Pu’ulani Subdivision EIS Comments Needed

The  proposed Puʻunani Subdivision Development is seeking preliminary input from residents.

This is an opportunity for members of the public to list concerns and issues which they want the Environmental Impact Statement to address.  Things like traffic, water, green/open space, parks, views, impacts from other developments (A&B’s Waiale, Waikapu Town Development, Kehalani and Maui Lani’s future housing, etc.

It is not necessary to make long comments; just indicate issues that you wish to have addressed.

Project will fill in the open space between Wailuku and WAIKAPU.

208 acres.  597 housing units, with potential additional impacts from many ohanas.

Puʻunani Subdivision Project EISPN

TMK: (2) 3-5-02:002 and 003 (por.)
Permits: State Land Use District Boundary Amendment, County of Maui Community Plan Amendment and Change in Zoning

Applicant: Towne Development of Hawaii, Inc.;
Endurance Investments, LLC; and
Association of II Wai Hui, LP;
PO Box 220, Kihei, HI 96753.
Contact: Charles Jencks, 808-879-5205.

Approving Agency: State Land Use Commission,
PO Box 2359, Honolulu, HI 96813.
Contact: Dan Orodenker, 808-587-3822.

Consultant: Munekiyo & Hiraga, Inc.,
305 High Street, Suite 104, Wailuku, HI 96793.
Contact: Colleen Suyama, 808-244-2015.

Status: Statutory 30-day consultation period starts, ending January 7, 2014. Please send comments to the applicant, approving agency, and consultant.

Towne Development of Hawaii, Endurance Investors, LLC and the Association of II Wai Hui, LP propose the development of the Pu’unani Subdivision Project, consisting of approximately 147 residential lots, a village mixed-use district consisting of approximately 450 multi-family units and approximately 25,000 square feet of commercial retail/office space, and an approximate 15-acre park/stormwater retention area. The project site, consisting of approximately 208 acres, is located in Wailuku, makai of Wailuku Heights and adjacent to the Kehalani master planned community. Related actions include dedicating to the County of Maui, a water storage tank site and development of a new water well for the project adjacent to the County’s existing water storage tank site. The project will include land use amendments including a State Land Use District Boundary Amendment, County of Maui Community Plan Amendment and County Change in Zoning. It will also involve improvement of a government road (Old Waikapu Road) and Honoapiilani Highway to allow for access to the project.

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Comment(1)

  1. Victoria Smith says:

    I am concerned about the water and the number of multifamily homes. Where will the traffic go. I should hope it would not exit out of Kuikahi. With this many multifamily homes the crime rate will soar. More stop lights will be put up. Roundabouts should be used to avoid the traffic pileup. This seems to take a quiet, low crime area and ruin it.