Everyone wants more affordable housing for residents, but little has been done about it. Maui Tomorrow decided to change all that. Our Affordable Housing Committee spent months researching affordable housing plans around the US and has now crafted a plan for Maui County. Under current economic conditions, the average working class family on Maui has little […]
2005-2010 ‘Aina News
Retail Center and Outlet Mall Proposed for Kihei The Eclipse Development Group of Irvine, Ca., is proposing a retail center and outlet mall to be built in Kihei. The combined projects feature 700,000 square feet of retail space and 3,500 parking spaces on what the compnay describes as “roughly 30 acres of pristine irreplaceable real […]
Work Continues on Tech Park Master Plan
by Trisha Smith, Maui Weekly November 2010 Although one of the most sophisticated business and scientific vocation locales on the island, the Maui Research & Technology Park (MRTP) in Kihei remains a mystery to many since its initial development nearly two decades ago. Home to the Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) and aerospace and computer […]
Major Projects List on Maui 2010
Here is a list of Maui’s already committed projects with over 100 units each. Please keep in mind that there are DOZENS of other projects with less than 100 units, plus ohanas, vacant lots, and large agricultural sub-divisions. Some of the Major Projects Already Entitled: (as of July 2010) Wailea 670 – 1,400 units Makena […]
Makena Resort investors default on loan
Development stalled indefinitely; fate of more than 500 employees uncertain The Maui News August 26, 2009. By CHRIS HAMILTON, Staff Writer MAKENA – Skittish lenders and real estate buyers apparently accomplished what hundreds of protesters couldn’t: halt the massive Makena Resort development in South Maui. At least for now. Everett Dowling, the Wailuku developer who […]
Olowalu town EIS
Developers readying to seek state permits for 636-acre, 1,500-home W. Maui project MAUI NEWS Sunday, July 19, 2010 By CHRIS HAMILTON, Staff Writer OLOWALU – A plan calling for 1,500 homes in a new Olowalu town has had its ardent supporters and equally passionate detractors for five years, and so far the proposed development has […]