Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027), September 9, 2026
Votes on Resolution 26-130 rezoning of Makai Sunset Inn and 10 Walaka Street
What happened
The Maui Housing and Land Use Committee advanced Resolution 26-129, recommending its adoption on a 5-4 vote (CD1 version), which proposes amending the Kihei-Makena and West Maui Community Plans and rezoning certain apartment-district (A-1/A-2) shoreline properties to H-3/H-4 hote…
- Jurisdiction
- Maui County, HI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Deferred
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsMakai Sunset Inn and 10 Walaka Street
Awaiting final voteReferral to Maui Planning Commission
Recommended 5-4Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Paltin criteria to exclude properties mauka of South Kihei Road (Reso 26-129)
Motion to add a criterion disallowing properties mauka of South Kihei Road from being included in the H-3/H-4 rezoning under Resolution 26-129, excluding flood zones. Would have affected Shores of Maui, Kalama Terrace, Kanoa Apartments, Pacific Shores, and Maui Vista. Failed 4-5 with ayes from Johnson, Paltin, Rollins-Fernandez, Sinensi and noes from Lee, Cook, Sugimura, Batongan, Uu-Hodgins.
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 Housing and Land Use Committee advanced Resolution 26-129, recommending its adoption on a 5-4 vote (CD1 version), which proposes amending the Kihei-Makena and West Maui Community Plans and rezoning certain apartment-district (A-1/A-2) shoreline properties to H-3/H-4 hote…
Key Decisions (6)
Paltin criteria to exclude properties mauka of South Kihei Road (Reso 26-129)
Rollins-Fernandez 25% residential-use criteria (Reso 26-129)
Rollins-Fernandez residential-use criteria excluding flood zones (Reso 26-129)
Recommend adoption of Resolution 26-129 as amended (CD1)
Resolution 26-130 rezoning of Makai Sunset Inn and 10 Walaka Street
Motion to file Resolution 26-130
Development Activity (2)
Makai Sunset Inn TVR rezoning
Commercial
10 Walaka Street TVR rezoning
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Committee members repeatedly framed Maui as being in a housing…
Infrastructure
Sea level rise, shoreline erosion, and catastrophic storm events (recent…
Commercial Demand
Online STR platforms (post-2008) converted many apartment units to nightly…
Sentiment
Members expressed skepticism that shoreline TVR/hotel properties will generate expected…
Who Spoke (17)
On the record: the chair, 8 councilmembers, 5 staff members, and an attorney.
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