The County of Maui Department of Finance will hold a real property tax sale on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, to auction off properties that have been delinquent for three or more years and have received a final notice of tax sale. The sale will continue on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, if necessary.  The tax sale will be held at the Kīhei Community Center, 303 E. Līpoa St. in Kīhei. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m., with the auction beginning at 9:30 a.m.   Kīhei Community Center photo by Wendy Osher Each parcel will be offered at the upset price (which represents the delinquent real property t ..read more

Housing in Central Maui is pictured. PC: County of Maui / Mia Aʻi A new program offered by the Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation sets aside funds for nonprofit community development financial institutions (CDFIs) or other nonprofit housing development organizations who build self-help, for-sale housing for those in low- and moderate-income categories. “The Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund (AHRF) provides us with another tool to help us increase the state’s housing inventory for Hawaiʻi families who struggle to purchase a home here,” HHFDC Executive Director Dean Minaka ..read more

Grand opening of Kaulana Mahina in Wailuku. PC: Kaulana Mahina The grand opening of Kaulana Mahina Apartments—a workforce housing development in Wailuku—took place on Thursday, April 18. This event comes at a time when the chronically undersupplied housing market on Maui has been further impacted by the devastating fires of last August. Legacy Partners, in partnership with the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust, joins its associates in celebration of this central Maui project. The governor, mayor, local officials and project developers spoke at the event, sending a message that by working toget ..read more

PC: Realtors Association of Maui Maui’s median home price rose to $1,303,692 in March of 2024, up 9.5% from 2023 when the median was $1,191,000. The data was included in the latest data released by the REALTORS® Association of Maui (RAM). The housing market experienced notable increases in single-family home sales with 75 homes sold last month, up 1.4% from the same time in 2023. Condominium sales experienced a decline of 23.77% in comparison, alongside a substantial rise in median price to $1,300,000, marking a 62.9% increase, according to RAM. The analysis was conducted by the Association us ..read more

State closes on purchase of former Haggai site to provide for Maui housing. Photo of exterior, courtesy.An aerial view of the Haggai Institute in Kīhei from its rear parking area and entrance. The Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corp. announced Thursday that it closed on the purchase of the 6.2-acre, former Maui Sun Hotel. Screen grab from online HHFDC staff report The Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corp. has closed on the purchase of the former Maui Sun Hotel in Kīhei from Haggai International Institute for Advanced Leadership Training, the state agency announced Th ..read more

Catholic Charities Housing Development Corp. is developing the 178-unit Hale Pilina project on 4.8 acres off of Pu‘unēnē Avenue (at left) and next to the Kahului Post Office. On Friday, Maui County Council members gave final approval for $10 million from the county’s Affordable Housing Fund to help finance the project. PC: Brian Perry Maui County Council members gave final approval Friday to amend the county’s fiscal 2024 budget and provide financing from the Affordable Housing Fund for two housing projects in Central Maui. Ten million dollars from the fund will go toward the 178-unit Hale Pil ..read more

An aerial view of the pool and Līpoa Street entrance of the Haggai Institute in Kīhei. Maui County Council members gave final approval Friday to a state-county agreement for acquisition of the property for long-term workforce housing. Screen grab from online Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corp. staff report. Maui County Council members gave final approval Friday morning to an intergovernmental agreement for the state to purchase the 6.2-acre Haggai Institute for affordable long-term rental housing. Council members heard three testifiers who had concerns about traffic and sufficiency o ..read more

The Hoʻonani Village project is planned for 165 acres between the old Puʻunēnē sugar mill (at far left) and the Puʻunēnē Shopping Center (at right). Maui County Council members received a presentation on conceptual project plans on Wednesday. PC: Brian Perry Members of the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee received a presentation Wednesday on conceptual plans for the 1,600-unit Hoʻonani Village multifamily rental and commercial complex in Puʻunēnē. The project would be 50% affordable and have studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, said developer Howard Kihune Jr., presi ..read more

Maui’s housing market experienced significant increases in single-family home sales and median price in February according to resales figures released today by the Realtors Association of Maui. The median price for a single-family home on Maui in February 2024 was $1,250,760, up 15.9% from the same time last year. The greatest number of home sales was in Wailuku in February, where 12 homes sold for a median price of $1,292,000, followed by Makawao/Olinda/Hāliʻimaile where 10 homes sold for a median of $994,000. Despite a decline in median sales price, condo sales remained steady when compared ..read more

The Office of Recovery will discuss the County’s interim housing plan at the Disaster Recovery Community Update Meeting in Lahaina. File: Wendy Osher The community is encouraged to attend the County of Maui’s Weekly Disaster Recovery Community Update Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 at the Lahaina Civic Center to hear about the County’s interim housing plan. The meeting will include a presentation by the Office of Recovery, with a portion of the meeting reserved for Q&A from the audience. The meeting will be livestreamed on the County of Maui’s Facebook page. It will also be broadca ..read more