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The Maui County Department of Environmental Management filed a complaint Tuesday in 2nd Circuit Court for condemnation of nearly 20 acres of former quarry land next to the Central Maui Landfill in Puʻunēnē.
Maui mayor Richard Bissen has turned down a proposal by Komar Maui properties to donate five acres of land to serve as a dumping site for Lahaina fire debris.
Komar Maui Properities says it will give the county enough land to handle all 400,000 cubic yards of fire ash and debris in exchange for keeping 15 acres to build its own landfill.
Komar is offering a quarter of the 20-acre site that was outlined in the eminent domain proposal, saying it will accommodate 100% of the 400,000 cubic yards of debris from Lahaina and Olowalu. As a condition of the donation, Komar says it wants the donated land to be used exclusively for Lahaina debris; and that the county extend equal rights to the remaining 15 acres for use by Komar.
Komar Maui Properties announced Monday it will donate five acres of land to Maui County to address waste collection and disposal needs following the Lahaina wildfire.