#Hale Mahaolu Ke Kahua

Maui residents file Sunshine Law complaint against County Council over Waiʻehu housing vote

Waiʻehu community members who oppose the 119-unit Hale Mahaolu Ke Kahua affordable housing project have escalated their fight, filing a formal Sunshine Law complaint against the Maui County Council.

Council postpones vote on Waiehu housing project after debate over public input

After a lengthy debate over process and public input, the Maui County Council delayed action Tuesday on a resolution that would grant exemptions and modifications to the Hale Mahaolu Ke Kahua affordable housing project in Waiehu. The Council agreed to lay the measure on the clerk’s table until its next regular meeting on Sept. 8, […]

Queen Kaʻahumanu Center change of zoning gets final Council approval for redevelopment

Maui County Council members approved on second-and-final reading Tuesday land use measures to pave the way for redevelopment of Queen Kaʻahumanu Center as it struggles amid a nationwide decline in brick-and-mortar shopping malls. Bills 67 and 68 advance to Mayor Richard Bissen for final action.

Hale Mahaolu’s Grant Chun to retire; Anders Lyons named executive director, Trevor Tokishi board president

Hale Mahaolu, a nonprofit affordable housing provider, today announced that Anders Lyons has been appointed executive director of the organization. Lyons previously served as the nonprofit’s board president. Hale Mahaolu, which has a portfolio of 13 properties with more than 1,000 units of affordable housing, also announced that its executive director, Grant Chun, will retire and that Trevor Tokishi has been named board president.

Fitness specialist and housing developer earn Volunteer and Benefactor of Year awards

Fitness and wellness specialist Justin Yanagida and affordable housing developer Highridge Costa were honored as Volunteer of the Year and Benefactor of the Year, respectively, at Maui Economic Opportunity’s 38th Volunteer Celebration held Wednesday.

US Sen. Schatz visits MEO to discuss youth program, housing and federal transportation funding

US Sen. Brian Schatz met with Maui Economic Opportunity staff and board members on July 7 in Wailuku to discuss the Kāohi youth program on Moloka‘i, federal transportation funding issues and the Hale Mahaolu Ke Kahua affordable housing project.

100% Affordable Housing Project Proposed on 11 Acres in Waiehu, Maui

The Hale Mahaolu Ke Kahua Affordable Housing Community is proposed to be developed as 100% affordable, providing rental housing for residents earning 60% or less of the Area Median Income.