New Lahaina Bypass Approved: What It Means for West Maui Real Estate

If you've spent any time navigating West Maui, you already know the traffic story. Getting in and out of Lahaina and Kā'anapali can feel like running a gauntlet — especially on a busy tourist day. That may be changing, and if you own or are looking to buy property in the area, you need to pay attention.

Mayor Richard Bissen recently announced a commitment of $100 million in federal disaster recovery funds to extend the Lahaina Bypass — a project West Maui residents have been pushing for years. The announcement was made at a Lahaina Community Disaster Recovery Meeting and drew cheers from the crowd. It's a significant reversal from just a year prior, when state transportation…

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MAUI LUXURY REAL ESTATE · MARKET INTELLIGENCE · $4M AND ABOVE KAPALUA TO MAKENA

The Market Has Shifted. Savvy Buyers Are Paying Attention.

A rare window has opened in Maui's luxury market — and the data tells a story most buyers and sellers have never heard.


By Eric West, Team West Maui   ·   March 2026   ·   West Maui, Hawaii

There is a peculiar kind of silence that falls over a market when supply outpaces demand by a factor of 5. Properties sit. Sellers wait. And somewhere on the mainland, a buyer with the right information and the right advisor is quietly circling.

We pulled every active, pending, and sold listing in Leeward (Makena to Kapalua) Maui's $4 million and above market — 175 data points spanning the past 13 months — and…

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