Kauanoe O Koloa project has hit a big snag. Issues of permitting, drainage, protected habitat, and preservation of cultural sites subject of hearing this week.
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23 thoughts on “New Poipu Beach Resort Development Subject of Intense Debate”
This company has been struggling to fulfill its obligations to pay subcontractors for the work they’ve completed over several months. It’s my sincere wish that Meridian Pacific takes necessary steps to ensure fairness both within the community and towards the individuals contributing their efforts to their projects before continuing operations.
This development has broken so many rules with seeming immunity from government oversight.
Classic example of approving more tourist occupied accommodations and then complaining about too many tourists.
The density is appalling. It sits right next to another ‘Luxury development’ Pili Mai, and is a perfect example of a lack of proper
planning by our elected, local, officials
I see no one at work in your photo of the Poipu condo site on Sunday last?
Hawaii seems to have a history of putting the cart before the horse when it comes to taking care of infrastructure before building things to attract people.
Then as the case now in Maui, they blame the tourists for it.
As a long time visitor to Kauai I find the local transportation to be very useful. We no longer rent a car and use the bus and walk to get to our destinations. We are older now as we’ve been going for decades and no longer need to be doing all the tourist things. We focus on supporting local shops and restaurants. We live in a tourist dependent town on the mainland and can see your frustration. We experience it here too. Know that a lot of us love your island and take care to treat it kindly and respectfully. It’s become our home away from home.
We saw the beginning of this project 6 to 8 years ago. Why wasn’t the
complaints registered then rtather this late date?
Amazing to me that after years of the highest hotel TOT around, no infrastructure has changed since I was a teenager (40+++ years ago). Where do these tax dollars go? This is not just a Kauai problem, this is across the islands ( at least Kauai, Maui, Oahu and the BI). am not a resident, just a loyal visitor that goes to the islands multiple times a year, every year so I can’t vote but I hope the locals make some changes for everyone’s behalf.
Thank you BOH for all the info so I can feel like part of the Ohana.
We have been coming to Hawaii for decades and love the islands. I fail to see how the locals can resent the tourists on a project like this. This is squarely on the shoulders of the local and state governments. If you allow more developments to be built then you’re opening your arms to more tourists. You. the locals, need to take accountability and put the onus on Your local councils for approving these projects. You vote for these people with no regard on how to stop the overbuilding. Any project should be made to provide so much low cost housing for the locals and spend so many dollars towards the infrastructure. This has nothing to do with tourists, they’re the by products of your local decisions. Best of luck in stopping it. Mahalo
How do you stop auntie or uncle on the county council / zoning board / whatever department is involved from taking a wad of cash under the table to approve these projects? Criminal enforcement of public bribery is a bit of a joke here in Hawaii. Everyone looks the other way, because nobody wants to send auntie or uncle to prison.
As a Kauai resident how the heck does this stuff get approved? I think we all know the answer to that one I guess. Money talks right? Again, it’s people in fancy offices somewhere on the mainland making the bucks on the habitat and location of the Hawaiian islands with little regard of what is being done to our environment. Same old story since Captain Cook. And people coming here wonder why the locals resent some aspects of tourism. This is one.
Seriously, nothing gets approved without local permits, sign-offs and handouts to local politicians. Blaming mainland boogeymen sounds like you weren’t cut in or consulted, hence the spite towards an alleged bad guy on the mainland. Point your ire toward the people you elected locally first, then start to slay the dragons living off island, if there are any.
Is Mahaulepu open to the public? The gate has been closed for some time