumu Hou application deadline to Dec. 31, 2026, and expanded eligibility for wildfire recovery programs following an increase in federal income limits.
Hawaiian Community Assets announces first Maui Strong homes ready for wildfire survivor families beginning Aug. 28
Hawaiian Community Assets, a statewide nonprofit housing counseling agency, announced that the first four Wailuku homes offered through its Ua Hale Aʻela program for Maui wildfire survivors will be available for occupancy beginning Aug. 28, 2026.
Maui Council advances new hotel zoning for over 2,000 apartment-district vacation rentals
The Maui County Council voted 7-1 twice Friday to send the Maui Planning Commission a pair of resolutions that could permanently move roughly 2,056 apartment-district transient vacation rental units into new hotel zoning, over the objection of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Council Member Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, who cast the lone “no” votes.
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands awards 815 residential project leases on O’ahu
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands awarded a total of 815 project leases on Saturday in the department’s largest residential offering for the island of O‘ahu this year.
Rep. Case introduces bill to boost transit-oriented affordable housing
US Rep. Ed Case, who represents urban Oʻahu in Congress, has introduced a bipartisan bill intended to encourage more affordable housing construction in areas designated for transit-oriented development, an approach that could offer new financing tools for projects statewide, including Maui.
Maui County adopts new accessory dwelling rules to expand housing opportunities
To ease the island’s severe housing shortage, Maui County has adopted new rules that allow qualifying residentially zoned properties on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi to be eligible for up to two accessory dwellings in addition to a primary residence — a potential of three residential units on a single lot, the County Department of Planning announced.
Wailuku Greystar property named in statewide housing voucher discrimination complaint
A Wailuku apartment is among the Greystar properties named in a civil rights complaint filed Monday alleging the company illegally refused to rent to prospective tenants using federal housing vouchers.
Maui housing market posts stronger sales activity in June
Maui’s housing market saw increased sales activity in June 2026, with single-family home sales rising 16.4%, with a median price of $1,356,975. Condominium sales also surged by 51.7% compared to the previous year, though the median sales price for units declined 8.8% to $625,000.
Wildfire-impacted homeowners encouraged to attend County’s ‘Meet Our General Contractor’ event July 15
The County of Maui Office of Recovery will be hosting a Meet Our General Contractor Open House on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Office of Recovery’s Lahaina Resource Center, Lahaina Gateway, 325 Keawe St., Suite B102.
Maui Council committee advances bills rezoning dozens of Kīhei, West Maui apartment complexes as hotels
The crux of the debate is whether apartment units, long zoned for residential use, should be used as direly needed local housing or continue operating as visitor accommodations with the economic benefits of jobs, property tax revenue and income for vacation rental investors.
Gov. Green signs housing legislation into law
Gov. Josh Green has signed into law Senate Bill 2061 as Act 121, marking a “significant milestone in the state’s ongoing efforts to address Hawaiʻi’s housing affordability crisis and expand opportunities for local families to achieve homeownership,” according to an announcement from the Office of the Governor.
New hotel zoning for vacation rentals passes Maui Council on final vote, 7-2
The Maui County Council voted 7-2 on Friday to raise fines for loud vehicle sound systems, advancing a measure that drops an earlier proposal to seize stereo equipment from repeat offenders.
Hoʻonani Village project advances with Maui Council first reading approval
Maui County Council members approved on first reading Friday two land use bills to make way for the proposed Hoʻonani Village mixed-use development on former sugarcane fields near Kahului Airport.
Proposed Hoʻonani Village affordable housing project awaits council action
The Hoʻonani Village Mixed Use Development—one of the largest affordable-housing projects in Central Maui over the last 10 years—will be reviewed at Friday’s council meeting.
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