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Community encouraged to attend Central Maui Community Plan Open House events July 17, 19
Community members are encouraged to attend open house informational sessions for the Central Maui Community Plan update from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 17, or from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2025, at the University of Hawai‘i Maui College, Pilina Event Center in Kahului. Each session will offer the same content and format; two options are provided to accommodate varying schedules.
Community invited to free talk Tuesday with walkability expert Jeff Speck at the MACC
Community advocates, architects, engineers, transportations experts, planners and anyone interested in making their communities more walkable are invited to attend a free talk on walkability on Tuesday, June 24, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Morgado Hall.
Property owners urged to apply for permits to rebuild nonconforming structures lost in 2023 wildfires
The County of Maui Department of Planning is encouraging property owners whose legally nonconforming structures were destroyed in the August 2023 wildfires to apply for building permits and begin the process of rebuilding.
County bill advances to allow nonconforming structures in Lahaina to be rebuilt as they were before the wildfires
Planning officials say some residents are waiting for the bill to pass in order to rebuild their properties.
Senate bill passes to waive SMA permits for rebuilding in historic Lahaina town
A bill to help with rebuilding historic Lahaina town advanced Monday afternoon out of the Senate Water and Land Committee, chaired by Sen. Lorraine Inouye of Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island.
Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization submits annual report to state Legislature
Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization has submitted its fiscal 2024-2025 annual report to the state Legislature. The report covers the period from Dec. 1, 2023, to Nov. 30, 2024.
It’s a challenge: Expediting the rebuilding of homes in Lahaina’s downtown without compromising historic character
Maui County is planning to propose measures to make it easier to rebuild homes in historic and shoreline areas.
Maui Planning Commission lacks quorum, TVR phase-out hearing postponed
The Maui Planning Commission failed to have enough commissioners available this morning for an anticipated continuation of a public hearing on a proposed phase-out of approximately 7,000 transient vacation rentals in Maui County’s apartment-zoned districts.
Fasten your seatbelts: Maui Planning Commission to hear TVR phase-out bill Tuesday
A wave of opposition has been building from vacation rental owners and property managers to Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposed phase-out of an estimated 7,000 transient vacation rentals in apartment-zoned districts in Maui County.
Residents encouraged to provide feedback on draft Maui County wetlands map
The final wetlands map will serve as a public tool that will help reduce flood risk for human life and property while protecting and restoring Maui County’s important natural wetland ecosystems. Also, it will help property owners, land managers and county planners with important land-use decisions.
Ana Lillis named County Deputy Planning Director
Ana Lillis, a former planner in the Zoning Administration and Enforcement Division, was named Deputy Director of the County of Maui Department of Planning. Her official start date is April 1.
Kate Blystone confirmed as County of Maui Planning Director
Kate Blystone was confirmed as the Planning Director for the County of Maui by the Maui County Council on Wednesday. She has more than 20 years of experience as a land planner and community engagement professional in the public, private, nonprofit and education planning sectors.
