Three Maui County Council amendments would add up to 16 apartment-zoned vacation rental properties to hotel rezoning resolutions, reducing the units Bill 9 would convert to long-term housing. The Housing and Land Use Committee heard public testimony again on Aug. 20 but adjourned without a vote.
- Three proposed amendments from Council Members Lee, Cook, and Sugimura would add up to 16 properties to hotel rezoning resolutions 26-129 and 26-130.
- Properties added to the hotel zone list would be removed from the pool of units Bill 9 aims to convert from vacation rentals to long-term housing.
- Sea-level-rise exposure area designation is the primary justification cited for including the additional properties in both Lee’s and Cook’s amendments.
- The Housing and Land Use Committee recessed again without a vote after nearly 2.5 hours of public testimony, with more testifiers still on the list.
- Property owners at several affected condos, including Nohonani, submitted testimony requesting their properties be added to the hotel rezoning list.
Source: Maui Now
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