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Douglas Bigley, president of Ikaika Ohana, discusses the nonprofitâs proposed 63-unit affordable rental housing project, Kaiaulu o Haleleâa, on Monday afternoon during a meeting of the Maui County Councilâs Affordable Housing Committee. The Maui News / KEHAULANI CERIZO photo
A nonprofit housing developer is proposing a new 63-unit affordable rental project in South Maui with monthly rates starting at just over $500.
Ikaika Ohana, which is behind 100-percent affordable housing projects like Kaiaulu O Kupuohi in West Maui and Kaiwahine Village in north Kihei, is now planning the 63-unit Kaiaulu o Halele’a project, which would rent to households at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Two-bedroom units would run from $556 to $1,248 and three-bedroom units would go for $623 to $1,423, according to Douglas Bigley, Ikaika Ohana president. One unit would be constructed for an onsite manager.