Maui County Zoning Decisions: April 2026

In April 2026, Maui County held 18 public meetings covering zoning matters. 11 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 10 approved (100% approval rate), 1 deferred. Activity was up 36% compared to March (144 activity items across 7 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Cove Beach Village Acquisition

Approved.

Approved $2.5 million in bond funding for potential acquisition of Cove Beach Village at 82 Kanani Rd, Kihei (TMK 2-3-9-016-004), a 32-unit apartment building with elevator, 66 parking stalls and 13 storage areas. Original request was $8.62 million but reduced to appraised land value pending negotiations.

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Ho'onani Village Water System Funding - $13 million

Deferred.

Discussion on $13 million from GET fund for Ho'onani Village mixed-use development water system improvements was tabled pending further information from water department and clarification on whether GET funds can be used for private development that will later be deeded to county.

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Grant Conditions for Cameron Center West Maui and Na'aikane o Maui Inc.

Approved.

Added conditions to Office of Recovery grants: Cameron Center West Maui funds must be used for planning and pre-development; Na'aikane o Maui Inc. funds must be used for cultural education, monitoring activities, and support for West Maui rebuilding including Royal Complex Master Plan development.

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Commercialized Residential Property Tax Rate Adjustment

Approved.

Committee discussed reducing commercialized residential tax rates to tier one at $225 and tier two at $350 as requested by Mr. Crowley. The $218,086.15 offset would come from reducing Camp Maluhia allocation and $108,000 from Open Space Fund excess.

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PARIS Affordable Rental Program Funding

Approved.

Added $3 million grant to Homestead Community Development Corporation for the Permanently Affordable Rental Unit Strategy program to purchase single-family or multi-family homes for affordable rentals. The organization currently operates 9 units in Maui County, all occupied by wildfire survivors.

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Ho'onani Village Mixed Use Development GET Funding Condition

Approved.

Conditioned $9M in GET excise tax fund for Ho'onani Village Mixed Use Development Project for well and water system improvement infrastructure and connections.

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Legislative Branch Office Renovations Funding Source Change

Approved.

Changed funding source for Office of County Council CIP project legislative branch office renovations from general fund to bond, freeing up $900,000 in general fund.

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Upcountry Wildfire Rebuild Recovery Funding

Approved.

Added $3 million condition under Office of Recovery for upcountry wildfire rebuild, recovery and mitigation from the August 2023 wildfire. Chair Sugimura to provide white paper with implementation details before first reading.

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Showing the 8 most significant of 11 recorded zoning decisions. See all Maui County meetings →

Top Keywords This Month

• commercial: 30 instances
• subdivision: 29 instances
• residential: 27 instances
• zoning: 12 instances
• land use: 6 instances

What to Watch

• Commercial is new this month with 30 mentions, not present in March.

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