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Update Regarding Bill 9

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Aloha All, 

As promised, we attended two meetings regarding Bill 9. Following is an overview of both events. 

1. The TIG (temporary investigative group) of the Maui County Council met on Tuesday 10/14/25 and reported its preliminary ideas. In short, they realized that eliminating 6,500 private vacation rentals could be financially devastating to all of the citizens of Maui. They preliminarily suggested that many of the Vacation Rental condos and homes could be changed to a type of hotel zoning which they described would be zoned H-3 and H-4. TIG Report or Exhibit Two of that report listed many units that could possibly be omitted from Bill 9’s Minatoya List. If you would like to receive that list, email us at dad@MauiRealEstate.NET or Call Bob at 808-283-9456 to receive that list as it is extensive and we promised this would be a short newsletter. 

2. The Maui Vacation Rental Association held a gathering of over 200 Citizens on Wednesday 10/15/25. There was a short presentation regarding the TIG report. It was emphasized that this report was not part of any Bill only recommendations for the County Council to consider. There are several issues besides TIG’s suggestions which are not part of the Bill. Additionally, changing zoning would take an extremely long time and might not be approved, two of the TIG members that approved TIG are adamantly for Bill 9 of which one stated Bill 9 would have to be approved before the Suggestions (converted into a Bill) would be approved and of course, it would have to go through all the layers. Additionally, Mayor Bissen, who might not be re-elected, might veto it. 

3. A third meeting where there will be Council Members present is expected to be called to occur sometime next week. If you want to be informed about that meeting let us know. 

It is extremely important for EVERYONE to let their feelings be known to the County Council. If you need the emails for all 9 Council members just ask dad@mauirealestate.net . Remember even if you do not own a vacation rental, this will effect Maui’s Economy. 

Timely Maui News

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Aloha All,

Happy October,

To our Canadian newsletter recipients, Happy Thanksgiving today, October 13th.  

Also, please SAVE THE DATE December 6th for our annual Hansen Ohana Children’s Fundraiser.  More information  will follow next month.

 We are following Maui County Council’s “Bill 9” a potentially disastrous idea of eliminating the property rights of around 6,500 properties and property owners since before 1989.  These owners are currently able to vacation rent their properties.  Many vacationers are not able to pay the hotel rate many around $1,000 or more. Families also like avoid eating in restaurants the entire time they are on holiday. They come here with their young families or retirees to enjoy Maui for a few days and spend money which is the life blood of Maui.

Today, October 14th, there is an important meeting where The Temporary Investigative Group (TIG) for Bill 9 will be presenting their report to the Housing and Land Use Committee. The findings have not yet been released and will be shared publicly for the first time at this meeting. 

Location: Kalana O Maui Building, 8th Floor; 200 S. High Street, Wailuku, Maui, HI 96793

🔗 Agenda

🔗 Testify

Options for watching:
Teams Link: http://tinyurl.com/HLU-Committee 

Maui County Council YouTube

Maui County Council Facebook

This will create another opportunity for public comments. To make your voices heard here are the emails of all the council members.  

Alice.Lee@mauicounty.us, Council Chair

Yukilei.Sugimura@mauicounty.us, Council Vice-Chair

Tasha.Kama@mauicounty.us, Council Presiding Officer Pro Tempore

Thomas.Cook@mauicounty.us, Councilmember

Gabe.Johnson@mauicounty.us, Councilmember

Tamara.Paltin@mauicounty.us, Councilmember

Keani.Rawlins@mauicounty.us, Councilmember

Shane.Sinenci@mauicounty.us, Councilmember

Nohe.Uu-Hodgins@mauicounty.us, Councilmember

Let them know what you think.  A survey of Maui Citizens was completed over a month ago and over 80% are against it, however when the Council’s Land Use Committee was in session the room was packed with mostly people who wanted to pass Bill 9.  Make your voices heard.

***Please note that we realize many may not be able to attend or view the meeting.  We will be sending a report within two (2) days after the meeting adjourns.  Note sometimes the meetings run more than one day.

In other news

Median Sales Price decreased 9.5% to $1,292,500 for Single Family homes and decreased 33.8% to $655,000 for Condominium homes. Months’ Supply of Inventory increased 38.6% for Single Family homes and 38.3% for Condominium homes.  Due to the uncertainty of vacation rentals most Buyers are waiting on the sideline.  There has been a lot of talk about foreign buyers seeing opportunities in real estate and acting on it.

We are presently marketing beautiful ocean view properties, beach front units plus gorgeous homes from many locations throughout Maui and Oahu.   We are available to assist you as you move forward in any direction or just simply have concerns you wish to discuss with us.  We can also give you valuable information regarding 1031 exchanges on your vacation properties and investment properties.  Recent exchange options include Delaware Statutory Trusts (DST) which offer worry free investments.  Just ask us for further information.  We offer multigenerational experience and opinions.

