The island of Lanai is likely moving into a new phase of housing development. The county has proposed a project for over 400 new homes in a $23 million affordable housing development to be completed over the next 17 years.
The housing development would be built over 73 acres behind Lanai High School and the Elementary. Along with the housing, area would be set aside for more empty lots as well as 2 parks and a full community center.
The county will be looking to process the project on a fast track set up to allow exemptions from community plan amendments and change-of-zoning processes. Being affordable housing will allow it to move faster through the system for approval.
But with anything in Maui County, even if everything goes perfectly, we won’t see construction of new homes anytime in the near future. Everything takes 100 times as long to process and complete in the state of Hawaii. That’s probably why most of Hawaii is still beautiful.
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