Mar 2, 2021
In 2014, Maui Planning Commission rejected local residents’ request to participate in the SMA approval. Those objections and concerns are now a reality as the project has been developed. As Lahaina News and The Maui News reported in September 2020, the appeal was sustained voiding the commission’s decision.
Loss of an important historical place is heartbreaking. Disregard for laws is infuriating. Robbed of due process, the commission’s misguided decision has resulted in irreparable damage.
How is justice served? Desmond Tutu said, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
Hawai’i Supreme Court has set oral arguments on Kahoma Village development at 2 p.m. Friday, March 19. It is case No. SCWC-15-0000478 Protect and Preserve Kahoma Ahupua’a Association vs. Maui Planning Commission and Stanford Carr Development.