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HOUSING PROJECTS UNDER CHAPTER 2.97, MAUI COUNTY CODE: RESOLUTIONS 23-78, 23-79, AND 23-80, RELATING TO THE HALE MAHAOLU KE KAHUA RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT (WAILUKU) (HLU-2(1))
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. An application for the development of the proposed Hale Mahaolu Ke Kahua Rental Housing Project in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaiʻi, under Chapter 2.97, Maui County Code. The proposed project consists of 120 rental units for qualified households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income, as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The 11.476-acre parcel to be developed is identified for real property tax purposes as tax map key (2) 3-3-001:106. The developer and property owner are Waiehu Housing, LP and Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc., respectively.
2. Resolution 23-78, entitled “APPROVING THE INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE HALE MAHAOLU KE KAHUA AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT UNDER CHAPTER 2.97, MAUI COUNTY CODE.” Resolution 23-78’s purpose is to approve the Hale Mahaolu Ke Kahua project under Chapter 2.97, Maui County Code.
3. Resolution 23-79, entitled “APPROVING WITH MODIFICATIONS THE INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE HALE MAHAOLU KE KAHUA AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT UNDER CHAPTER 2.97, MAUI COUNTY CODE.” Resolution 23-79’s purpose is to approve with modifications the Hale Mahaolu Ke Kahua project under Chapter 2.97, Maui County Code.
4. Resolution 23-80, entitled “DISAPPROVING THE INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE HALE MAHAOLU KE KAHUA AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT UNDER CHAPTER 2.97, MAUI COUNTY CODE.” Resolution 23-80’s purpose is to disapprove the Hale Mahaolu Ke Kahua Chapter 2.97 project.
5. Correspondence from Committee Chair dated February 22, 2023, proposing a revised Exhibit “A” for Resolution 23-79 clarifying the project applicant’s requested modifications.
Status
The Council must approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the project by April 22, 2023, or the project will be deemed approved. If Council fails to act on the project by April 22, 2023, the Director of Housing and Human Concerns may approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the proposed project within 14 days, or it will be deemed approved. The Committee may consider whether to recommend adoption of one of the proposed resolutions, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of the proposed resolutions and other related action.