UPCOMING ACTIONS
Are you looking for thoughtful alternatives to the tourism economy? Do you want to protect the look and feel of historic Wailuku town?
As our island is reeling from the impact of a pandemic, along comes a proposal for Hotel Wailuku: 6 stories, 156 rooms, right at the corner of Market and Main Streets.
THERE ARE THREE WAYS YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE YOUR TESTIMONY:
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON JUNE 2ND:
A public meeting of the Urban Design Review Board will be held online this Tuesday, June 2nd, at 10:00AM to hear public testimony regarding the design aspects of the proposed Hotel Wailuku and its Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA). See community member Elaine Wender’s comments here. We think she did an amazing job of analyzing the design aspects. You can attend the meeting online to impact the UDRB’s comments on the DEA.
Learn more here.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON JUNE 4TH:
While the Maui Redevelopment Agency (MRA) will not be making any decisions on zoning and variance requests until the County Council decides on the legality of the agency later this year (see moratorium news above), the MRA will be hearing public testimony about the associated Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the Hotel Wailea on Thursday, June 4th at 6:00PM Your input can help to shape MRA’s comments on the DEA to the County. Learn more here.
WRITTEN COMMENTS DUE JUNE 8TH:
Final comments on the adequacy of this Draft Environmental Assessment will be due vial email to the Department of Public Works by June 8th.
Here are the email addresses to use in order to send your comments on the EA directly to the Department of Public Works. Comments should go to all three email addresses.
The Applicant proposes the demolition of the existing structures on the subject parcels to enable the construction of a new select service business oriented hotel. The target market for the proposed hotel will include local families and guests, and business travelers working with State and County government (including the courts), Maui Memorial Medical Center, and the University of Hawaii-Maui College. The hotel will also provide convenient access to sports, cultural and entertainment venues (e.g., War Memorial Complex, Maui Arts and Cultural Center).
The hotel will be constructed on Parcels 16 and 17, which is bordered by Market Street, Main Street and Maluhia Drive. See Figure 3. Parcels 4, 6 and 61, located on the northeastern corner of Main Street and Maluhia Drive will serve to meet the hotel’s parking requirements. This hotel parking lot will be at-grade, paved and landscaped in accordance with the Wailuku Redevelopment Area Zoning and Development Code (WRAZ&D). Conceptually, the proposed hotel will be designed to provide 156 rooms in a six (6)-story structure. Supporting functional spaces are anticipated to include a lobby, kitchen, dining area, bar/lounge, guest laundry area, meeting rooms and administrative office space. Schematic elevations and floor plans are being prepared and will be included in the project’s Draft Environmental Assessment.
IslandLife
This is a small island, Kahului has enough hotels to hold meetings. There is no way this development will only appeal to locals instead of tourists!
The size is offensive!! Letting a large hotel in will only set the bar for other developers to do the same in the future.
Let local people have a town without more tourists. Leave it alone, go take a swim in the river and enjoy what is here without the idea that this island needs more development!!