Recommends approval: Bills 24 and 25 (2024) – Lanai Project District 2 Koele change in zoning and Phase 1 amendment, 8-1
On October 21, 2026, the Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027) recommended approval of Bills 24 and 25 (2024) – Lanai Project District 2 Koele change in zoning and Phase 1 amendment (8-1).
The Maui County Council Housing and Land Use Committee recommended passage on first reading of the proposed CD1 versions of Bills 24 and 25 (2024), the Lanai Project District 2 (Koele) change in zoning and Phase 1 project district amendment for Pulama Lanai, on an 8-1 roll call.
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The committee recommended passage on first reading of Bill 141 (2026), incorporating non-substantive revisions. The bill amends the Maui Research and Technology Park District code for applicant Pacific Rim Land. Acreage changes: employment campus district decreases to 139 acres; residential district increases from 102.3 to 158 acres; civic district increases from 6.2 to 7 acres; open space/park district increases from 22 to at least 55 acres. The overall district stays at about 390 acres and the residential cap stays at 1,250 units. Other changes: minor medical centers become a permitted use in the civic district; parking access and primary frontage requirements are removed; density, FAR, and setback standards are adjusted; and standards previously approved by variance from the Board of Variances and Appeals are codified. Single-family large lots are capped at 14,000 sq ft per a Maui Planning Commission recommendation. The bill does not affect the University of New Mexico-owned Maui High Performance Computing Center (data center) parcel. Vote: 8 ayes, 0 noes, 1 excused (Member Paltin).
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