Read the Responses for candidates from MAUI COUNCILMEMBER (WAILUKU-WAIHEE-WAIKAPU)

Marvin Moniz

Key quotes from Marvin Moniz’s questionnaire:

Housing affordability

“A livable and affordable Maui County means to me where local families can thrive and raise their families through affordable housing and competitive wages.”

“The policies that I would prioritize is to increase workforce and affordable construction through public private developers partnership.”

Housing supply

“I believe a common misconception is not necessarily the amount of housing supply, but the types of housing supply.”

“Maui has many rentals and landlords. I believe a part of housing supply that diminishes below our noses is housing for certain categories; large families, households with pets, aging households and those with special needs.”

“We don't have enough for sale starter homes in the inventory. Not to mention affordable or attainable starter homes for sale.”

Government coordination and streamlining

“I believe that if we create a system to improve coordination and streamline processes we'll find ourselves in a more stable government environment.”

“Otherwise we continue to chase our tails.”

Infrastructure funding

“We continue to have transient and empty homes feed into the property tax pool to support Maui County's affordable housing fund for future development or redevelopment.”

“GET surcharges on transient properties also afford us funds to support Maui County's critical infrastructure needs”

201H and 2.97 housing process

“the 201H process is a well oiled machine and has been providing housing to the State of Hawaii for many decades.”

“They are not modified enough to truly reflect Maui's unique housing/living landscape.”

Owner occupancy and local families

“I'm talking elevation, room for our local families to grow, live a quality of life, maintain their properties, and save.”

“I believe that highly subsidized projects must implement limitations and restrictions, but please make these restrictions allow room to grow.”