The purpose and intent of the Wailuku-Kahului project district no. 5 (Maui tropical plantation) at Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii, is to establish permissible land uses, appropriate standards of development, and specific allocations of land for the integrated agricultural and commercial complex known as Maui tropical plantation, including agricultural and commercial usage within a defined project district, specifically delineating uses that are of an urban (commercial) character and the related agricultural activities.

The objectives of the project district are:

A. The cross-promotion of Hawaiian tropical agriculture, aquaculture, and the visitor industry in a tropical agricultural setting;

B. To operate a first-class theme park which is a financially viable business, responding to customer demands with facilities, events, products, and services;

C. To increase the opportunity for related employment;

D. To provide stimulating and educational experiences which will allow local and tourist visitors to the plantation to gain knowledge of the history of tropical agriculture and the people of Hawaii. (Ord. 2160 § 1 (part), 1992)

A. Permitted Uses. Within the agricultural district, the following uses shall be permitted:

1. All uses permissible under chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes and chapter 19.30 of the Maui County Code, whichever is the more restrictive.

B. Accessory Agricultural Uses.

1. Cultivation of crops including, but not limited to, flowers, foliage, fruits, forage, and timber;

2. Raising of livestock including, but not limited to, poultry, bees, fish, and other animal or aquatic life that are propagated for economic or personal use;

3. Farm buildings, repair and maintenance buildings, and vehicle storage related to farming and animal husbandry;

4. Parking for agricultural employees;

5. Stands for the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises;

6. Signs related to permitted uses;

7. Laboratories and research facilities related to agricultural and aquaculture activities;

8. Wind power and water generation facilities;

9. Operation of a nursery for the sale of plants and flowers grown on the premises;

10. Various presentations of birds, fish, and animals including a petting farm. (Ord. 2160 § 1 (part), 1992)

A. Permitted Uses. Within the commercial district, the following uses shall be permitted:

1. A tram, walking, rail or other tour of the plantation fields;

2. Presentation along the tour routes to include crop processing, food tasting, and other related activities;

3. Production and sale of local food products;

4. No more than two full-service restaurants, and no more than three food kiosks;

5. Facilities for day and night banquets, weddings, meetings, and ceremonies with and without entertainment, both indoors and outdoors;

6. Retail shops will sell a variety of tropical agricultural products and other nonagricultural products and services; provided that the display for sale of agricultural products shall occupy a majority (in excess of fifty percent) of the total floor area;

7. Industry, historical, museum, craft, entertainment and product pavilions and presentations of educational and entertainment value;

8. Administrative and support offices and facilities;

9. Facilities relating to Hawaii’s sea life in the form of aquaculture, aquariums, and educational theaters;

10. Other uses of similar and related character providing goods, services, or facilities may be approved by the Maui planning commission as conforming to the intent of this chapter, subject to terms and conditions as may be warranted and required by the commission.

B. Height Regulations. The maximum height of all buildings shall be two stories, not to exceed thirty-five feet in height. (Ord. 2160 § 1 (part), 1992)

A. The following are established as maximum acreages for the land use categories within project district no. 5 at Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii:

(Ord. 2160 § 1 (part), 1992)

Any tract of land for which development is sought in project district no. 5 at Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii, shall be subject to the following standards:

A. Other Resources. Areas of significant natural, historical, archaeological, or cultural resources or unique physical features, not otherwise mentioned in this section, shall be identified, and provisions shall be made to preserve or improve the resource or feature.

B. Design. Each building and structure shall be designed to conform with the intent of the project district.

C. Landscape Planting.

1. Comprehensive landscaping of the entire development shall be provided.

2. Landscape planting is to be considered as an integral element of the development to be utilized for visual screening, shade, definition, and environmental control.

D. Signage. A comprehensive signage program shall be designed for the total development area and defined to include sizes, format, conceptual design, color schemes and landscaping.

E. Lighting. Lighting shall be established in a manner so as to not adversely impact the surrounding areas.

F. Buffer Zone. The project district shall have a buffer zone kept in open space or crop production on the northeast and east boundaries for a minimum depth of two hundred fifty feet between the commercial uses and the adjacent single-family residential uses. (Ord. 2160 § 1 (part), 1992)