Survey results will be used to evaluate current housing programs and future policy making. Maui County residents may be contacted by phone as early as Jan. 7.

The defective building siding at Honokōwai Kauhale will be replaced, as will the exterior stair systems.

According to a Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority Timeshare Quarterly Report, timeshare properties reported an average occupancy rate of 90.1 percent statewide in the third quarter of 2018.

In Hawaiʻi, the baseline loan limit will be $726,525 for one-unit properties. The change will allow homeowners to take advantage of higher loan amounts without the higher interest rates.

Applicants will be selected in a lottery drawing on Jan. 17. The program will provide grants up to $30K to eligible applicants with qualifying properties.

Maui has five condominium communities in the resorts of Kāʻanapali, Kapalua and Wailea that have received the recognition by Forbes or AAA as leaders in Luxury Lodging.

The median price for a single-family home on Maui rose to $774,223. That's up more than $105,000 from the same time last year.