* Plans by Hyatt to build a time-share tower in West Maui. * Possible revival of a project to renovate the former Stouffer property in Wailea. * Imminent construction of the second phase of A&B Properties’ Maui Business Park, which calls for 179 acres of light industrial development in Kahului. * Ongoing construction of the […]
KCA Hosts deNaie & Planning: Maui Island Plan
Lucienne de Naie and members of the Maui County Long Range Planning Committee will discuss the Maui Island Plan at the next KCA meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Kīhei Charter Middle School Campus, 41 East Līpoa St.
ML&P Requests Entitlements to Pulelehua
Maui Land & Pineapple Co. presented formal requests to Maui County Council members Wednesday for the entitlements the company needs to build the Pulelehua housing development in Mahinahina. ML&P officials detailed development plans to the council’s Land Use Committee for the $300 million, 1,200-unit housing development on 310 acres in West Maui. The development also […]
Council to Legalize TVRs
Council Member Gladys Baisa, who previously led the successful effort to make bed-and-breakfasts legal, introduced the measure heard in Council Chambers on Monday. She appeared to have the support of several of her colleagues and the Maui Vacation Rental Association. Read more at Maui News
Planner: Maui Shorelines Impaired by Development
Because more and more of Maui’s sandy shorelines are being “impaired” by development and uncontrollable environmental issues, laws and procedures to protect the environment must be followed, county and state officials said Wednesday morning. “We want to develop in an environmentally sensible way,” said Maui County coastal resource planner Jim Buika. Buika said that according […]
Swinging Bridges Access Blocked
John G. Varel, the owner of the Waihe’e Valley Plantation, closed a gate at the entrance of his property – a road that has been used to access swinging bridges. Members of the Kamaunu ‘ohana say that they have used a road near that since prior to 1892, giving them the right to access. Wailuku […]