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Maui Council advances Honuaʻula project amendments with a slim 5-4 vote in marathon session
In a marathon session that stretched from Friday morning to past midnight Saturday, the Maui County Council narrowly approved amendments to the controversial Honuaʻula project in a 5-4 vote at 12:26 a.m. Saturday. The decision followed several hours of passionate public testimony with most of the approximately 50 speakers opposed to the development. The Council’s […]
HIDOE breaks ground on Lahaina educator housing project
The state Department of Education held a blessing and groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning for a $20 million rental housing development for educators and school staff in Lahaina. The project addresses a critical workforce housing shortage and supports efforts to stabilize and retain staff at West Maui schools following the August 2023 wildfires.
9 projects with over 800 housing units could get funding from Maui County for construction, rising costs
Maui County has $43.5 million to spend in its Affordable Housing Fund for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The funds would help with planning and construction for new projects and repairs for aging ones.
Maui Planning Commission recommends approval of Honuaʻula project condition changes
By a 5-2 vote, the Maui Planning Commission is recommending approval of proposed amendments to project district zoning conditions attached to development of the controversial Honuaʻula master-planned community in South Maui. After a meeting recess on March 11, the commission passed a main motion on March 25 to approve all amendments proposed by the Maui […]
Hoʻonani Village proposed on 166 acre parcel makai of Hansen Road in Kahului
Approximately 1,600 residential apartment units are planned for the proposed Hoʻolani Village in Kahului. The project, by Hoʻonani Development LLC, proposes the construction of a high density, master-planned, mixed-use community on 166 acres makai of Hansen Road. An environmental impact statement preparation notice states that about 50% of the apartments would be workforce housing units, […]
Maui Planning Commission holds off decision-making on Honuaʻula; public testimony nearly 9-1 opposed
Maui Planning Commission members heard nearly six hours of public testimony Tuesday in Kīhei, with 58 of 66 testifiers opposed to developer requests for land-use amendments for the Honuaʻula master-planned community, a hotly debated 670-acre development south of Maui Meadows and mauka of Piʻilani Highway in South Maui.
Final EIS released for Ledcor Maui’s South Maui Properties
A final environmental impact statement has been released for Ledcor Maui’s South Maui Properties. The Final EIS includes seven vacant in-fill parcels within Wailea’s 50-year-old resort master plan and a neighboring vacant lot in Kīhei. A mix of single family and multi-family residential communities are proposed for eight properties, which have a permitted density of […]
Long-debated Honuaʻula project set for full Council action on Friday morning
The long-debated Honuaʻula master-planned community will come up for action on two bills this week Friday before a divided Maui County Council.
Short-term rental phase-out remains in South Maui Community Plan update
Maui Planning Commission members breezed by a proposed policy statement in the draft South Maui Community Plan update Tuesday evening, agreeing by consensus that the plan would aim to increase long-term residential housing by phasing-out short-term rentals from Māʻalaea to Kanaio.
Two-week nighttime lane closure on Keawe Street
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation advises highway users of the upcoming two-week schedule for overnight, single lane closures affecting the state-owned portion of Keawe Street adjacent to the Lahaina Bypass (Route 3000).
Nighttime single-lane closure on Keawe Street for concrete patch
The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation advises highway users of nighttime lane closures along the state-owned portion of Keawe Street adjacent to the Lahaina Bypass (Route 3000) beginning on Tuesday, May 28.
Maui Planning Commission weighs in on Ledcor South Maui’s draft EIS
Maui Planning Commission members finished hearing public comments and then added their own Tuesday to a draft environmental impact statement for Ledcor South Maui’s plans to build as many as 975 homes.
Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi praises lawmakers for passage of 2024 Legislative Priorities
The State Legislature closed on May 3 passing several of bills supported by the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi to tackle cost of living challenges, support growth in the technology sector, boost entrepreneurship, increase access to childcare and add affordable housing for our workforce.
Kaulana Mahina workforce housing apartments celebrates grand opening in Central Maui
The grand opening of Kaulana Mahina Apartments—a workforce housing development in Wailuku—took place on Thursday, April 18. This event comes at a time when the chronically undersupplied housing market on Maui has been further impacted by the devastating fires of last August.
Aikanaha project bill submitted for $14 million Affordable Housing Fund loan
A bill has been submitted to the Maui County Council that would pave the way for loan of up to $14 million from Maui County for the 212-unit Aikanaha low-income rental housing project in Waikapū.
$4.9 million county grant sought to cover rising building costs for Kīhei housing project
ʻĀina Lani Pacific is seeking a Maui County grant of more than $4.9 million to help pay for steeply rising construction costs projected for the developer’s 28-home Kilohana Makai project in Kīhei.
Kaulana Mahina workforce housing to begin application and lottery process
With construction of the first phase on a path to be completed by the end of the year, Kaulana Mahina—the new workforce housing development in Wailuku—will soon be accepting applications for its lottery process.
Kaulana Mahina: Lottery nears for workforce apartment homes in Wailuku
Starting Oct. 2, 2023 at 9 a.m. and running through Oct. 8, rental applications will be available for pickup in person at 400 Hāna Highway, Suite 3 in Kahului. The application deadline for the initial lottery is Oct. 29, 2023. A lottery for 195 residential workforce housing units will be held virtually on Nov. 20, 2023.
$2,000 raised for Nā Hale O Maui at Poggenpohl Kitchens event
More than $2,000 was raised for the nonprofit Nā Hale O Maui during a fundraising event hosted by Poggenpohl Kitchens at The Shops at Wailea on Tuesday. Nā Hale O Maui is a community land trust that aims to help to create affordable and workforce housing for Maui residents.
Hospital, Olowalu fire station, among priorities for Pluta’s West Maui group
“We’re looking for equitable, humane care for residents and visitors to West Maui, where more than 50% of the county and state income on Maui is derived from taxes,” said Joseph Pluta, president of the West Maui Taxpayers Association. Maui Now’s Gary Kubota interviewed Pluta, who is working to ensure West Maui gets its fair share of improvements.