Mahalo to everyone who submitted written testimony to make your voices heard on this crucial issue to preserve affordable housing on Maui. We have great news! The Wailea 670 public hearing, initially scheduled for December 13th, has been postponed and sent back to the Maui Planning Commission due to a procedural error in not adhering […]
Honuaʻula/Wailea 670 Timeline
Shifting Promises, Inadequate Planning, and Lack of Accountability This timeline of key developments reveals a troubling pattern of shifting promises, inadequate planning, and disregard for community concerns, placing Maui’s environment, history, and affordable housing at risk. 1971-2007: Changing Ownership and Evolving Plans The project’s early years were marketed as a residential development with mixed housing […]
Critical Hearing Alert: Stop Developers from Taking Away Affordable Housing
Two proposed amendments to the Honuaʻula/Wailea 670 project have been referred directly to the Housing and Land Use Committee of the Maui County Council for a hearing on Monday, 11/25 at 10 AM that will reconvene on Monday 12/2 at 1:45pm. The two bills on the Committee Agenda seek amendments that drastically reduce the number […]
Watch “Wave of Luxury Development” Recording
Stay Informed: South Maui Development Projects Missed our recent Community Informational Meeting? You can watch the Zoom recording or review the slideshow presentation from the event held on Wednesday, October 23rd, at ProArts Theater in Kīhei. The proposed development projects in South Maui could strain already limited infrastructure while catering primarily to non-resident millionaires with […]
PLEASE TESTIFY: Wailea 670/Honuaʻula Public Hearing 9/24/2024
In 2008, Maui County Council members worked for months to make sure the Honuaʻula project (popularly known as Wailea 670) would be appropriately conditioned to serve the people of Maui, and then narrowly approved the project. Key to that approval was the developer’s promise to provide 700 affordable homes, 450 of which would be within […]
Maui Tomorrow Encourages Support for a Limit on Maui County Transient Accommodations
SAVE THE DATE! On Friday April 22nd, at 9 AM, the Maui County Council will decide whether or not to refer a draft bill to establish a limit on the number of transient accommodations allowed in Maui County. If the resolution passes, a draft of the bill will be sent to the Maui, Molokai and […]