New affordable rental complex in Hilo NOW accepting applications from veterans, surviving spouses and income-qualified seniors! 

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State purchase of former Maui hotel provides short-term housing for
fire survivors, long-term housing for teachers and other workforce
residents of the Valley Isle

Hale ʻO Lāʻie

 

HONOLULU ̶ The Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) announced on March 28, 2024, that it closed on the purchase of the former Maui Sun Hotel in Kīhei from Haggai International Institute for Advanced Leadership Training.

The newly renamed Hale ʻO Lāʻie, with 175 guest rooms, will initially be operated as temporary housing for certain individuals and families displaced by last August’s wildfires. HHFDC has contracted with Paramount Hotels LLC, the owner and manager
of the nearby Maui Coast Hotel, to provide property management and related services for the project.

In accordance with the legislative appropriation that funded the acquisition, Hale ʻO Lāʻie will be repurposed as a teacher and workforce rental housing project with public prekindergarten classroom space once the wildfire-related use has ended. The County of Maui, which will lease and take possession of the property next year, expects to begin the process of selecting a development partner later this year.

Upon closing, HHFDC entered into a 75-year ground lease with the County of Maui.

The complex, which features 175 guest rooms, has been renamed Hale ʻO Lāʻie at the suggestion of Maui Mayor Richard T. Bissen, Jr.

A phased opening of the property for Maui fire survivors is planned to begin by early May.

Governor Josh Green, M.D. said that the purchase marks a major milestone toward achieving the goal of ensuring near-term housing stability for Maui fire survivors to enable them to focus on rebuilding their lives. At the same time, he added, Hale ʻO Lāʻie will help to meet his long-term objective to add 10,000 affordable housing units for Hawaiʻi residents statewide.

To learn more, see the full press release available here.

 

What’s new at HHFDC? 

  • NEWS RELEASE: (March 28, 2024) State closes on purchase of former Haggai site for Maui housing. See details here
  • NOW AVAILABLE: (March 28, 2024) The Infrastructure Improvement Master Plan for the Iwilei Area is now on the website here
  • NOW AVAILABLE: (March 21, 2024) The application form for homebuilders seeking affordable housing certification through HHFDC as directed by Governor Josh Green, M.D., in his Fifth Emergency Proclamation on Affordable Housing, is now available.
  • The 2024 Consolidated Applicants List is now public! To see the 2024 list, as well as consolidated applicants lists from previous years, go here. (NEW!)
  • NEWS RELEASE: (March 15, 2024) HHFDC selects master planner for key Kapolei project. (NEW!)
  • The draft Annual Action Plan (AAP) for PY 2024-25 is now available. Click here. (NEW!)
    • A Notice of Public Comment for the draft Annual Action Plan (AAP) is here. The deadline to submit comment is 4 p.m. on April 7, 2024. (NEW!)
  • An updated list of HHFDC-assisted Planned/In Design affordable housing projects is up! Go here to see it! (NEW!)

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