Planning Department Proposes Rule Changes For Coastal Areas 10/18/18 #kihei This morning, Chair Kelly King kicked off her meeting once bare quorum was reached about 9:15 AM as the situation continues with a number of sitting members not being available to participate. Once in session, the first item, automating the county’s permitting system and making maps and status available to the...
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8/30/18 #kihei We offered supportive testimony at South Maui Councilor Kelly King’s Planning Committee this morning concerning the fast approaching sea level rise. We addressed that while it is of course a world wide issue, our kuleana is to express concerns for this community, and boy do we need to plan for this. The start of the meeting was delayed because once again with only three...
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Ironic situation as far as reliable meeting participation 11/30/17 #kihei Contained in the first item, PC-5, was a proposal concerning absences by an unpaid volunteer CPAC member from future advisory committee meetings. We expect most agree that reliable participation is necessary for efficient process. Ironically, the County Council Planning Committee composed of seven paid officials displayed...
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8/17/17 #kihei As there has been a dearth of these committee meetings this summer for a number of reason, this morning we welcomed Department of Public Works (DPW) Director David Goode accompanied by County engineer Ty Takedo to address the Pre Final Draft Storm Water Plan for Kihei. You may recall back on May 16, the Director unveiled the plan at our general membership meeting and offered to...
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6/1/17 # kihei Chaired by our county legislator Kelly King, we had interest in all three agenda items, but only submitted testimony on two of them. As the first one involved Molokai Island Community Plan update, we were silent in testimony but want to watch closely to ensure the process supports what the community desires and not what some bureaucrats & politicians decide is best for them....
Read More9/18/16: When KCA was officially established nearly 56 years ago as the Kihei Community Association, it was to represent the “Kihei District”, which included Wailea and Makena. Over this more than half century the area has changed extensively, but our Association by-laws have not. So while the situation is much more complex we try to continue our mission for the area, sometimes working with...
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8/4/16; Committee Chair South Maui resident Councilman Don Couch and his committee got an earful from some North Kihei residents concerning development along Kaiwahine and the effects on a long term (30 year) neighborhood resident. KCA also testified in support of the residents present & those who communicated with us prior to the meeting, but were unable to attend. In addition KCA testified...
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Transportation plays a large part in planning, so it fits that a KCA committee focused on community planning would want communication with the county department leader that focuses on this. A bonus: flooding is another concern, and Public Works (DPW) plays a big part in this as well. So we were most pleased when Director David Goode readily agreed to attend the monthly committee meeting at our...
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KCA Committee Chair Hecht contacted the DLNR about a newly erected fence makai of Makena Rd at the Ahihi-Kina’u Reserve, and not only did they respond quickly, a team of three came to the next meeting to explain the need for the fence, with lots of additional information. Dr. Fern Duvall , Casey Stewman , and Jeff Blagshaw were welcomed & appreciated guests of the committee. The Aug...
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Thursday morning meeting (6/18/15) stirs strong feeling about County’s Community and General Plans and effect of land zoning ordinances on them. Your Association had four directors present and testifying among the nearly forty testifiers, at an unusual meeting. Some out of the “out of the ordinary” aspects were there seemed little community awareness of the first agenda item across the...
Read MoreUPDATE 10/3/14 PC 33, This Home Based Business Bill arose as scheduled this afternoon in the Committee, with the absence of any community testimony. Thus the five members of the committee’s total of seven who were present, went through the often revised bill, supplemented with Planning Department input, and approved the bill on first reading. Thus the likely continued approval with the...
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As reported here on 4/10/14 SEE https://www.gokihei.org/environment/county-administrations-position-of-mecos-proposed-kihei-transmission-line Maui County energy guys reported to this committee their position on MECO’s proposed actions in South Maui. This morning (5/8/14), MECO, represented by”project lead ” Engineer Troy Connatser and “Director of Government and Community...
Read MoreThis morning (4/10/14), as always, Director David Goode pleasantly agreed to address the concerns of our Planning Committee at the KCA office. Presented with that very familiar list of KCA priorities going back decades, including the proposed N-S Collector Rd, making Kihei a walkable-bike able community and overall sufficient infrastructure to match all the established, approved and projected...
Read MoreThe Planning Committee is the long range planning arm of the KCA and reports to the Board of Directors. It participates in planning the future of the South Maui Community. This planning includes but is not limited to development of desirable standards and goals for infrastructure, architecture, land use, coastal resources, utility service, transportation, recycling, and shoreline preservation....
Read MoreUPDATED MAR 13, 2013 Maui County Planning Committee unamimously approves next phase of this development, at which KCA offered testimony. See Maui News Article: http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/570697/Environmental-clearance-for-Kihei-project.html?nav=10 Interesting they are updating traffic study. NOV 8 2012 Led by executive V. P. Jay Krigsman, The Krausz Companies offered an...
Read MoreThis morning ( 7/24/12), Vince Bagoyo, representing Jesse Spencer, offered the revised plans for a much reduced residential project along the Honoapiilani Highway in Maalaea, Ohana Kai. Revised downward from the originally proposed 1100 units to 527, on a reduced plot of 141 acres from the original 257, the development is proposed to be completely affordable housing. The use of an injection...
Read MoreRory Frampton, representing Kihei Mauka, development plan for both Haleakla and Kaonoulu ranches in location identified by its name, met with the planning committee this morning (6/21/12) at the KCA office.
Read MoreMaui County Senior Long Range Planner David Yamashia spent over an hour educating the planning committee on the present status of the Puunene “Motor Sports park” facility area, which is owned by the State DLNR, with portions run by the County under executive order. He outlined the present location of all the various motor sports & recreation groups using the unique park, as well...
Read MoreWhen the County Council’s Planning Committee, chaired by Kihei’s own Don Couch, announced they would be discussing, “Walkable & Livable Communities,” as well as “Repetitive loss of Properties; Floodplain Management Plan,” at their afternoon meeting on December 12, we felt Kihei was very interested, and sent a representative to address & listen to the...
Read MoreOur planning committee welcomed Gwen Hiraga, of Munekiyo & Hiraga, Inc, as well as Lori Sablas and Mapuana Samonte-Nowak of IVCC on 9/20/11 to hear about a proposed cultural center for the “Kihei Gateway” makai of the Piilani Highway just south of the N Kihei Rd intersection. The proposed center is approximately 30 acres, and would operate Monday through Saturday from 10:00 AM...
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