Lānaʻi Project District 2 (Kōʻele) zoning change (Bills 24 and 25, 2024)
Maui County
Summary
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.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents get years of water-use data; the developer gets certainty that reporting ends.
Families with ties to the Richardson house area lose access to a place their community has used for generations.
Mentions & discussions (1)
Related development
Maui Research & Technology Park District zoning amendments (Bill 141, 2026)
Same 1,250 homes, spread over more land with less commercial density — a modest quality-of-life improvement for the growing Kihei community.
Lānaʻi Project District 2 (Kōʻele) Change in Zoning and Project District Amendment (Bills 24 and 25, 2024)
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.
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