The Best Maui Condo - that NOBODY wants to buy!! Kahana Sunset 

The neighbor's property with the excavator at the beginning of your webcast is not a seawall repair. They are taking down their seawall with permits and putting in a a series of terraces in their backyard.

Aloha Eric! The wife and I just moved to Paia! Just finished dinner at Paia Fish Market, had some Shave Ice at Ululanis then went to Baldwin Beach! We finally have our Maui fix permanently! God bless you and your family brother! 🤙

Thanks for always thinking outside the box and keeping us abreast of opportunities - great way to finish 2022. Lots of aloha wishes for you and yours in 2023!

Don't get me wrong because I love the sunset videos, but this is very pertinent information for any condo buyer! Thanks for the great content!

It is interesting that they won’t let them repair it, when it’s well known that many other complexes have repaired their walls under permit. Kaleialoha finished theirs about three years ago, Makani Sands was working on theirs in November. Kulakane just finished the last phase of their landscaping to complete the wall project. I’m pretty sure Kahana Reef also had a sea wall project in the last 6 or 7 years AND there is planning for beach restoration down in Honokowai that is spearheaded by the Hotels down there. There is definitely an anti rental condo bias on the county council. The only reason they didn’t get the changes in zoning that several of the council people wanted was because the attorneys warned them that the county would go broke defending their actions in the courts, that and the loss of revenue via property taxes that rental units pay. People don’t realize that the rental units pay 5 to 6 times more in property tax than owner occupied units.

The Leonardo Arms on Estero Island in Fort Myers Beach has had some similar problems with a crumbling sea wall and rising gulf. Part of the building is now in the gulf . Then Hurricane Ian hit this September and more damage was done . It’s an interesting story that can be googled . My family has spent at least 9 vacations at the Kahana Sunset over the last 30 years . I hope they can get this resolved . So many wonderful memories .

I'd never own another Condo, my 1st was a nightmare 😢😮😊

This is sad. I've been coming to Kahana Sunset since i was 14... stayed in the F building many times. My kids and I just arrived here this week after 5 years and I was really sad to hear about what is going on here :-(.

Aloha Eric West! Thank you...learned some things from this video. I don't see why the county would not give the permit to rebuild the sea wall. Hopefully, this gets resolved soon! Mahalo!

This is when forgiveness is better than permission. Bypass the permit and save the property.

Jayne here... being from Nova Scotia surrounded by water...the sea is strong...at the time this condo was built codes may have been different...but these owners should immediately get the permit to rebuild the seawall because they are willing to...with the technology we have today...shame on Maui county for not making this happen...work with these property owners/tax payers...kinda makes you wonder what is going on in Maui County Gov there!!!

Very interesting. It would be a shame to not update the seawall in a timely fashion. And do Maui Jim's seawall while you're at it. Since Jim's seawall looks like a bomb went off, maybe there's a serious issue present that makes the construction process impossible.

Happy new year 🎆

I would assume that removing the building would present a huge gash in the shoreline, with further erosion to, eventually, take out the building behind it. Build That Wall!

What is the Stare shoreline set back? Is this building legal nonconforming? Aloha

It seems to me that the county's refusal to issue the permits necessary is causing basically an eminent domain type of "taking" from the owners of building F - is there litigation going on that you know of?

These are always hard situations for owners. If there is a law that restricts this issue, rebuilding on public land, then it’s a sad story. In Oregon any home built on the ocean front after 1964 is not allowed to build rockeries or sea walls to protect their home from washing into the ocean. Same situation as our non navigable rivers. The property line is established by the river. If it swings over t a new route the property line follows it. So one guy loses land while another gains it. But it’s Oregon law for both situations. So it goes back to the law as to whether or not they should be able to rebuild their wall. Buyers need to be aware of the laws. The laws were not made to hurt the buyer, rather they were made to protect all the people of the land from losing beaches. Property lines often go to high tide line which is determined by the ocean. Many places on that stretch of coast have lost buildings as well as well as yards due to the storms washing away their land. Like valley isle and others. Hard lesson to learn!

Hopefully the owners will be able to repair the wall. It's a shame the beach has shrunk over the years. It's our favorite vacation spot.

Hi! I am considering buying a timeshare at Kahana Beach Resort. This is waterfront but the beach in front is disappearing similar to Kahana Sunset Condo's. Your thoughts? yes, no, maybe? Thanks! :-)

What is the deal with the new beach restrictions for Kehei beaches. We are trying to get back to the island and are finding it a lot more expensive. A little blog on this might

Your video failed to mention the reason for the orange cones in the walkway. They are blocking the walkway where the stones are rising up and down with the sea hitting the sea wall in that section of the building. I was there when they were placed only 4 weeks ago. (Dec. 4th week). We left the property and relocated to another after 7 days. The "Beach" there, is practically unusable with the rising waters. It is, or could be, a great place again, with the help of the necessary government assistance and a ton of money. The view of the waters are wonderful. And the unit I stayed in was modern and comfortable, however blocked view of the ocean by the F building. There is an opportunity for buyers who are made aware of the situation. Good luck to all involved.

