First commission on draft W. Maui plan July 28

The Maui Planning Commission will begin its review of the updated draft West Maui Community Plan on July 28 with a public hearing at the Ka‘anapali Beach Hotel’s Ohana Room.

The hearing will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will also be on the BlueJeans video conferencing platform, the county Planning Department announced.

The West Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee completed its review of the draft plan on May 19 and unanimously voted to forward its recommendations to the commission. The draft plan with the committee’s recommendations is available on the Planning Department’s community plan website at wearemaui.org.

“The CPAC is a diverse group of West Maui residents that dedicated 10 months of their time to making West Maui a better place in the future,” said Planning Director Michele McLean. “They helped to amplify the community’s voice in the draft plan, and the County of Maui is grateful for their service. We look forward to entering the next phase of the review process with the Maui Planning Commission.”

The commission anticipates its review of the draft plan to span six meetings, through October, at which time the commission will vote to forward its recommendations to the Maui County Council.

All commission meetings including the public hearing are open to the public. The public will have the opportunity to provide testimony on agenda items. Meeting information, including the schedules and agendas, is posted on wearemaui.org. (Click on Draft Plan Review, then MPC Meetings tab.) The public can also sign up for email updates on the website or follow on Facebook or Instagram @wearemaui.

For more information on the public hearing, email wearewestmaui@mauicounty.gov.