Title
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS (CHAPTER 201H, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES) INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF KEAWE STREET APARTMENTS (LAHAINA) (AH-1(5))
Description
The Committee is in receipt of correspondence, dated December 31, 2019, from the Director of Housing and Human Concerns, transmitting the following:
1. An application for the development of the proposed Keawe Street Apartments at the Villages of Leiali`i, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, in accordance with Section 201H-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The proposed project would provide 200 affordable rental housing units for qualified individuals earning 60 percent or below of the area median income on 28.5 acres to be developed at the intersection of Keawe Street and a new public road to be constructed in connection with the project. The parcel is identified for real property tax purposes as tax map key (2) 4-5-021:003 (por.), and is owned by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. The developer of the project is the nonprofit organization Ikaika Ohana.
2. A proposed resolution entitled “APPROVING THE INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE KEAWE STREET APARTMENTS AT THE VILLAGES OF LEI`ALII BY IKAIKA OHANA PURSUANT TO SECTION 201H-38, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.” The purpose of the proposed resolution is to approve the proposed project with various exemptions from certain requirements contained in the Maui County Code, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to planning, zoning, land development and improvement, and construction standards for subdivisions and dwelling units.
3. A proposed resolution entitled “APPROVING WITH MODIFICATIONS THE INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE KEAWE STREET APARTMENTS AT THE VILLAGES OF LEI`ALII BY IKAIKA OHANA PURSUANT TO SECTION 201H-38, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.” The purpose of the proposed resolution is to approve the proposed project with the modifications in Exhibit “B” and with various exemptions from certain requirements contained in the Maui County Code, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to planning, zoning, land development and improvement, and construction standards for subdivisions and dwelling units.
4. A proposed resolution entitled “DISAPPROVING THE INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE KEAWE STREET APARTMENTS AT THE VILLAGES OF LEI`ALII BY IKAIKA OHANA PURSUANT TO SECTION 201H-38, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.” The purpose of the proposed resolution is to disapprove the proposed project.
Status
In accordance with Section 201H-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Council must approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the proposed project by February 14, 2020, 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 proposed resolutions and other related action.