Does anyone work at Maui County? Not approving permits and not removing junk and abandoned vehicles from all over maui. On the other if Maui County can make more money by making someone move a building over fixing a seawall then the answer is obvious.

I think Maui County is going to pay big for this. Loss of use, loss of revenue. Should be able to issue permit 30-45 days after engineered plans are submitted.

I am curious what the engineer's report says. We stayed at Kahana Sunset in April 2022 and watched the terraces of building A fill with water from waves at high tide. Normal high tide, not stormy. That building would need to be raised up 15 feet and put on a new foundation because building a taller sea wall would not work long term. Not to mention would completely block the view

Maui County approve the permits to rebuild the sea wall and save Unit F 🤙🤙🤙

Is the county still assessing property taxes for that unit, if so how is it valued? If they say it needs to be removed, then should be $0 for the building value and should align with their removal recommendations. Also I assume the land would have a lower value given that the sea wall is in disarray without approval to repair. I would pursue a property assessment appeal. I think their loss of taxable revenue has potential to start to change behavior on approval of repairs to existing sea wall.

Crazy. Possibly a dumb question but would insurance cover something like building demolition and rebuild? I'm guessing no, but I can't fathom this happening.

It would be interesting to see Building F 10 years ago and see the level of erosion, which may be informing some of the permit decisions.

That is very sad but that happens when you build too close to the water. The banks also want there money if they have to remove the building.

I will give you what I think is happening, from what I can see in the video. I have been a concrete contractor for 18 years here in Washington, and I spend a lot of time living in Wailuku. From what I can see in the video quality, The wall looks to be in good condition. But I can see that the footing is starting to get undermined in some spots, along the front face. If that is the only visual issue with the wall, they are probably concerned to put the risk on the county by reopening, even though it would stand for a long time. With undermining in that spot, over time, it will continue to get worse, and eventually will destroy the wall, but that could be way after our lifetimes expire. I think the other factors are this. They see the risk of what happened next door. And anything on saltwater frontage, is extremely hard to get permits for building or working on bulkheads right now. If it was my bulkhead, I think I would keep bringing in the best engineers, until someone agrees that this is not something that will fall over soon.

The property has had a history of permits from the County. The ocean is winning. Look at the videos of the waves going over the building.

A sea wall does one thing when the waves hit it…it makes the entire beach wash away

I’ve stayed in the F building and others there F is my favorite even more than A I’m so sad that they won’t let them save the existing wall!

I hope the county of Maui will give the permit to rebuild the sea wall.

It sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen. We’ll have to wait and see if it does.

Is this anyones residence or just a foreign/mainland investment property?

Oh no! It is the ocean, not a puddle. Why would anyone in their right mind build right at the edge?

Aloha from South Carolina. Here if the original sea wall was built with drawing by a Engineer, building permits and a licensed Contractor there should be no responsible excuse to not keep from issuing a Repair permit since you already proved the neighbors already were issued a repair permit. Lawyer need to be involved that know he system. Some times lawsuits are required for action. Loss of income, depreciation, ect. A good Attorney can think up 30 things but all Homeowners must unite

It may be time for legal action against the County. They (the strata and owners)need serious legal advice from experts in the field.

Yes rebuild the seawall.

Maui County Can…Yesssahhh 🤙

Hi Eric , Maybe they will eventually fix the wall and the owners can start renting again.

Aloha Eric,yessssah🤙

Manage retreat does not happen with this sort of property, unfortunately.. There's just not enough land to 'move' the entire building back. Hopefully our new mayor will be able to do something about this, as well as the Kahana Beach restoration. Kahana beach restoration has been pretty much stalled.. I hope we get to restore our beaches back..

Which condos are these?

Stayed their 2019 was a nice property and has lots of turtles and a little outside library .no lawyers involved yet ? Or prayers to the one who gives the answer .

What happens if the owners simply repair the damage and replace the seawall WITHOUT a permit? Obviously, the County will fine them for rebuilding/repairing without a permit; then what? The owners pay the fines, life goes on, and at least the property becomes livable, no? Or does the County condemn the property because the repair was not permitted?

Somebody's hands haven't been greased enough....

BUILD THE WALL!

