Housing and Land Use Committee (HLU)


Meeting agendas and documents


Voting Members:

  • Nohelani U‘u-Hodgins, Chair
  • Kauanoe Batangan, Vice-Chair
  • Tom Cook, Voting Member
  • Gabe Johnson, Voting Member
  • Alice L. Lee, Voting Member
  • Tamara Paltin, Voting Member
  • Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Voting Member
  • Shane M. Sinenci, Voting Member
  • Yuki Lei K. Sugimura, Voting Member

CR number

Related legislation

Title

26-16

Bill 14 (2026)

BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 2.96.090(D), MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON THE SELECTION PRIORITY FOR RESIDENTIAL WORKFORCE HOUSING OWNERSHIP UNITS.

 

2025 Committee Reports

 

CR number Related legislation Title
25-82 Bill 9 (2025) AMENDING CHAPTERS 19.12, 19.32, AND 19.37, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO TRANSIENT VACATION RENTALS IN APARTMENT DISTRICTS (HLU-4)
25-65 Bill 40 (2025) AMENDING CHAPTERS 2.96, 2.97, AND 3.44, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON RESIDENTIAL WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS (HLU-6)
25-59 Bill 78 (2025) CHANGE IN ZONING FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO R-2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY SITUATED AT 1550 NUKUNA PLACE, WAILUKU, MAUI, HAWAIʻI (HLU-7)
25-58 Bill 21 (2025) AMENDING CHAPTER 19.36B, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO EXEMPTING PARKING IN A SPECIFIC BOUNDARY AREA OF LANAʻI CITY (HLU-5)
25-53 Resolution 25-160 HOUSING PROJECTS UNDER CHAPTER 201H, HAWAI’I REVISED STATUTES: KAIAHALE ʻO KAHILUHILU AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL PROJECT (HLU-1(1))

 

 

 


Duties:

  • Amendments of State land use district boundaries, the General Plan, community plans, and zoning ordinances.
  • Other land use entitlements requiring Council review and approval, such as Conditional Permits, and all overlay districts.
  • Land use ordinances, except items relating to improving disaster recovery.
  • Affordable or residential workforce housing programs, including expedited approvals of housing projects under Chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and related State land use district boundary amendments; and under Chapter 2.97, Maui County Code.
  • Amendments to the Residential Workforce Housing Policy and other affordable housing ordinances.
  • Sea-level rise, shoreline erosion, managed retreat, deforestation, drought, wetlands, carbon emissions, pollution, and other related contributors to climate change.
  • Oversight of the Department of Planning and Department of Housing.
  • Implementation of the following General Plan objectives:
    • Expand Housing Opportunities for Residents.
    • Promote Sustainable Land Use and Growth Management.

Contact Information:

HLU.committee@mauicounty.us

Ph: (808) 270-7838
Fax: (808) 270-7686