2/09/24 OPENED THIS AFTERNOON As we watched & reported for weeks, it seemed apparent that this week ,with a large DPW crew with heavy equipment in action, that soon it would have that single spot repair completed, and the road opened. For weeks most days no one was working there, but after about three weeks, the segment of the road is open. ...
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4/9/18 #kihei For several years we have documented flooding occurrences in our area to maintain a factually reasonable record while we championed for solutions. Brown water alerts in the kai; mud floods in the roads which at times flooded nearby homes; rivers filling more and more with silt and debris, exacerbating the problem. But for this intersection for our community it had become ho hum. It...
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12/20/2017 #kihei #flooding More pictures from today’s flooding on South Kihei Road, taken around 4PM:
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Kaonoulu and SKR closed by DPW today as Kulanihakoi Gulch floods the area and spills into the kai #kihei #brownwater 2/12/17 Yes, here we go again. Last night’s and this morning’s rainstorm gave this area near the Whale Sanctuary and the Maui Lu Resort another dose of brown storm water full of “who knows what.” See some history at...
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1/16/24 This morning, once again, SKR was closed between NKR and Kulanihako’i due to renewed mud flooding. Kaonoulu was finally open last Saturday after several days of closure at SKR, but closed again now with the surrounding infrastructure. 1/15/24 This afternoon, just North of the Whale Sanctuary, this beached boat was being...
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2/3/23 #kihei While this is not a KCA project, we did offer a letter of support for it last year, so we are pleased to see it come to fruition. Kūlanihākoʻi Gulch looking mauka after January 2023 storm. Credit: Tova Callender The nonprofit Maui Nui Marine Resource Council is working in Hapapa watershed to remove sediment that has accumulated in...
Read MoreUPDATE 1/5/14 After this latest rainfall, we examine the runoff in the gulch between Kaonoulu and Kulanihakoi (running water), compared to next one (going south) between Kulanihakoi and Waipuilani (almost dry) We first looked along the N-S Collector Rd corridor, and then makai at SKR. While the State Department of Health issued a “Brown Water Alert” at D. T Fleming Beach area on...
Read MoreHere we see two Kihei area gulches, one untouched since last season’s floods, the other experiencing extensive heavy work by the Highways division of Maui County’s Department of Public Works occuring on 11/14/11. Will this affect the impact on any flooding this winter, before the rains begin. Last season, our near shore waters were murkey and brown at least until mid summer....
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