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Lahaina housing: Former tenants eager to return, daunted by four-year wait
Former residents of the Lahaina Surf and Front Street Apartments — destroyed in the August 2023 wildfires — cheered when they were reassured that both affordable housing complexes would be rebuilt and that they, as residents at the time of the fires, would be given priority to return to redeveloped homes.
Hale Mahaolu plans to redevelop Lahaina Surf and Front Street Apartments
Hale Mahaolu, a nonprofit affordable housing provider, has announced plans to redevelop its Lahaina Surf property, and the Front Street Apartments, which is owned by the Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development Corporation. The redevelopment projects are expected to provide 304 units of family housing for Maui residents.
Wailea Section of Pi‘ilani Highway Widening Proposed
A final environmental assessment was filed for a project to widen the Pi’ilani Highway from Kilohana Drive near the Wailea Fire Station to Wailea Ike Drive near the Wailea Gateway Center.
Kahului Airport Access Road Aims to Address Traffic into 2035
Traffic analysis statistics indicate that average daily traffic along Keolani Place, which serves as the primary entrance to Kahului Airport, was estimated at 15,421 vehicles in 2003. The same report projected traffic volume to increase to 22,800 vehicles per day in 2015, and 25,600 per day in 2035.
