#Housing and Land Use committee
Pushback: Maui rent stabilization stopped before it’s started
Even before a bill’s drafted to rein in Maui’s runaway long-term rental increases, the chair of the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee said she’s not considering any legislation that regulates rent.
Target of Justice Department’s rental price fixing lawsuit registers as a Hawaiʻi business
RealPage Inc. registered as a business with the Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs on Sept. 11, 2024, or 19 days after the US Department of Justice announced an antitrust lawsuit against the property management software company headquartered in Richardson, Texas.
Rent stabilization considered to slow runaway post-disaster housing costs
Rent stabilization is legal, but will it work to help residents at the mercy of landlords seeking the highest possible return on their Maui property investments? That’s the question left hanging after Maui County Council members heard Monday evening from more than two dozen testifiers, most of whom favored putting brakes on runaway rental costs.
Maui rent stabilization topic of special committee meeting on Monday
The Housing and Land Use Committee will have a special meeting on Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber to discuss the possible effects of rent stabilization in Maui, Committee Chair Tasha Kama announced today.
Housing and Land Use Committee meeting canceled due to technical issues
Housing and Land Use Committee Chair Tasha Kama announced that today’s committee meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. has been canceled because of technical issues with the distribution of the meeting agenda.
Council refers accessory dwelling bill to Housing and Land Use Committee
Maui County Council members referred to the Housing and Land Use Committee on Tuesday a bill stemming from a new state law that requires counties to change the way accessory dwellings are permitted on residential property.
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.
Ohukai Light Industrial Park advances in council committee
A proposal to turn a former mango farm in north Kīhei into a nearly 15-acre light industrial project advanced Wednesday to the full Maui County Council with a recommendation for passage on first reading.
Maui Planning Commission advances vacation rental phase-out bill
The Maui Planning Commission heard more than seven hours of often impassioned testimony Tuesday, then deliberated nearly three hours before recommending that the Maui County Council approve a bill to phase-out of thousands of short-term rentals in apartment districts, mostly in South and West Maui.
County Council gives final approval to larger farm dwellings, expanded circuit breaker program
Maui County Council members approved on second-and-final reading Friday a bill to permit a 500-square-foot increase in the size of secondary farm dwellings in agricultural districts on Maui and Lānaʻi.
Change of zoning recommended for one of oldest buildings in Hāna town
Maui County Council Housing and Land Use Committee members unanimously recommended approval Wednesday of a bill to rezone the former Old Laundry Building in Hāna town. Bill 69 would re-establish commercial use for the 21,711-square-foot property, possibly as an art or culturally appropriate music studio.
What’s in store for Queen Kaʻahumanu Center’s future? Mall owners seek new lease on life
Without resuscitation, the future is bleak for Queen Kaʻahumanu Center, with the aging, once premier Central Maui shopping destination caught in a downward spiral — store closings lead to less foot traffic, which beget more loss of business, and so on.
Developer seeks deadline extension for Waikapū Development Venture project
Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee has recommended approval of project modifications and a deadline extension for completion of Waikapū Development Venture’s 80-unit affordable housing project.
Council Committee advances bill to allow more space for secondary farm dwellings
The Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee voted 8-1 Wednesday to recommend passage of a bill to allow a 500-square-foot increase in the size of secondary farm dwellings in agricultural districts on Maui and Lānaʻi.
1,600-unit Hoʻonani Village affordable rental housing project gets an early preview
Members of the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee received a presentation Wednesday on conceptual plans for the 1,600-unit Hoʻonani Village multifamily rental and commercial complex in Puʻunene.
Aikanaha project could be first buildout of rental housing in Waikapū Country Town
The 212-unit, low-income Aikanaha rental housing project underwent review Wednesday morning by the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee. The project could be the first buildout in the Waikapū Country Town development.
Maui Council committee to meet on wildfire recovery, transitional housing, Oct. 4
The Maui County Council’s Disaster, Resilience, International Affairs and Planning Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, to receive updates on recovery efforts in response to the August 2023 wildfires, including temporary and transitional housing.
