Kihei Community Association | Maui, Hawaii

August 13, 2017  KCA demonstrates need for sidewalks COMMUNITY NEWS AUG 13, 2017   Representatives of the Kihei Community Association met with county Public Works Director David Goode and Susan Foley, executive assistant to South Maui District County Council Member Kelly King, to walk along South Kihei Road near the Kihei Post Office on July […]

Some Progress at County Arborist Committee Yesterday 8/10/17 #kihei. In a prior post, http://gokihei.org/environment/maui-county-arborist-committee-focus-on-proposed-removal-of-trees-at-kcc we referenced the legal requirement for Arborist Committee meetings: “There shall be six nonvoting, ex-officio members consisting of: the arborist, the plan reviewer, the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Director of the Department of Public Works, the Director of the […]

8/4/17 #kihei OK Maui guys, especially South Maui guys, know HIHWNMS means Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, also called the Whale Sanctuary, which was created in 1992. And while it does have segments around each of the other islands, the major portion is right here in and beyond Maalaea Bay, and the facility […]

8/2/17 UPDATE  FINALLY GROUNDBREAKING ANNOUNCED. Parks & Rec has advised that 9:00 AM on Aug 31 at the site in the NE corner of our community park (next to the school) official groundbreaking for the looong waiting gym will take place.  5/9/17   UPDATE   At this morning’s second and FINAL hearing, once again,   WE […]

KCA hopes that walking experience will incentivize action for pedestrians and cyclists in North Kihei. 7/28/17 #kihei We hear it all the time. Visitors attend a 4th Friday event at Azeka, then have a terrifying walk home to their condo. Parents won’t allow keiki to walk or bicycle to school as it is too dangerous. […]

UPDATE 7/27/17  The link below is the ” LUC Decision and Order Rejection FEIS” https://luc.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/A94-706-FOFCOLDO-DENYING-ACCTNC-FEIS.pdf We believe KCA’s testimony on the numerous facets of the KMCP that were violated, the lack of specificity  in the project’s plan and the lack of consideration of the surrounding  built environment all were factors in the decision. However we also […]

Planning Commission OK’s special use permit request mauka of Pi’ilani Highway in South Kihei by 5-1 vote 7/25/17 #kihei After a contentious stand-off just two weeks ago, did you think this would be easy? With the absence of Commissioner Tina Gomes this morning, some guys did. With grumblings that she should have recused herself from […]

You knew we’re talking SUNFLOWERS, Right? Right down the road from the prior sightings, now at the Maui Tropical Plantation. Mahalo to Pacific Biodiesel for the win-win.###  

7/19 /17 #kihei The first day (7/19/17) of the scheduled two day State Land Use Commission (LUC) meeting began right on time at 2:00 PM, and almost immediately began taking public oral testimony, including KCA’s five-member team addressing some insufficiencies of the proposed final environmental document (FEIS). We did not catch every testifier, but caught […]

#kihei #community #maui #mayor #makena Monday evening, 7/17/17 at 6:00 PM, this month’s Alliance of Maui Community Associations (Alliance)  commenced with KCA in the minority for the first time this year with a single rep, while Haiku had a covey. Additionally the overall attendance was greatly reduced from June (when Kaniela Ing and Shan Tsutsui […]