Maui Is Racing To Spend $20M On Lahaina Land Deal With Prominent Developer

Maui Is Racing To Spend $20M On Lahaina Land Deal With Prominent Developer

The county plans to use 160 acres from Peter Martin for flood control, evacuation routes and other projects that could help the fire-torn town recover.

Maui Racing to Spend $20M on Lahaina Land Deal

(AP) – Maui County is preparing to buy more than 160 acres of mostly vacant land in Lahaina to use for long-planned improvements and projects that are central to the town’s post-wildfire recovery. The Maui County Council Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee advanced legislation last week that would authorize a $20 million purchase of 120 parcels in and around downtown Lahaina. Council members and county officials said during the tw…