But perhaps the easiest starting point to understand the state’s housing problem is this: apartment buildings with four units or more can only be built, under current local zoning rules, on roughly 4 ...

Maui County Council members heard another full day of testimony Wednesday for and against a proposal to convert 6, 100 vacation rentals in Maui “apartment districts ” into long-term housing ...

Plus Ronnie had never visited Hawaii before and we snagged a great package deal during the Black Friday specials. How’d it work out? Overall, we had a great time. But traveling to Hawaii with a ...

Maui County fire officials said they are moving forward with looking at creating a fire buffer zone around a South Maui community and improving the fire code to prevent wildfires. The plans ...

WAILUKU–Months ahead of the original January 2025 deadline, debris has been cleared from 100% of the 1,390 residential properties in the Lahaina Impact Zone. The last few residential properties ...

There are 7,000 condo units in apartment zones, including 2,200 in West Maui near the Lahaina burn zone, and they account for about half of Maui's legally operated short-term rentals.

There are 7,000 condo units in apartment zones, including 2,200 in West Maui near the Lahaina burn zone, and they account for about half of Maui’s legally operated short-term rentals.

There are 7,000 condo units in apartment zones, including 2,200 in West Maui near the Lahaina burn zone, and they account for about half of Maui’s legally operated short-term rentals.

Hawaii lawmakers seek to balance demands of citizens who are struggling to find affordable housing and the interests of short-term rental owners and the tourism industry.

“This area in West Maui that is sort of like this resort apartment zone — that’s all north of Lahaina — it was never built to be local living,” Humiston said.