A Maui nonprofit and five Native Hawaiian residents have been granted intervenor status to challenge a proposed 273-unit luxury residential development in Wailea, citing concerns over water supply and cultural resources. The Maui Planning Commission sent both parties to mediation after the developer did not object to the intervention.
- Mālama Kakanilua and five Native Hawaiian residents petitioned to intervene in the approval process for Ledcor Maui LP’s $471M first-phase development near Wailea.
- The project’s first phase includes 233 market-rate units, 36 deed-restricted workforce housing rentals, and 4 income-restricted employee units across three multifamily communities.
- The Maui Planning Commission granted the intervention request and referred both sides to mediation.
- Petitioners raised concerns about impacts to Maui’s water supply, fishing grounds, and Native Hawaiian cultural resources in the Honua’ula district.
- The full build-out of the South Maui Properties project could eventually reach nearly 1,000 units on parcels makai of Pi’ilani Highway.
Source: Maui Now
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