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Lahaina Business Park
Consult
Low
Medium
Design
County
State
County & State
Private
Rendering of Lahaina Business Park
“When prioritizing the community, the essence of Lahaina remains intact, that means treating residents with respect and care, and supporting them as they try to rebuild; local businesses ran by the community should be uplifted.”
Community Quote, Ola Lahaina SWO Community Survey
Purpose
This project will develop a site that will create retail and community gathering spaces, celebrate culture and the arts, provide family friendly activities, fundraising opportunities and a venue to learn about the history of Lahaina and the host culture and of other cultures that make up Maui’s melting pot. It will reopen businesses, create a venue for local entertainers, create a new shopping hub with a food and beverage destination, and assist in supporting local businesses. The market will house tiny shops, mini galleries, food trucks/food vendors, beer garden, farmer’s market, cultural activities and education, ʻOhana Game Area, outdoor playground in courtyard area, and picnic tables/umbrellas for outdoor eating/sitting. Several properties are being considered.
Project Description
There is a need to jump start economic revitalization in the Lahaina Business District. The proposed groupings of sprung steel structures can provide large covered spaces that can handle a wide variety of uses, as well as be repurposed when no longer necessary for this current project. The structure can be erected quickly, providing Lahaina businesses an accessible location and residents a place of community.
Rendering of Lahaina Business Park
Interdependencies and Roadblocks
Potential locations for where the market will live are being considered, but land acquisition is still required. Funding is also necessary to the success of this project.
Next Steps
- Land acquisition
- Building of the structures
- Landscaping
- Various interior renovations (electrical, carpentry, air conditioning, equipment) are still needed for the project to open
Maui ERC Project Crosswalk
Project Details
Cost Estimate:
$6 Million
Existing Funding Sources:
Project Lead:
County Office of Economic Development
Potential Funding Sources:
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): Our Town - FY 2025
- U.S. Economic Development Administration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
Project Partners:
- State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
- Council for Native
Hawaiian Advancement - Hawaiʻi Community Foundation
- Local community groups
- Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Alignment with West Maui Community Plan (WMCP)
- Goal 2.4 Economic opportunity through innovation and collaboration.