Conditional UseRecommended approvalLānaʻi City, Lānaʻi, Hawaiʻi; TMKs (2) 4-9-001:021, 024, 030; (2) 4-9-002:001 (POR), 061 (POR); (2) 4-9-018:001 (POR), 002 (POR), 003 (POR), 005; (2) 4-9-021:009

Lānaʻi Project District 2 (Kōʻele) Change in Zoning and Project District Amendment (Bills 24 and 25, 2024)

Maui County

Description

A conditional zoning change for roughly 210 acres moving parcels into or out of the Kōʻele project district, paired with amendments to the project district's county code chapter. Proposed CD1 versions with updated acreages and property descriptions were before the committee.

Impact summary

A notably smaller, greener resort footprint for Kōʻele, though with a contested loss of the old bypass-road requirement and the relocation of the historic Richardson house.

Applicant

Name: Pūlama Lānaʻi
Address: Lānaʻi City, Lānaʻi, Hawaiʻi; TMKs (2) 4-9-001:021, 024, 030; (2) 4-9-002:001 (POR), 061 (POR); (2) 4-9-018:001 (POR), 002 (POR), 003 (POR), 005; (2) 4-9-021:009

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 5
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Housing and Land Use Committee

Recommended approval8–1

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 21, 2026Recommended approval 8–1

Housing and Land Use Committee (2025-2027) — October 21, 2026

A conditional downzoning of 210.556 acres that shrinks the Kōʻele district, cuts resort residential and golf, and adds park and open space. The committee recommended the CD1 versions on first reading after amending two conditions.

Related issues (1)

Lānaʻi Project District 2 (Kōʻele) zoning change (Bills 24 and 25, 2024)

The committee added a sunset to the water-reporting condition: five years of quarterly reports, then annual reports or until a Phase 2 approval, whichever comes first. Water accountability on Lānaʻi stays on the books but won't run forever.

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