Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027), September 2, 2026
Approves Rezoning and community plan amendment for Paia Sugar Mill Redevelopment (Bills 109 & 115), 7-0
What happened
The Maui County Housing and Land Use Committee recommended passage on first reading of Bills 109 and 115-2026, granting a community-plan amendment (heavy industrial and agricultural to light industrial) and rezoning (Urban Reserve to M-1 Light Industrial) for 19.933 acres at the…
- Jurisdiction
- Maui County, HI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 2, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsAmendment adding 20% open space condition
Recommended 7-0Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Rezoning and community plan amendment for Paia Sugar Mill Redevelopment (Bills 109 & 115)
Committee recommended passage on first reading of Bill 109 (community plan amendment from heavy industrial to light industrial for TMK 225005023 (2.5 ac) and from heavy industrial and agricultural to light industrial for TMK 225005054 (19.688 ac)) and Bill 115 (change in zoning from Urban Reserve District to M-1 Light Industrial for both parcels, totaling 19.933 acres in Paia). Owner is Paia Village Company (managing partners Dan Ellis and Wayne Thibodeau). Committee restored broader M-1/B-1/B-2/B-3 uses and added multiple conditions. Vote 7-0 (Members Sinensi and Sugimura excused). Main motion also included recording of a unilateral agreement in the Bureau of Conveyances/Land Court.
- Water conservation best management practices (indoor/outdoor) as described in DWS transmittal, administered by Department of Water Supply
- No short-term rentals, TVRs, or B&Bs except temporary humanitarian housing in disasters
- Maintain an emergency evacuation route on their property, not to county road standard, in consultation with Maui Emergency Management Agency
- Ban on formula/corporate franchises (no more than 10 locations, sharing standardized features)
- Minimum 20% (non-contiguous, ~3.9 acres) of property to remain in open space in perpetuity, allowing park, assembly area, passive land use, agriculture, Native Hawaiian traditional/customary uses, and accessory structures; evacuation route counts toward open space
- Uses limited to M-1 with removal of animal kennels, boarding facilities, pet shops, harbor facilities, marinas, sanitarium/nursing/convalescent homes, and new/used car lots
- Historical/interpretive displays honoring full site legacy including pre-plantation Hawaiian history
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Maui County Housing and Land Use Committee recommended passage on first reading of Bills 109 and 115-2026, granting a community-plan amendment (heavy industrial and agricultural to light industrial) and rezoning (Urban Reserve to M-1 Light Industrial) for 19.933 acres at the…
Key Decisions (6)
Rezoning and community plan amendment for Paia Sugar Mill Redevelopment (Bills 109 & 115)
Amendment to allowable uses in Paia Sugar Mill rezoning
Amendment adding water, evacuation route, and franchise conditions
Amendment adding 20% open space condition
Amendment counting evacuation route toward open space
Bill 85-2026 amending public hearing notice publishing requirements in Title 19
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (1)
Paia Sugar Mill Redevelopment Project
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Committee members and applicant cited a scarcity of light-industrial and…
Infrastructure
Water supply capacity is constrained; the Department of Water Supply…
Housing Demand
Local workers such as tradespeople cannot afford Paia housing, driving…
Sentiment
Council members expressed strong support for incentivizing community-minded local developers,…
Who Spoke (25)
On the record: the chair, 5 councilmembers, 3 staff members, an attorney, the applicant, and 6 members of the public.
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