Critics point to decades of broken promises by developers, who say those in opposition will do anything to delay. Now it's up to the planning commission to decide.
Hawaii Business Magazine
How to Resolve Community Conflicts
Community opposition to proposed projects is nothing new, but it seems to be more common nowadays. And more effective. To get moving on such projects, and others, Hawai‘i must work with communities that are demanding a voice in their future.
May 3, 2021
Illustration: Kayla Rivera
Recent high-profile conflicts have blocked Hawai‘i’s efforts to generate renewable electricity, build affordable housing and improve parks. This report looks at recent community conflicts and discusses ways to find common ground and collaboratively move forward.
Hundreds of people spent 39 nights in 2019 blocking the arrival of eight 568-foot-tall wind turbines that they said would be set up too close to residences and schools in rural Kahuku.
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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.