Ten affordable housing developments were lost in the Lahaina wildfire, including:

One State-owned property:

• Front Street Apartments (300 units)

Two properties owned by the Hawai’i Public Housing Authority:

• David Malo Circle (18 units)
• Piʻilani Homes (42 units)

Three County-owned properties:

• Komohana Hale (20 units)
• Lahaina Crossroads (20 units)
• Ka Hale A Ke Ola (94-unit homeless resource center)

Three properties owned by private nonprofit organizations:

• Hale Mahaolu Eono (35 units) that is jointly financed by HUD and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Lahaina Surf (112 units) (financed  by HUD)
• The Weinberg Court (62 units)

An additional project was privately held, but financed through Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), issued by the State and federal governments:

• Kaiāulu O Kupuohi (89 units)

Combined, these projects provided well over 700 units of affordable housing for Maui residents before the fire.  While these projects were an important supply of housing for Maui, there remains a great need for additional housing units to meet demand. This program supports the re-construction of these projects, and where feasible, expansion to include additional units and/ or new affordable housing projects to meet the continuing and growing need. The actual level of affordability is unknown at this time, though it is likely to be set at similar levels as the projects were pre-fire. These projects are identified as a “program” to signify the great need for affordable housing, and to, at a minimum, match the unit number and affordability levels that the former units had.

As ten projects are included in this program, each project will experience individual roadblocks. Ongoing management will be required for as long as the units are in use. If expanded, additional property acquisition and funding will be required for construction of the units.

Ten affordable housing developments were lost in the Lahaina wildfire, including:

One State-owned property:

• Front Street Apartments (300 units)

Two properties owned by the Hawai’i Public Housing Authority:

• David Malo Circle (18 units)
• Piʻilani Homes (42 units)

Three County-owned properties:

• Komohana Hale (20 units)
• Lahaina Crossroads (20 units)
• Ka Hale A Ke Ola (94-unit homeless resource center)

Three properties owned by private nonprofit organizations:

• Hale Mahaolu Eono (35 units) that is jointly financed by HUD and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Lahaina Surf (112 units) (financed  by HUD)
• The Weinberg Court (62 units)

An additional project was privately held, but financed through Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), issued by the State and federal governments:

• Kaiāulu O Kupuohi (89 units)

Combined, these projects provided well over 700 units of affordable housing for Maui residents before the fire.  While these projects were an important supply of housing for Maui, there remains a great need for additional housing units to meet demand. This program supports the re-construction of these projects, and where feasible, expansion to include additional units and/ or new affordable housing projects to meet the continuing and growing need. The actual level of affordability is unknown at this time, though it is likely to be set at similar levels as the projects were pre-fire. These projects are identified as a “program” to signify the great need for affordable housing, and to, at a minimum, match the unit number and affordability levels that the former units had.

As ten projects are included in this program, each project will experience individual roadblocks. Ongoing management will be required for as long as the units are in use. If expanded, additional property acquisition and funding will be required for construction of the units.