So it isn’t Maui County so to speak that issues the permits it is DLNR that would need to approve any seawall work.

Didn't Maui Sands get a permit? It's only fair that all Condo's get the chance to fix damages, imo. Wow, Maui Jim's home has gotten a lot worse since I've been back there watching the Honu on the little secret pathway. 🤙

We could use these units for housing now. Additionally, the county will also lose all the tax revenue from the building which also is hurting the residents of Maui. The county should issue the permits immediately!

Pretty severe beach erosion going on and out of the blue the state recently pulled out with funding help and even ALLOWING beach repair and enrichment at Kaanipali. You’re not in control of your own destiny in you buy a condo. You have one vote.

What does Maui county WANT?? Have them itemize the codes and get a contractor that will follow the codes step by step for the wall. Last resort hire a good attorney . Sorry for the trouble!!

Bring in some large boulders at the foot of that seawall to take the ocean hit and call it good

Build The Wall

Was way more beautiful before any of this was built.

I live down the road & this is a shame. I think they should dredge sand from the ocean & build the beach back. They did it in Dubai & the CCP has built islands in the Pacific. This is a beautiful place & the beach should be restored & this building will be fine. If they don't fix it the building will eventually fall & be washed away

Why havent the owners FILED a lawsuit? Clearly the are being placed in a catch 22! I would invest in a lawyer!😁😳 Hawaii is out of control, this is what occurs when you elect coconuts!

I believe this is an environmental issue, I think the sea walls are eroding the beach and the crumbling walls leave harmful debris in the ocean. Others can speak to the problem much better than I can. I do know that Maui County officials are very aware of the problem. Do you know if the beach in front of the condo was bigger before? Maui County wants to save the beaches for everyone. I do know that it’s illegal to build this close to the ocean now.

Yeah, Of course they should issue it. That's a no brainer.

Keep Maui officials feet to the fire and fix that wall! Great video info, hopefully this will get resolved soon.

Save the building

Thank you Eric politics destroys

The owners need to find the nastoest layer they can find!

I would fix it to save my home

Those walls look as though they were built onto the beach itself. I feel bad for the owners but the original developers should have never been allowed to develop that beach front that belongs to everybody. The county should compensate the condo owners and then tear down the condos.

Former owner. This has gone on for 20 yrs. Before the A units sea wall was rebuilt and before that run off from the property development above kahana condemned the D building. Miss it terribly but the county has been trying this for decades and there was almost a hostile takeover to drive out average people and redevelop. Island politics. Buyer beware. As a whole, the only chance to recoup is to give up snd let the powers that be have there way.

Sounds like there's more to the story maybe even corruption. The governor needs to get involved.

Please county of Maui give the proper permits to rebuild the wall!!!! The seawall was existing. The owners of F need to be able to get back to rebuilding their condos that they own. PLEASE HELP THEM GET THE PROPER PERMITS FOR THE SEAWALL TO BE REPAIRED! We have been coming to Kahanna Sunset since the early 90’s- we absolutely LOVE it there! We return every year. County of Maui please give the proper permits!

So frustrating. I feel so bad for them.

Fix it

I'd bet the Crook's on the county is waiting for a little (big)off the books payoff to approve any permit's.... In my opinion... I could be wrong... But.... Prolly not...

Unpopular opinion here but I think the beaches should be preserved and the building be moved. We don't build walls to stop lava flow, why are we building walls to stop beach erosion?. All of the islands are slowly sinking back into the ocean. If Mother Nature wants to erode the beach we should let her, otherwise all of the beaches will disappear and it will be nothing but seawalls. People can build elsewhere, let's preserve nature before it all disappears!

This smacks political. They should hire a well connected attorney or lobbyist to take care of the problem.

Politics needs to save the homes

Would not buy there. Sea walls last 20-30 years. That complex will just be a big bill from now on.

I don't agree with buildings right on the water's edge. Seems insensitive to the natural order of things.

Sounds like something’s fishy

Sounds like it might be all political, or maybe "someone" wants that property for themselves to build on.

Condemnation.

Nah save the ocean not the building!!!!

These people have lost their investment . Recent video shows waves crashing over building F . The beach erosion is too significant and continuing . A new sea wall is not going to prevent the catastrophic loss of this building . Too close to the water!

No thanks, seawall are a liability.

Too much risk with oceanfront properties. The ocean will eventually reclaim her space. And this condo is teetering there already. Nobody should buy such properties; its a literal losing investment. You say "Best condo". Remember by RE ethics this is called steering. You're putting yourself at risk with such statements. Or just trying to get your viewpoints up with eye-catching titles. Not cool

Maui county absolutely sucks