KCA Advocates for Affordable Housing to be Included
2/19/20 #kihei
Tuesday, February 18 we welcomed David Goode from Ledcor Construction, as well as Munekiyo-Hiraga’s Mark Roy to office of the Kihei Community Association for an early consultation for a large residential project planned for northern Wailea.
David and Mark
The mixed residential project will include 281 units, including some transient vacation rentals. This project will be constructed on land along the Pi’ilani Highway, mauka of the Wailea Blue golf course.
“Under the name Wailea Resort SF-A/MF-12MF-13 Partners, this is a 46.2 acre plot
See (“Design Review Committee Examines New Housing Project…” October 2019). for a related project from the same firm
There is no plan to include affordable housing in the project, as they have credits from prior development.
However, we advocated that they examine some way to include some, even if not required by law. They agreed to explore that option.
We commend them for approaching the Kihei Community Association at this very early stage.
This is a conceptual outline and is NOT to scale as the project will include extensive walking paths and green space
The Design Review committee discussed the offering and will offer a comment letter soon. Later in the year, the partners of Ledcor Construction and Munekiyo-Hiraga will return and present KCA with an update.
How is this new large development project in Wailea allowed to have transient vacation rentals?
All other newer Wailea developments, such as Kai Malu, Fairway Villas, Keala O Wailea, etc. did
not include transient vacation rentals?
I thought that after April 21, 1989 NO new projects were allowed to include vacation rentals.
Also, what is this development going to do regarding traffic mitigation?
281 units equals a lot of additional cars on our already crowded roads!
I would appreciate a response.
Thank you.
Thanks for the input Susan. As a member you are aware we are not pros, but it is our understanding there is a rule that in certain zonings that include business, each site is allowed 20 bedrooms as TVR?s. The limits that are being set are in residential zoning. Of course this matter will be qualified as the project proceed though the government process. Before that anyone can contact the developer Ledcor (they have office if R & T park in Kihei) or the planning company Munekiyo-Hiraga to ask this question.
Of course traffic mitigation is an issue with every sizable development, an issue that seems to be treated foolishly by our government, refusing to look at the overall community impact of the collective development, in spite of our community plan calling for infrastructure to be concurrent with development Aloha
When are the affordable units in Wailea supposed to be built?
We do not even know IF they will be much less when. We advocated this to the developer. They had no plans for any affordable s We expect whatever they do here is years away