Carpenters Union Wages War Against Affordable Modular Housing on Kauai
HONOLULU, HI – The Kaua‘i Planning Department (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Carpenters Union) has issued a notice of violation (NOV) to Maha‘ulepu Farm LLC (Maha‘ulepu Farm) after an inspection of an HPM Building Supply (HPM) truss manufacturing site (which has been there for years) located near the Old Kōloa Sugar Mill was (ahem, suddenly) found to be operating illegally. The notice of violation was issued on Oct. 23 after the Planning Department concluded the HPM “truss manufacturing facility is not a generally permitted use within the Agriculture Zoning District (and) operation of a truss manufacturing facility within the Agriculture Zoning District without the proper zoning permit(s) constitutes a violation.”
(TRANSLATION: The Carpenters Union is shutting down panelized house building by HPM. Homes are therefore less affordable.)
