Thank you Tom for going to the meeting and keeping us informed! The longer I live on Maui the more I see these meetings as merely a pressure valve for constituents to voice their opinions yet, in the end, officials do what they want anyway. just like you were saying. Do you know of anyone familiar enough with Maui politics who could put together a simple list of representatives and which way they vote/lean on this topic? This way, come election time, we can all vote more intelligently.

Maui has figured out the perfect system to stymie all development (aside from luxury housing) while pretending to support affordable housing. They have'nt developed water delivery systems, they don't turn government-owned, entitled property over to developers to build affordable housing, and those affordable housing developers that have tried have been burned by our County, losing hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you're wondering why the housing project for West Maui fire victims went to felon Paul Cheng ($68 million) instead of an honest developer, it's because the good ones have all left the room. Including one born and raised here, that develops affordable housing on the Mainland, but not here.

Thank you Tom for speaking at the meeting. My wonderful late husband, Paul Dobson is rolling in his grave at this nonsense!

Isn't it true that he walked out and didn't even stay around to hear the testimony? He needs to be recalled.

@LivingInMaui

23 күн бұрын

Yes he left after he said what he wanted

@donnawolfe2365

13 күн бұрын

​@@LivingInMauioh, after he gave his T.V. Appearance in hopes to Soon Land a Hollywood acting Job! He's a Power and control Mongrel who smiles at you Like a crocodile, as behind your back, he lies in Wait, sharpening his teeth for the one big rip and gnawing tear into you.

“In the Ghetto” -Elvis Presley

Greed is the reason you can’t build out of this. Affordable housing is not affordable to anyone who has to earn a living here and never has been. Workers sharing half a bedroom an even the couch and floor to be able to afford rent. Employers cutting hours and hiring more workers to circumvent benefits. I’m guessing that they would rather burn it all down rather than back off the grab. Maui has been sold to the highest payer since 1988, hard to stop the gravy train and admit it is everyone’s fault. Hawking our lands and resources around the world to enhance your bank account may be the first mistake but keeping the mask on the charade could be the last. Choose Aloha or Go Aloha people.

The county only thinks emotionally not logically. This county wants everyone to leave. Well it's happening. We are just like other blue states. Crime is up, tourist already don't want to come and spend their hard earned dollars. Remember when voting that they are Not representing the majority and only the minority. Tamara Paltin was in charge of our fire safety on August 8th.They need to spend their time on the things that matter like water, safety, fire prevention, infrastructure, open up more Hawaiian homeland, build affordable housing!!!!

@donnawolfe2365

13 күн бұрын

over here in Butte County, CA. the country is giving housing Plans and ADU Plans For Free, letting Fire Victim Pay Small downs on Permits with 2 year repayment Plan, Also have grants and money for mitigation measures to clear grasses/Bushes/ Trees and do Fire Breaks why doesn't Maui do this?

Thank you Tom, great channel. My wife and I watched the entire hearing and it does look like the ban will pass as the answer seems to lie with short term solutions (STR ban) and long term solutions (speeding up permitting process, heavily taxing 2nd homes, etc.) Investments come with risks and this is going to be a case study of the risks associated with owning STR’s - nothing is guaranteed when it comes to real estate investing. STR owners that depend on STR income will have to sell and hopefully make money or break even. Smart money will need to head to the exits quickly. Times have changed and Maui is no longer a place to base income on the STR business in non-commercially zoned areas.

BS!! How about speaking out for local residents no one has ever cared until now!! I approached I approached the former mayor at Saint Teresa's in Kihei and complained about and complained about why he hasn't done anything to help the locals with housing or affordable affordable homes or rentals and all he said was well his kids can't afford to live in Hawaii either even though one of them was a professional baseball player!! Wow!!! So so much BS who is ever telling truth and really has Maui residents best interest rather than the wealthy Realtors and investors... Making profits....same as BlackRock and Vanguard....all about profits not about making a better and affordable community!!