Naʻe fai ʻe he Pule Kolo ko Richard Bissen, ʻo fakafofongaʻi ʻa e kakai ʻo e Vahefonua Mauí, ha kole ʻi he ʻaho ní ki he siteití ki ha paʻanga ʻe $401.75 miliona ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu ka hoko maí ke tokoni ki hono toe langa mo fakaakeake ʻo Lahaina.

ʻE fakaʻaongaʻi kehekehe ʻe he Vahefonua Maui ʻa e $198.75 miliona ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu ka hoko maí.

ʻI hono fakakātoá, ʻe fakamole ʻe he ngaahi fakafuofua ʻo e toe langa mo e fakaakeaké ʻa e $600.5 miliona ki he siteití mo e vahefonuá, ʻa ia ʻe fakataumuʻa ki he ngaahi langa fakalakalaka mahuʻingá ($337.5 miliona), ngaahi falé ($161 miliona) mo e tali fakavavevavé ($102 miliona).

"Kuo te'eki ke ha'u 'a Maui ki he sino ko 'eni mo ha fie ma'u fakavavevave, mahu'inga mo fakatonuhia ange," ko e lea ia 'a e Pule Kolo Bissen lolotonga 'a e fakataha 'a e Komiti 'o e Senatoa 'o e Siteiti Hauai'i 'i he 'aho ni. "Pea neongo 'oku ou 'ilo'i kakato 'oku mou fehangahangai mo e ngaahi me'a lahi 'oku fakamu'omu'a 'i he fakataha ko 'eni, 'oku 'ikai ha taha 'oku fakamu'omu'a ange 'i he kakai mo e kolo 'o Lahaina."

"ʻI he ʻaho kotoa pē, ʻoku mavahe hotau kakaí, pea ko ha nunuʻa ʻeni ʻoku ʻikai ke u lava ʻo fakamelino mo ia," ko ʻene tānaki atu ia. "Kuo pau ke tau toe ngaohi hotau kakai ke nau kakato, pea he'ikai ke tau lava 'o fai ia ta'ekau ai 'a e poupou 'a e Pule'anga."

Naʻe ʻoatu ʻe he Talēkita Pule ʻo e Vahefonua Maui ko Sosaia Nishita, ʻa ia ʻokú ne tataki ʻa e ʻŌfisi Fakaakeake ʻo e vahefonuá, ha ngaahi konga ʻo ha ʻuluaki sivi ʻo e ngaahi fie maʻu fakaakeaké ki he kōmití. Ko e tohi peesi ‘e 82 ‘oku ne fakae’a ‘a e ngaahi poloseki langa fale mo e ngaahi fiema’u langa fakalakalaka; 'oku makatu'unga ia 'i he fetu'utaki 'a e komiuniti, fakataha mo e ngaahi fakakaukau 'oku 'ikai ke ma'u pa'anga, vahefonua, siteiti mo e fakafederal.

‘I hono ‘eke ange ‘e he kōmití pe ‘oku fiema‘u ‘a e konga lahi ‘o e pa‘angá ‘i fē, na‘e pehē ‘e Nishita ko e ngaahi langa fakalakalaka ‘oku fakamole lahi tahá.

“Ko e konga lahi ʻo e meʻa ko iá ko hono fakafoki ʻo e ngaahi langa fakalakalaká ʻa ia kuo pau ke hoko ke lava ʻo ʻoatu ʻa e ngāue ʻutilití ʻo fakafoki ki he ngaahi koloa ʻoku ʻi aí ke toe nofoʻi,” ko ʻene leá ia.

ʻE hoko atu ʻa e meʻa fakataha ʻa e kōmiti Senatoa ʻo e siteití ʻi he taimi ʻe foki mai ai ʻa e kau ʻōfisa ʻo e Vahefonua Mauí ke toe kamata ʻa e ngaahi talanoá.

Ke vakai ki he fakataha kotoa, kau ai ha fakamatala ki he kole mo e ngaahi tali 'a e kau fakafofonga lao 'o e siteiti, 'a'ahi ki he fakataha 'a e Senatoa 'o e Siteiti Hawai'i WAM 'i he 'aho 20 'o Fepueli 'i he YouTube. Ki he fakamatala ʻa e Vahefonua Mauí, ʻaʻahi ki he www.mauirecovers.org/ʻōfisi ʻo e fakaakeaké .

Ke vakai ki he kole pa'anga 'a e Vahefonua Mauii, lomi'i heni .