Tiny homes meant for displaced Maui fire survivors are sitting empty
Fire survivors are now suffering from Maui’s notoriously long permitting process and a thicket of regulations that has stalled island projects for decades.
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Fire survivors are now suffering from Maui’s notoriously long permitting process and a thicket of regulations that has stalled island projects for decades.
Residents have been urging the billionaires and celebrities who own homes on Maui to support relief efforts.
Michael White, general manager of Ka‘anapali Beach Hotel and The Plantation Inn on Maui, is retiring after 37 years at the property, which was dubbed “Hawaii’s Most Hawaiian Hotel” by the Waiaha Foundation during his tenure.
A Maui County Council committee will hold an evening meeting at 6 p.m. Monday to discuss and receive input on a bill that would add a 0.5 percent surcharge on t