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guidelines which claim to preserve Maui's island environment in all new building projects. Both documents are administered by the Wailea
Community Association, which has long combined professional management (since 1984) and volunteer owner control of the Board of Directors (since 1999) to effectively manage the community in a customer service manner for all stakeholders: residents, hotels, commercial owners, and tourists. Wailea was named one of the country's 99 Best Recreational & Residential Private Communities in America. Many of Wailea's single-family and condominium complexes offer gated entryways for enhanced security and privacy. Utilities are buried underground, and roadways are landscaped. Nearby are Wailea's many amenities, including restaurants, championship golf courses, tennis facilities, shopping, and beaches.
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Hawaiian times natives would settle
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Wailea Resort is a 1,500-acre (6.1 km), master-planned resort located on Maui's sunny, southern leeward coast. Its development is guided by two important documents: a master plan that ostensibly ensures low density and good community planning, and the Wailea
Community Association's design
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160: • Density
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951:Mahinahina
941:Launiupoko
936:Lanai City
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881:Haliimaile
464:References
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254:20°41′24″N
147:Population
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1113:Footnotes
1063:Kahakuloa
1058:Hoʻolehua
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901:Kapalua
896:Kahului
858:Wailuku
509:June 4,
432:History
384:Economy
359:Resorts
85:Country
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1093:Waihee
1073:Keanae
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966:Manele
961:Makena
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221:Hawaii
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