Hawaii Governor Doesn’t Want Developers Buying Burned Lahaina
- Josh Green says he’s exploring moratorium on property sales
- Ban would aim to prevent permanent displacement of residents
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Hawaii Governor Josh Green said he would consider a temporary ban on sales of any properties damaged in the fire that leveled Lahaina last week, to ensure residents aren’t permanently displaced.
As the tragedy’s death toll rose to 99 Monday, Green said he had reached out to the state’s attorney general to discuss a moratorium on property sales in the historic seaside town. Maui had been facing a serious housing crunch and unaffordable prices before being hit by the deadliest fire in the US in over a century. Green said he didn’t want to see the remains of Lahaina snapped up by developers.