Keokea Industrial urban growth boundary expansion (North Kihei)
Maui County
Summary
Haleakala Ranch and Kaonoulu Ranch propose a large phased residential development adjacent to Kulanihakoi High School, with three village hubs. Supporters call it logical, walkable growth; critics fear promises will vanish once land changes hands.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Of 145 listed plan items, only 80 have dollar figures — all in outdated 2022 dollars — with maintenance costs and revenue sources unaddressed.
The ranches and future homebuyers; the community gains if road connections and fire mitigation commitments hold.
Critics say South Maui already has three times the planned housing capacity needed, and added growth strains water, roads, evacuation, and fire risk.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027) — October 21, 2026
Should 85.57 acres above the Kihei wastewater plant become urban land for industrial uses like recycling and base yards? Supporters say it creates local jobs and keeps trucks off the highway; the state Office of Planning backed it. It still needs state and county zoning steps before anything is built.
Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee (2025-2027) — September 14, 2026
Haleakala Ranch and Kaonoulu Ranch propose a large phased residential development adjacent to Kulanihakoi High School, with three village hubs. Supporters call it logical, walkable growth; critics fear promises will vanish once land changes hands.
Related development
North Kihei Mauka
Could add thousands of homes over 30-50 years; testifiers demanded a collector road to Maui Veterans Highway and firebreaks be built before any homes.
Keokea Industrial (Maui Island Plan Directed Growth Map S1 amendment)
Could bring industrial jobs and recycling capacity closer to Kihei, cut cross-island truck trips, and ease landfill pressure — with stormwater buffers and access via Kanani Road.
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