Kihei “Giganta” Mall Opposed at Meeting

From Maui Now by  Tom Blackburn-Rodriguez

…“I’m concerned that this project is setting a precedent of breaking the community plan for South Maui and if it is allowed to break the community plan of South Maui it means that all the community plans on the island could be in jeopardy,” [Dick Mayer] said…

…Over 250 other concerned citizens joined Meyer, attending the packed meeting that was held without air-conditioning due to an equipment problem.

In what is becoming a routine event at KCA meetings, the developers of the retail project – while invited – did not appear; only those who were opposed to the meeting were on the program….

an outline of why the mall fails to meet legal conditions was submitted by Hyde in a letter to Maui Now back in March and can be read here.

Read the entire article at Maui Now