<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Save Paia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protecting Paia, Preserving Our Future]]></description><link>https://savepaia.wixsite.com/savepaia/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:07:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://savepaia.wixsite.com/savepaia/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Action Alert! Tell the Planning Commission to DENY the Proposed Community Plan Amendments &#38; Zoning Changes on September 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[On September 8, the Maui Planning Commission will be reviewing the proposed Community Plan Amendments &#38; Zoning Changes for the 40 acre EC Pāʻia Town Development that are currently zoned agriculture. These amendments and zoning changes should be DENIED until the developer can conduct more community outreach and provide more in-depth analysis on project impacts, the Pāʻia-Haʻikū Community Plan is updated, and infrastructure for a Pāʻia Relief Route along Sunnyside Road is in place. Important...]]></description><link>https://savepaia.wixsite.com/savepaia/post/action-alert-tell-the-planning-commission-to-deny-the-proposed-community-plan-amendments-zoning-c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a952d345009bafb68b35132</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:47:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f61c9_c6e6d96753b74901affdfec83466bde8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>savepaia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pāʻia Development Explodes from 40 acres to 285 acres with "Pāʻia Farms Subdivision"]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is one instance where we hate to say "told you so." But unfortunately, we knew it was bound to happen. In 2016, as A&#38;B ceased commercial sugar cane operations, the number one thought on many localsʻ minds were how quickly they would start subdividing the land under the guise of "agricultural parcels." For Pāʻia land owner and EC Pāʻia LLC developer Sam Hirbod, apparently it takes about 10 years. At the end of 2016, Hirbod purchased the 340 acres stretching from directly across the...]]></description><link>https://savepaia.wixsite.com/savepaia/post/p%C4%81%CA%BBia-development-explodes-from-40-acres-to-285-acres-with-p%C4%81%CA%BBia-farms-subdivision</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9027f22d4302f97c44af18</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f61c9_e71f6e2546f1441cab06d4e584477e8b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>savepaia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is happening with Pāʻia Town Development?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In mid-May 2026, Baldwin Avenue residents (well, some of them) received a letter from Eagle Canyon Capitolʻs Sam Hirbod. The letter (mailed from a Miami mailing address) outlined how the developer had been meeting with Pāʻia residents about town needs and was thus proposing a change of zoning for ~40 acres in Lower Pāʻia.  For the majority of Pāʻia residents, however, the letter was the first time hearing about development plans for the area. As outlined by Maui News, the proposed EC Pāʻia...]]></description><link>https://savepaia.wixsite.com/savepaia/post/what-is-happening-with-p%C4%81%CA%BBia-town-development</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8e28596332daeb5c528200</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:13:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f61c9_ab5015fe516043dcb890f88c7154f73a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_884,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>savepaia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is EC Pāʻia Proposing for Lower Pāʻia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Project Basics: 170 housing units (~500-800 additional residents) 34 of 50 apartments dedicated to workforce housing 120 single-family houses 16 houses for "gap housing" (e.g. workforce professionals) of 120% - 220% ami (which translates to annual household income of $177,600 - $325,000 for a family of 4). A 200 stall parking lot located adjacent to current parking lot A new traffic light on Hāna Highway 4 acres of new commercial stretching up Baldwin Ave A proposed medical/urgen care...]]></description><link>https://savepaia.wixsite.com/savepaia/post/what-is-ec-p%C4%81%CA%BBia-proposing-for-lower-p%C4%81%CA%BBia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8e1308836b1f3da5f94fbd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:41:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f61c9_582239e2ff3942fabc674b188f8b6c9b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_884,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>savepaia</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>