07/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/26/2024 21:49
Maui Planning Commission added recommendations to consider the economic impacts of the proposal using the University of Hawai'i Economic Research Organization study; consider the social, cultural, environmental and quality of life impacts of this proposal; consider excluding those properties that are community plan-designated for hotel use and those properties that are already partially hotel zoned. The commission also recognized the need for immediacy in West Maui and discussed the possibility of changing the timeline of the phase-out to up to three years in South Maui.
The proposal to phase-out more than 7,100 short-term rentals in apartment districts on Maui will be submitted with the Commission's report and recommended amendments to Maui County Council for final decision-making, according to the County of Maui Planning Department. The report will include recommendations from the Moloka'i and Lānaʻi Planning Commissions.
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