HONUAULA ZONING APPROVED
March 19th, 2008Honua'ula, formerly Wailea 670, received zoning approval from the Maui County Council early this morning in a 5-4 vote.
During the day, which began at 9 a.m. Tuesday, more than 30 people spoke for and against the Honua’ula plan, which includes a golf course, commercial center, parks and 1,400 homes. Those against Honua'ula said it would eliminate wilderness, damage the marine environment and likely provide homes out of the financial reach of ordinary working people. Proponents have said it will create much-needed affordable housing for working people, as well as construction jobs for years to come…Honua’ula is a revised plan for the 670-acre project district included in the 1993 version of the Kihei-Makena Community Plan, designated Kihei-Makena Project District 9 (Wailea 670). The original plan, which was for more than 2,000 new homes and two golf courses, was granted zoning only for the golf courses.
The bills approved on final reading Wednesday morning revises the zoning for the entire 670-acre parcel, with council members attaching 30 conditions to the zoning. The conditions include:
• Expanding Piilani Highway to four lanes to Wailea Ike Drive and other traffic improvements
• Contributing $5 million to development of a new South Maui Community Park planned in the Waipuilani area.
• $24 million in public park assessments
• $4.2 million in school impact fees
• Create a cultural resources preservation plan in conjunction with state and federal biologist and cultural specialists.
• Develop water sources and a wastewater treatment plant
• Provide for one day of public play on the private golf course.
This will also bring 700 badly needed affordable housing units to South Maui. For more details, contact us.
