#Land Trust
County Department of Housing seeks applications for FY 2027 Affordable Housing Fund projects
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.
Prices of burned-down properties in Lahaina spark conflict between land trust, sellers
The land trust says listings of burned properties in Lahaina with prices well above their assessed land values pre-fire will draw outside investors and put properties out of the reach of local buyers. But sellers say it’s a tough call to put their properties on the market and that they’re just trying to recoup their losses and move on with their lives.
Lahaina Community Land Trust seeks to ‘Keep Lahaina lands in Lahaina hands’
“Community land trusts are nonprofits that buy and own land with the purpose of keeping it in community control, to be used as the community determines. The buildings and homes on the land can be owned by individual families but are tethered to the land trust by a lease with terms determined by the trust. This allows the CLT and its members to make sure that the property is protected forever, and that it is used for purposes that serve the community, whatever the community decides that is: housing, culture, agriculture, etc..”
Hawaiʻi’s mayors discuss housing after fires, Bissen calls for ‘voluntary compliance’
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen acknowledged: “Housing was an issue on Maui and in West Maui before Aug. 8, and it became, obviously, a bigger issue after that.” “Our duty as government is to present the other options that people have. Let’s talk of creating a land trust,” said the mayor. That was one of the topics that was also explored at the Native Hawaiian Convention.
Nā Hale O Maui Places 35th Family in Affordable Home
The Kusunoki’s are the new owners of a Nā Hale O Maui 4-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home that will remain affordable in perpetuity.
Nā Hale o Maui Mentors Land Trusts on Hawai‘i Island and Kaua‘i
The non-profit Nā Hale O Maui community land trust is mentoring the development of land trusts on Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi.
VIDEO: George Fontaine State House Dist 11 Candidate Profile, Decision 2010 MauiNOW.com
George Fontaine, 2010 candidate for State House District 11, Transcript: Introduction: Please introduce yourself, give your name, the race you are running for and briefly name the key issues you plan to address in your campaign. Answer: My name is George Fontaine and I’m running for District 11 for the state House of Representatives. I have […]
