Erin Nolan

Beacon, Hawaii, New Jersey, Salem

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Articles

Maui Council To Take Up Bill Phasing Out Vacation Rentals This Summer

2 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Erin Nolan

The council’s housing committee chair says she’ll put it on the agenda after county budget deliberations. Maui Mayor Richard Bissen’s plan to convert thousands of temporary vacation rentals into long-term housing for locals may start moving forward again as soon as next month.
Maui County Council Digs Into The Mayor's $1.5 Billion Spending Plan

3 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Erin Nolan

Some members are concerned about the high level of county job vacancies. The Maui County Council has begun scrutinizing Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposed $1.51 billion budget for next fiscal year, which begins July 1. The number of county job vacancies has emerged as an early issue for some members, including Council Chair Alice Lee. “I don’t see why we need a budget that high, because we have over 600 vacancies in the county,” she said during a budget hearing Tuesday.
Study: Maui Should Be Cautious In Phasing Out Vacation Rentals

3 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Erin Nolan

Economists lay out the good and the bad of the mayor’s proposal to convert thousands of short-term units into long-term housing. Maui Mayor Richard Bissen’s plan to convert several thousand vacation rentals into long-term housing could lower housing costs and improve affordability in Maui County, according to a study unveiled Monday by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization.
Study: Maui Should Be Cautious In Phasing Out Vacation Rentals

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Erin Nolan

Whether in the hit show Yellowstone or the cartoon South Park, luxury developments have become so homogenous around the world that pop culture has …
Maui Won't Be Converting Vacation Rentals To Long-Term Housing Anytime Soon

3 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Erin Nolan

A phased-in approach was to begin July 1 but the council has yet to take up the mayor’s proposal. It’s increasingly unlikely that Mayor Richard Bissen’s plan to convert more than 7,000 short-term rentals into long-term housing on Maui will be implemented this year. As proposed, the exemptions that allow many apartment-zoned units on the island to operate as vacation rentals would expire July 1 for 2,200 units in West Maui, and on Jan.
Maui Commission Declines To Put Police Chief On Leave Over Diddy Lawsuit

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Erin Nolan

Maui Police Chief John Pelletier strongly denied sensational allegations he posed as law enforcement officer on behalf of Sean “Diddy” Combs. The Maui Police Commission declined on Wednesday to place Police Chief John Pelletier on leave over allegations in a lawsuit that he was involved in a sex trafficking conspiracy led by the disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Maui Mayor Calls For Police Chief To Be Placed On Leave Over Diddy Lawsuit

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Erin Nolan

Chief Pelletier is named in a lawsuit alleging criminal conduct connected with the embattled rapper. Mayor Richard Bissen has called for Maui Police Chief John Pelletier to be placed on administrative leave in light of recent allegations that he played a role in an elaborate scheme that allowed people to be assaulted by rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2018.
Makawao Family Struggles With Loss of Troubled Woman Shot By Police

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Erin Nolan

The family of Macayla Deponte’s boyfriend took her in and accepted her as family. But when the young couple broke up, she locked herself in a room with a knife. It had been years since Lyndell Schneider worked, and she was used to being alone when her adult son wasn’t home. But when Macayla Deponte moved in last summer after she started dating Schneider’s son, the mom was surprised at how quickly she adapted to having the boisterous young woman around.
Toxic Maui Wildfire Debris Heading Soon To Permanent Home

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Erin Nolan

It took nearly a year and a half to remove the ash and wreckage from commercial lots and residential properties and move it to the Olowalu landfill. Now that debris is headed to Central Maui. The 400,000 tons of toxic and charred wreckage of family homes, local businesses, cars and tourist attractions affected by the Lahaina wildfire is expected to embark on its final journey in June, according to Maui County officials.
Few Property Sales, High Prices in Lahaina As Victims Try To Recoup Losses

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Erin Nolan |Matthew Leonard

Sales have increased in recent months, but real estate agents say sellers of burned-down homes have no other choice. Nearly a year and a half after a wildfire destroyed more than a thousand homes in Lahaina, sales of burned properties have increased as some people decide they can’t bear the emotional toll of rebuilding or simply don’t have the money to do so. But the number of sales is small compared to how many homes were destroyed, real estate agents said.