Public hearing to be held Thursday on proposed West Maui Community Plan

A public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday on a proposed bill to adopt the West Maui Community Plan, the document’s first comprehensive update in 25 years, Maui County Council Chairperson Alice Lee announced Monday.

The process of updating the plan began more than four years ago. Since then it has been reviewed by the West Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee, the Maui Planning Commission and the council’s Planning and Sustainable Land Use Committee, each of which proposed amendments.

“The community plan will guide future growth and provide a vision for Lahaina and the rest of West Maui over the next 20 years,” said Lee, who holds the residency seat for the Wailuku-Waihe‘e-Waikapu area. “All members of the community are invited to attend the public hearing, and I especially encourage West Maui residents to share their views.”

The proposed bill is scheduled to be heard by the council for first reading on Dec. 3, Lee said.

The draft plan is structured with five goals, each supported with specific action items:

● Ready and resilient systems.

● A complete, balanced and connected transportation network.

● Responsible stewardship of resource, culture and character.

● Economic opportunity through innovation and collaboration.

● Safe, healthy, livable communities for all.

To view the plan with highresolution maps, visit maui county.us/westmauicomm unityplan.

Members of the public may provide live testimony by phone at (408) 317-9253, with the meeting code 295235670 or by video conference at maui.bluejeans.com/ 295235670.

The public hearing can be viewed on Akaku channel 53 or at mauicounty.us/agendas.