LAHAINA County Councilmember Tamara Paltin announced that she will host an in-person community town hall on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 5 p.m. at the Lahaina Civic
kcerizo@mauinews.com Douglas Bigley, president of Ikaika Ohana, discusses the nonprofitâs proposed 63-unit affordable rental housing project, Kaiaulu o Haleleâa, on Monday afternoon during a meeting of the Maui County Councilâs Affordable Housing Committee. The Maui News / KEHAULANI CERIZO photo A nonprofit housing developer is proposing a new 63-unit affordable rental project in South Maui with monthly rates starting at just over $500. Ikaika Ohana, which is behind 100-percent affordable housing projects like Kaiaulu O Kupuohi in West Maui and Kaiwahine Village in north Kihei, is now planning the 63-unit Kaiaulu o Halele’a project, which would rent to households at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Two-bedroom units would run from $556 to $1,248 and three-bedroom units would go for $623 to $1,423, according to Douglas Bigley, Ikaika Ohana president. One unit would be constructed for an onsite manager.
kcerizo@mauinews.com Dignitaries break ground Saturday morning at the Kaiaulu O Kupuohi Apartments in Lahaina. Developed by Urban Housing Communities with managing general partner Ikaika âOhana, the affordable housing project will construct 89 units on the roughly two-acre property off Kupuohi Street. Construction is scheduled to start today, with an estimated May 2022 completion. âIt was a long time coming,â Maui County Council Member Tasha Kama said Saturday. âThis is what Lahaina has been waiting for, for a long time: affordable housing.â The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos Hailed as a 100 percent affordable housing project that Lahaina has needed, Kaiaulu O Kupuohi Apartments land was blessed Saturday ahead of construction slated to commence today.