The Maui News
The Maui County Planning Department will hold a virtual town hall on April 27 to discuss upcoming transportation projects in South Maui.
The meeting will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and will be livestreamed on the department’s “We Are South Maui” Facebook page. It is part of the South Maui Community Plan update process.
Panelists from state and county agencies will discuss future street improvements planned for the South Maui region and answer the public’s questions about the area’s transportation network. Topics will include state and county road projects to address safety and congestion issues, planned pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements, future upgrades for Piilani Highway and future plans for the Maui Bus system.
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The property proposed for the Kahului Civic Center fronts Kaahumanu Avenue and features a rock wall built in 1939 by the WPA. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
A state agency is looking to transform the lot across from the Maui Beach Hotel into a civic center with affordable housing units, a community center, government offices and the potential new home of the Kahului Public Library.
The Kahului Civic Center Mixed-Use Complex would be located at 153 West Kaahumanu Ave. on about 5.6 acres, including the 0.85 acres dedicated for the new Maui County bus hub, according to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
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Maui County is mulling the purchase of a 6.3-acre, $9.8 million parcel in Wailuku that includes The Maui News buildings. Some testifiers and county officials say it would save the county money on rent, though others are concerned about making the purchase during the pandemic.
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Testifiers and financial advisers used the county’s decision not to purchase One Main Plaza in arguing Wednesday that Maui County could save rent money by acquiring a 6.3-acre, $9.8 million parcel in Wailuku that includes The Maui News offices.
One Main Plaza, a six-story professional building housing several county agencies, has cost the county more than $21 million in rent and common area maintenance since 2006, county Finance Director Scott Teruya said during the Maui County Council’s Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee meeting Wednesday night.
Feb 18, 2021
West Maui Construction President Josh Dean (from left), Project Manager Yigit Unlu, Mayor Michael Victorino, Council Member Yuki Lei Sugimura and county Transportation Director Marc Takamori break ground on the new Central Maui Transit Hub in Kahului on Tuesday morning.
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The Maui News
County and project officials held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday morning for a new $2 million bus hub in Kahului.
The Central Maui Transit Hub will be located off Vevau Street near Kane Street and will replace the current transit hub on the Wailuku side of Queen Ka’ahumanu Center.
“This will be Maui County’s first transit hub designed and built to serve those who choose public transportation,” Mayor Michael Victorino said in a news release following the groundbreaking. “It’s great news for the community and the environment. This project will enable safe, convenient travel and access for people of all ages and abilities.”