March 11, 2022, 7:03 PM HST
Maui Mayor Michael Victorino is searching for authority from the County Council to convey 16 tons within the Fairways at Maui Lani to the Maui Well being Basis for workforce housing wanted by healthcare professionals.
“We have to entice extremely certified healthcare professionals to supply our neighborhood with the very best medical care,” Mayor Victorino mentioned in a press launch.
“Maui healthcare services have tons of of vacancies, and a nursing scarcity has gotten worse with the pandemic over the previous two years. Maui’s excessive value of dwelling and lack of workforce housing makes it very troublesome to recruit and retain the skilled personnel wanted for essential medical companies.”
Maui Mayor Michael Victorino
“With the Maui Lani tons positioned close to the hospital, Maui Well being Basis can develop properties to assist with recruitment of nurses, medical technicians and different healthcare specialists,” Mayor Victorino mentioned. “These tons could be designated, in perpetuity, for healthcare professionals.”
Mayor Victorino can also be proposing to convey tons to Nā Hale O Maui, a neighborhood land belief offering inexpensive properties in perpetuity to low- and moderate-income households.
Maui County has developed a phased strategy to 55 county-owned tons on the Fairways at Maui Lani. The primary section of 33 tons with present much-needed housing for medical professionals and Maui’s workforce, in line with the Mayorʻs workplace.
The proposals are on the County Council’s common assembly agenda for Friday, March 18. Mayor Victorino is asking the Council to expedite its assessment, dialogue and motion on the proposals.