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.
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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.
Hawaiʻi ranks 2nd nationally in vacation home purchase decline; Kahului among hardest-hit markets
The pandemic-era vacation home boom has collapsed in Hawaiʻi, according to a new analysis by SellMyTimeshareNow.
Maui’s median price for a single-family home was $1,174,500 in May of 2026
The median price for a single-family home on Maui was $1,174,500 in May of 2026, down 3.6% from the same time last year. The median for condominiums on Maui was $597,000, down 20.3% from May of 2025 when the median was $762,500, according to the Realtors Association of Maui.
New hotel zoning clears Council committee, 6-1, despite planning commissions’ opposition
The Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee voted 6-1 Tuesday to advance new hotel zoning districts for thousands of short-term vacation rentals facing a county-mandated phase-out—overriding unanimous rejection from all three county planning commissions.
Affordable housing grants for Hawaiʻi nonprofits offered from the Nareit Foundation
Hawaiʻi nonprofits supporting families and residents in need of affordable housing are encouraged to submit applications for consideration of grants from the Nareit Foundation. The deadline to apply is Friday, June 19, 2026, at 5 p.m.
84 affordable senior homes proposed for historic Wailuku Mission grounds
A plan to build 84 affordable rental homes for low-income seniors on one of central Wailuku’s most historically significant properties is now open for public comment through June 8.
Single-family home sales fall 30% in April; condo sales up 4.5%
Single-family home sales on Maui dropped sharply in April while the condominium market posted a modest year-over-year gain, according to data released Thursday by the Realtors Association of Maui.
County Housing Department launches Molokaʻi Voluntary Deed Restriction pilot program
The County of Maui Department of Housing is launching a Molokaʻi Voluntary Deed Restriction pilot program that will provide eligible homeowners with grants of up to $100,000 in exchange for voluntary 25-year deed restrictions limiting the sale of properties.
ʻIkenākea Development opens Hale O Piʻikea, delivers 223 affordable rentals to South Maui
ʻIkenākea Development has opened Hale O Piʻikea, a three-phase affordable rental community in Kīhei delivering 223 new homes for Maui families, individuals and kūpuna. Representing $141 million total cost, the project is one of the largest and most significant affordable housing developments completed on Maui in recent years.
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