Maui’s rental ban is cracking in half. Visitors are confused, residents are frustrated, and the housing fix that started it all is slipping away.
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This is at best a bad Idea. For 50yr, West maui has always had a larger presence of local single and couples looking for housing for tourist biz ( typically around 50% of pop. ), from boat workers to restaurant staff. To eliminate all of this housing is a crime against locals looking for badly needed housing at reasonable pricing. Now we are seeing housing (finally) going up in West Maui burn zone, but the majority look like they have been maximized for room rentals, again! Same problem before the fire, rooms the size of closets (that were usually illegal and dangerous) were going for $1,300 to $2,000 a month. Who knows what these rebuild owners are hoping to get, and with the lack of other available units I would venture to say $2,000 + for similar rooms. This fire hasn’t reset anything except land owners being able to rebuild with more (illegal) rooms that will be higher priced due to demand not meet through bill 9. Shame on all involved with this crime against Maui needed housing!