THIS IS NOT A HOUSING SHORTAGE. IT’S A HOUSING HIJACK.
6,000 apartment units in Maui are legally operating as hotels while our families sleep in cars. The time for "studies" is over. It is time to bring them home.
Right now, thousands of units built for residents are being used by tourists because of a decades-old loophole.
The Result: A teacher competes with a tourist for an apartment. The tourist wins every time.
The Establishment Plan: Delay. Study. Grant extensions.
Aunty Carol's Plan: End the loopholes.