Developers say water‑permit uncertainty has paused 940‑unit Pui Mala project
Kanopali Land Management Corp. told the Land Use Commission that uncertainty over how the Commission on Water Resource Management will process existing and new water‑use permits has forced the developer to pause on‑site infrastructure for the 240‑acre Pui Mala project, which KMLC described as a roughly 940‑unit community with about 51% affordable housing.
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The Land Use Commission heard on June 4 from Kanopali Land Management Corp. (KMLC) that uncertainty about potable water permits is the primary reason it has postponed building on a roughly 240‑acre project area known in testimony as Pui Mala (also referenced as "Malca"). KMLC said the project plan includes about 940 housing units, with roughly 51% designated as affordable, but that the company has not yet filed a new potable water use application with the state regulator because of legal and practical risks raised by the recent aquifer designation.
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