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Committee recommends rezoning 1550 Nukuna Place in Wailuku to match community plan, 9-0
Summary
The Housing and Land Use Committee voted unanimously to recommend rezoning a 0.7099-acre parcel in Wailuku from agricultural to R-2 residential, bringing the parcel into conformance with the Wailuku-Kahului Community Plan and enabling long-term rental use already present on the property.
The Maui County Housing and Land Use Committee voted 9-0 on Sept. 3, 2025, to recommend passage of Bill 78 (2025), a zoning map amendment to change a 0.7099-acre parcel at 1550 Nukuna Place, Wailuku, from agricultural to R-2 residential.
Applicant Dr. Robin Garner said the family property has housed homes for multiple generations and that rezoning would align the parcel's legal zoning with the Wailuku-Kahului Community Plan's single-family designation. Garner said the parcel currently provides three long-term rental units and that the requested change would not add new traffic, water, sewage, or solid-waste impacts.
Planner Aliki Benares, Department of Planning, told the committee the department supports the rezoning and that the Maui Planning Commission also recommended approval without conditions. Paul Barany (listed in the meeting record as representing Public Works) echoed the department's support.
Garner described a multi-year process to bring existing structures into compliance and said the family began renovation work in 2020; she told the committee the rezoning step is needed to finalize a permit for one of the units. Garner said neighbors were contacted and that there was no neighborhood opposition. She told members the property is currently taxed as residential and that the family does not intend to create short-term vacation rentals.
Council members asked clarifying questions about buildout potential under R-2 (county staff said R-2 could allow up to four dwellings and eight accessory dwelling units on a subdivided lot, subject to other standards), the absence of agricultural activity on the parcel, and utilities. Garner said the parcel currently uses cesspools but that a sewer line is planned for the town and that connection will be required when available.
The committee heard that the rezoning process cost the applicant roughly $6,000 in fees and public-notice expenses; Garner and staff discussed that the process took several years from initial plan submission to the commission recommendation. Several members praised the proposal as consistent with local policy and supportive of long-term housing.
The committee moved and seconded the recommendation to pass Bill 78 on first reading (moved by Member Sugimura; seconded by Member Cook) and approved it 9-0. The bill will proceed to the full County Council for further consideration.
Votes: The Housing and Land Use Committee voted 9-0 to recommend passage of Bill 78 on first reading.
