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Stand Up Maui releases a dozen policy statements aimed at low-income housing needs
The housing advocacy group Stand Up Maui is asking Maui County legislators and other policymakers to consider a dozen policies to help meet the housing needs of low-income residents.
Stand Up Maui awards certificate of appreciation to Lahaina Strong for long-term housing advocacy
SUM awarded the 2024 Michael Williams Certificate of Appreciation to Lahaina Strong. This award is presented annually to an exemplary individual who is standing up for Maui County’s residents. Lahaina Strong was chosen for the role they played in the effort in returning short-term rental units across Maui County into long-term housing.
Stand Up Maui produces a Scorecard for proposed affordable housing units
After several months of research on Maui housing projects, Stand Up Maui has developed a list of present and proposed affordable housing projects called the Scorecard, set for public release this month.
Nonprofit, Stand Up Maui continues to advocate for affordable housing
Members of the nonprofit organization, Stand Up Maui, are advocating for the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan for Affordable Housing, commissioned in 2021. The group also wants the County to use or purchase land to help meet the housing needs of residents.
Stand Up Maui receives $20K grant to create “scorecard” of affordable housing projects
The nonprofit organization, Stand Up Maui, received a $20,000 grant from the Cooke Foundation to create a comprehensive list of affordable housing projects, and a communications campaign to highlight Maui County’s housing crisis and solutions to resolve it. Stand Up Maui calls the project—”The Scorecard.”
Stand Up Maui continues fight for affordable housing, member honored
Nonprofit, Stand Up Maui continues its efforts to fight for affordable housing, and recently honored one of its member for efforts to advance the organization’s mission to “stand up for the basic human rights for Maui County’s residents.”
Tenants forced out of Lahaina Crossroads Apartments; rent nearly doubling
Katherine Kamaunu, 71, has lived at Lahaina Crossroads Apartments for more than 35 years. Now, she and her husband, Aaron Kamaunu, 60, are being forced out of the complex, along with nearly 20 other families — a handful of whom are kūpuna on fixed incomes. The Kamaunus and other tenants said Lahaina Crossroads Apartments ownership is kicking them out to renovate — then charge nearly double the rent. After all, units are located a couple blocks mauka of Front Street and outsiders are paying outrageous prices to live in Hawaiʻi, they said.
Rally Touts Affordable Housing Plan Amid “Housing Crisis”
The Comprehensive Affordable Housing Plan, created and presented by Hawaiian Community Assets, involves a five-year overhaul to the county’s affordable housing approach that would bring in 5,000 homes, offered to two-year Maui residents who are under 120 percent area median income.
HCA Plan for Maui Calls for 5,000 Affordable Homes in Five Years
A Comprehensive Affordable Housing Plan was delivered to the Maui County Council that provides a roadmap for building 5,000 affordable homes for local renters and homebuyers in the next five years.
‘Overcoming Fear, Uniting in Love:’ Martin Luther King Interfaith Service
Organizers say the event will “provide an opportunity for us to suspend our differences, join together, and become the change needed for a better Maui.”
Best Places to Rent SUP Boards on Maui
Whether you choose the North Shore, Central Maui, South Maui or West Maui as your zone for stand up paddle boarding, you can always find a smooth surface and gently rolling waves for SUP practice.
7th Annual OluKai Ho‘olaule‘a May 1 to 3
The seventh annual OluKai Ho‘olaule‘a will be held this weekend, May 1 to 3, 2015, bringing together the world’s elite stand up paddle (SUP), OC1 and OC2 athletes to race the legendary eight-mile Maliko Downwind Run on the North Shore of Maui.
