Residents Protest Athletic Complex at Maui Lani

Hawaiʻi Public Radio

Published September 4, 2014 at 6:20 PM HST

Construction has just begun on a large sports development in central Maui. But while young athletes and their coaches may be excited about the project, a group of local homeowners in Kahului is not. And they’re suing the county and the state to stop it. Eileen Chao has more from the Maui News.

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