Honua'ula, the former Wailea 670, has received the recommendation of the Maui County Council Land Use Committee .

After years of discussion, a Maui County Council committee on Wednesday took a small step to push forward the Honua'ula housing project, which would be among several projects required to comply with the county Residential Workforce Housing Policy… At the end of the five-hour meeting on Wednesday, the Land Use Committee recommended approval of a bill to revise standards for the Honua'ula project district – a 670-acre parcel established in the Kihei-Makena Community Plan as the Wailea 670 project district. The bill would establish more specifics on the development plans, which would provide up to 1,400 housing units, an 18-hole golf course with recreational amenities and a mixed-use "village." It will also reflect a state's decision to not proceed with an extension of the Piilani Highway to Ulupalakua through the Honua'ula project. The bill to be forwarded to the full council for action will revise the Wailea 670 Project District 9 ordinance currently in the County Codes as Chapter 19.90, but does not grant zoning changes requested by the developer. For council members, a key issue is the implementation of the housing policy approved last year requiring 40 percent to 50 percent of all housing units in new developments to be priced at affordable ranges.

For those unfamiliar with this project, it has been around for many years and will likely be heavily impacted by the recently passed affordable housing bill.

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