Council advances Waikoloa timeshares

RICHARDS

Rebecca Villegas

Holeka Inaba

Council Chairwoman Maile David

A plan to replace nine holes of golf at Waikoloa Beach Resort with 900 timeshare units, a 140-unit workforce housing complex and 25 single-family home lots was advanced Wednesday by the County Council after a dispute between council members over whether asking for a list of community benefits amounts to “pay to play.”