Also keep informed with our blog where local information and statistics are posted: https://blog.mauirealestate.net/

If you would like a copy of our newsletter to share let us know at dad@mauirealestate.net

Bob Hansen PB R(B)               Clint Hansen BIC R(B)                  Donna D. Hansen R(S)                                                                                                       808-283-9456                              808-280-2764                                808-280-1650                                                                             RB-17532                                                  RB-21616                                        RS-49765

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Summer Newsletter

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Aloha All,

Summer is just a few weeks away.

We feel it is important to note that many of the population from Maui and various other locations are examining their property portfolios requesting our advice as they consider how to move forward with their investments and personal residences in the most appropriate manner.  There are some new IRS rules regarding 1031 exchanges.  The rules involve trading any income property into other tax-deferred properties  including a DST (Delaware Statutory Trust).  Although we are extremely knowledgeable in the diverse ways to deal with the options available, we are not tax and exchange specialists.  For your convenience we have obtained expert resources should you need referrals. Contact us for those referrals.  Those referrals include licensed real estate agents located throughout our nation for selling or investing.  Please either email us at dad@mauirealestate.net or call at one of the numbers below.  

Statistics

 In the United States In May 2025, existing-home sales dipped 0.5% from the prior month and 2.0% year-over-year according to the National Association of REALTORS

 For Maui, New listings declined 9.9% for Single Family homes and 33.9% for Condominiums, while pending sales dropped 16.7% for Single Family homes but rose 14.8% for Condos. Inventory increased 38.5% for Single Family homes and 37.8% for Condos. Median prices grew 0.4% to $1,300,000 for Single Family homes but fell 10.3% to $762,500 for Condos. Days on market lengthened by 40.8% and 38.0%, respectively, while months’ supply rose 58.0% for Single Family and 73.0% for Condos. Active inventory reached 1.45 million units, up 9.0% from April and 20.8% from last year, equating to a 4.4-month supply.  As is normal, correctly pricing a home for sale is important.  Lately many properties on Maui have had big reductions in price.  If you would like to know the value of your property in Hawaii, contact us at dad@mauirealestate.net.

Urgent call to action. 

There’s a lot going on that you may want to be aware of.  The time has come for property owners on Maui to voice their opinion regarding Mayor Bissen’s  plan to cancel property owners rights that they have had for over 30 years to legally vacation rent their property.  The committee handling this part of discussion is HLU.committee@mauicounty.us   The harm Bill 9 will cause Maui’s local residents will be very damaging to Maui’s entire Island should it pass. For instance, loss of jobs in the services of cleaning, repairs, gardening, rental, companies, restaurants and their employees, retail shops, farmers markets closing and possibly even Costco. So much is at stake. Your help, your words will make a difference.  

Please contact us if you would like to know about the Wailea plans for the future, Mayor Bissen’s Vacation Rental Plans for future rental use, etc.  Please either email us at dad@mauirealestate.net or call at one of the numbers below.  

Being a multigenerational team we have experiences and the ability to attend many meetings and have our finger on the pulse on what is happening in Hawaii.  Some of the items are the extension of the Piilani Highway, Wailea Golf Courses and Tennis Venue potential development as well as affordable housing projects.  

Also keep informed with our blog where local information and statistics are posted:

https://blog.mauirealestate.net/

Enjoy our informative radio program: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChcOyThjgwJgO5fV72YQVtg

 If you would like a copy of our newsletter to share let us know at dad@mauirealestate.net

               For access to our website click below.

Bob Hansen PB R(B)               Clint Hansen BIC R(B)                  Donna D. Hansen R(S)                                                                                                       808-283-9456                                             808-280-2764                                808-280-1650                                                                             RB-17532                                                  RB-21616                                        RS-49765

 MAUI LUXURY REAL ESTATE LLC, The Hansen Ohana ~ Maui’s Real Estate Family over 30 years

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GREAT NEWS AS OF SATURDAY Mala Wharf open!  See Maui News’ article:

Mala Wharf to reopen to recreational boaters Saturday

Proposed Wastewater Facility

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The Waikapu Country Town development and the Kehalani neighborhood are two housing projects that stand to gain from a proposed wastewater facility in Central Maui. The plant will be situated on formerly used agricultural fields and have a basin for treating soil aquifers. The project entails a number of off-site infrastructure enhancements, and it will support state projects in Pulehunui as well as current and future developments in the Waikapu and Wailuku regions. The proposed facility will meet the state Department of Health’s regulations for reclaimed water and have a 4 million gallon per day capacity. For the purpose of getting feedback on the environmental impact statement preparation notice, a public scoping meeting and a 30-day review and comment period have been set up.

Read the entire article via the Maui News here.