#Affordable housing Fund

The Maui County Council has advanced a plan to secure nearly $64.5 million in low-interest state loans for water infrastructure projects needed as part of recovery from the disastrous August 2023 wildfires.

The County of Maui Department of Housing is seeking applications for affordable housing projects that will be funded by the Affordable Housing Fund in Fiscal Year 2027. The projects must propose housing solutions that provide housing for families earning 140% and below of the County of Maui’s median family income.

Maui County’s Department of Public Works has issued a determination of no significant environmental impacts for a $73 million project to extend Waiʻale Road 1.6 miles in Waikapū. The finding and completion of an environmental assessment pave the way for the construction of the future Waikapū Country Town master-planned development.

A unanimous vote by the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee to advance an affordable housing project in Kahului drew criticism Wednesday from West Maui Council Member Tamara Paltin. She found it “disgusting” that Maui County and developers found a way – through a water availability exemption – to make water available for […]

Just two years after the devastating wildfires, the Lahaina Community Land Trust is fighting what it calls a ‘second disaster’: the loss of a local community with deep generational roots to post-fire gentrification. The group announced Thursday it has secured 13 parcels of land, paving the way for up to 34 new housing units to be built and kept in local hands.

Molokaʻi residents could be the first to benefit from a county-funded, voluntary deed restriction program, a measure that cleared its first hurdle before the Maui County Council on Friday.

A little more than two weeks after Council Chair Alice Lee signaled the potential for “deep cuts” to Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposed $1.512 billion fiscal 2026 budget, the Maui County Council’s Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee has reversed course, recommending an increase of approximately $55.4 million – nearly 3.7% more than the mayor’s proposal. […]

The Maui County Council has approved a resolution for a time extension — to May 2029 — for completion of the Kuʻikahi Village project, now apparently scaled back from its original plans. According to information presented to council members, the project was originally designed as a 202-unit workforce housing development mauka of Honoapiʻilani Highway and […]

Maui County has $43.5 million to spend in its Affordable Housing Fund for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The funds would help with planning and construction for new projects and repairs for aging ones.

The County of Maui Department of Housing announced the release of its Fiscal Year 2026 Affordable Housing Fund Annual Plan, which outlines key investments and initiatives designed to address the growing demand for affordable housing across Maui County.

The Maui County Council’s Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee has gotten a written response from the Department of Housing about nearly $12 million in unspent and unencumbered funds in the County’s Affordable Housing Fund. The questions came up during a March 18 Budget Committee meeting, chaired by Council Member Yuki Lei Sugimura, who asked […]

Maui County Council members passed on first reading Friday morning a bill that sets aside $650,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund as a grant to A0746 Lahaina L.P. for pre-development costs for a project in Nāpili.

The Maui County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee has questions about nearly $12 million in unspent and unencumbered funds in the County’s Affordable Housing Fund. According to a March 3 letter from Budget Director Lesley Milner, additional funds are now available for a 120-unit apartment rental project on nearly 15 acres of County-owned land in […]

Hunt Capital Partners announced work on the final phase of the Hale O Pi‘ikea affordable housing development in South Maui. Located in Kīhei, Hale O Pi‘ikea III will introduce a mix of one-, two-, and three- bedroom housing options for low-income families earning up to 30%, 40%, and 60% of the Area Median Income. Phase III adds 35 affordable rental homes and one exempt manager’s unit to its 187 units that are already under construction, offering a total of 223 affordable homes for families and seniors who make a range of incomes. 

A draft environmental assessment has been completed for an 1.6-mile, southerly extension of Waiʻale Road that would, literally, pave the way for the Waikapū Country Town development. The new 80-foot-wide road would provide access to 1,433 homes, including 500 affordable units, as part of the master-planned Waikapū Country Town development, according to the draft document.

The County of Maui Department of Housing is reminding the public that a deadline is approaching on request for proposals seeking affordable housing projects that will be funded by the Affordable Housing Fund in Fiscal Year 2026.

The County of Maui Department of Housing issued a request for proposals seeking affordable housing projects that will be funded by the Affordable Housing Fund in Fiscal Year 2026. The projects must propose housing solutions that provide housing for families earning 140% and below of the County of Maui’s median family income. 

The housing advocacy group Stand Up Maui is asking Maui County legislators and other policymakers to consider a dozen policies to help meet the housing needs of low-income residents.

The Lahaina Community Land Trust (LCLT) has secured its first parcel of community-owned land, that will be held in Lahaina hands forever, for the benefit of the local community for generations to come. The property at 1651 Lokia Street was secured by the LCLT in partnership with The Conservation Fund, a national land conservation organization. Once construction is complete, a homeowner will be chosen through a lottery system currently being developed by LCLT and its advisory board of Maui Komohana community leaders.

Maui County Council members voted unanimously Wednesday to wrap up their work on the County’s fiscal 2025 budget, sending their spending package to Mayor Richard Bissen for final action.