Summary
Maui County's zoning code dates to 1960 and has been patched so many times it's confusing and contradictory. The rewrite aims to make it simpler, more visual, better aligned with community plans, and friendlier for housing affordability — but it's a multi-year effort working through three planning commissions and the council in modules.
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Last discussed Jun 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
The consultant contract is about $690,000, roughly half spent, plus ongoing staff time — and the division doing this work drops from three staff to two in July.
Everyone who builds, permits, or neighbors development — plus the public, who get a clearer, more predictable rulebook and potentially more affordable housing options.
Testifiers warned that without Kuleana protections, native tenant families and descendants with Mahele-era land interests could continue to be overlooked in land-use decisions.
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