At the conclusion of Monday's five-hour meeting in Council Chambers, committee Chairman Mike Molina expressed hope that his panel could recommend action on the development to the full council this week.

Molina said a condition involving a cultural plan for the project was the only issue left unresolved by the committee. He added that the developers may suggest additional conditions for his committee to review.

At issue is whether the Land Use Committee will give its blessing to a housing proposal that has drawn both criticism and praise from hundreds of residents across the island. The council panel has met more than 20 times and spent more than 70 hours reviewing the proposed project south of the Maui Meadows subdivision.

Honua'ula Partners LLC has applied for zoning and a project district amendment modifying an original plan approved in the 1993 Kihei-Makena Community Plan. That plan had called for two golf courses, 2,600 housing units and a resort on 670 acres.

Approved as the Wailea 670 project district, the downsized Honua'ula proposal now calls for development of 1,400 housing units, of which 700 would be priced as affordable units in compliance with the county Residential Workforce Housing Policy.

Honua'ula's current plan includes commercial space and a private golf course with construction projected over 20 years.

On Monday, Land Use Committee members voted to approve three of 30-plus conditions being considered for the overall project.

These include:

That Honua'ula be responsible for all required infrastructural improvements for its project, including water source and system improvements, traffic-related improvements and utility upgrades, and

That, in lieu of dedicating a Little League field at the project site, Honua'ula will pay not less than $5 million toward the development of a South Maui community park in central Kihei. The contribution also

That Honua'ula allow its private golf course to be used by Maui residents (weekly on Tuesdays) at a discounted rate; that one nonprofit, including the Maui Junior Golf Association, be permitted to use the golf course and clubhouse for fundraising activities for one quarter per year; and that the Maui Interscholastic League and Hawaii High School Athletic Association also be permitted to use the course for an official MIL golf tournament once a year or for a regular season playoff.

Initially, the terms and conditions of the private golf course use were outlined in a unilateral agreement that Honua'ula was supposed to reach with the county's Department of Parks and Recreation.

After extensive discussion, committee members gutted the agreement and turned the terms of the proposed agreement into recommended conditions for approval on the project.

During questioning by committee members Monday, developer representative Charlie Jencks did not oppose the committee's proposed golf course use conditions.

The Land Use Committee recessed its meeting until 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Council Chambers.

Council Members Michelle Anderson and Jo Anne Johnson both expressed hope for a report on a requirement that Honua'ula provide preliminary archaeological and historical data on its project.

Anderson, who holds the council's South Maui residency seat, continued to criticize Honua'ula for not submitting what she said was required information in its application.

Anderson distributed copies of the general application requirements, pointing specifically to the absence of archaeological and historical data on the project.

The data are supposed to include, according to Anderson, comments from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Anderson pointed out that the project application also could require a preservation-mitigation plan.

Molina suggested Monday's meeting be recessed until Wednesday because some committee members had to leave the meeting to fulfill other commitments and a quorum would be lost.

Molina added the recess could give Honua'ula time to bring its consulting archaeologist to the committee meeting to explain what's being done to fulfill the cultural plan requirement.

Johnson said she hoped written comments on Honua'ula would be forthcoming from OHA and the DLNR's State Historic Preservation Division.