Maui has great resorts and an improved airport with the most flights (including widebody) to Hawaii other than Honolulu. But now it has clearly become too much of a good thing. So what happens next?
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People will look for parking on residential streets it will be a mess. I would walk many blocks to save $30.
People will look for parking on residential streets it will be a mess. I would walk many blocks to save $30.
The official Maui Island Plan of 2010 said that tourism should not exceed 30% of the resident population. Currently it is at 45%. Reduce it back to the agreed upon limit and they can have free parking again. If the industry does not regulate itself, we will charge for parking and other things to limit the impact of tourism on us residents. If you don’t like it, then don’t come here.
Please note that as a California surfer that loves all of Hawaii and especially Maui, I don’t love paid parking anywhere.
However, it makes greater sense to help serve Maui County residents at the expense of visitors. Hopefully the funds acquired will actually be spent on Maui County projects that residents find appropriate.
$30. Parking fee is extremely excessive, the mention that if u can afford to travel to Hawaii you can afford $30. is a bad statement.
Everything in Hawaii is expensive, adding more costs to tourists is nit encouraging them to return.
$10. is a more reasonable amount
47 years on Maui. I left 18 months ago. I was blessed to
Live Maui when it was truly an amazing place to live. Not so
Much now. It’s just to crowded and these types of solutions may kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
This is certainly an issue that needs to be addressed. As a visitor, I would be willing to pay for parking, but not sure a $30 for full day is the best way. Are there some places where an off-site lot/shuttle could be used? An app that showed availability would be great. Thanks for the info in this article, and good lu k to the planners.
Limit the number of visitors/tourist so it’s like it was 20 years ago!! That would be a better quality of life for everyone. But that won’t happen because of the way people think today. Disney used to limit the number of people at there parks so it wasn’t to crowded.
Have been coming to Maui for the last 45 years and yes it gets more and more crowded. What’s another $30 in the big skeam of things. If I live there on a permanent basis that’s what I would want.
Why not just charge an entry fee to the island at the airport for everyone. That way people that use the beach without card are not getting it subsidized by those with cars. Tourist feed the island with income why charge only those with cars. Not a fair solution. I can see added income but get it from everyone using the beach areas not just some. Typically you can think damage is caused by most that do not drive. Maybe so maybe not.