Council narrowly rejects resolutions to rezone condos as hotels for continued transient vacation rental use
The Maui County Council voted 5-4 on Friday against sending hotel-zoning proposals for four oceanfront condominium complexes in West Maui and Māʻalaea to the Maui Planning Commission, rejecting the last four properties Council Chair Alice Lee had s...
Free Renterʻs Rights Training offers education to local tenants and landlords, Oct. 21, 2026
Local tenants and landlords are invited to attend a Renterʻs Rights Training on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 5–7 p.m. This free, community-centered event will provide residents with vital information about housing rights, disaster recovery responsib...
Maui County condo sales jump in September as single-family sales decline
Maui County condominium sales rose 56.5% in September compared with a year earlier, while single-family home sales fell 7.1% and their median price dropped 11% to $1.15 million, according to the Realtors Association of Maui. The association reported ...
After successful completion, COVID-19 homeowner assistance fund program closes
The County of Maui Department of Housing announced the successful completion of the Maui Homeowner Assistance Fund Program, which provided critical financial assistance to Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi homeowners experiencing financial hardship due to...
Hawaiian Council announces Host Housing Support Program for families displaced by recent storms
Qualifying hosts can receive $500 per displaced person each month, up to a maximum of $2,000 per host household per month. This short-term assistance will be available as funding allows to help ease the financial burden on households providing a safe...
Maui County launches housing navigator program for wildfire survivors as state ends case management
Maui County began a housing navigator program Thursday for households affected by the August 2023 wildfires. It takes over case management services that the state had been providing, the county announced.
Nareit Foundation provides $100,000 grants for rebuilding homes in Lahaina, foster youth housing on Oʻahu and Habitat
The Nareit Foundation awarded a $100,000 grants Thursday to Habitat for Humanity Maui to help rebuild fire-devastated Lahaina and for the Residential Youth Services & Empowerment for ongoing renovation of a building in Makiki to serve as a safe ...
Construction begins on 60 Front Street homes lost in the Lahaina wildfire
Homeowners and project partners gathered today to mark the groundbreaking for the rebuild of Lahaina Residential, a 60-home community at 1034 Front Street lost in the August 2023 wildfire.
Maui Council refers 32 shoreline condo complexes’ hotel-rezoning to Maui Planning Commission
The Maui County Council voted 5-4 on Tuesday to ask the Maui Planning Commission to consider rezoning 32 vacation rental condominium complexes in Māʻalaea, Kīhei and West Maui from apartment to hotel use. The vote came a week after the commission ...