Wildfire evacuation and infrastructure-first growth
Maui County
Summary
The Lahaina fire hangs over this plan. A 4-1 vote failed to restore the old rule that infrastructure must exist before new development, but members kept citing evacuation access, cul-de-sac connectivity and grid hardening — and a noted single transmission line into Lahaina makes power shutoffs a regional risk.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
Infrastructure concurrency would cost the county heavily; grid hardening falls to HECO after its $2 billion settlement.
Everyone in South and West Maui who needs a way out during a fire or disaster.
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