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First 2024 KCA candidate forum is July 16 at 630 PM at Pro Arts Playhouse

by | July 10, 2024 | Education, Featured, Government | 0 Comments

  UPDATE  7/10/24 Member Sugimura advised today that she WILL participate!  So now we have all 6 candidates for Council who will be on the Aug primary ballot!  6/24/24 #kihei As the 2024 primary election is Saturday, Aug 10, we evaluated the contests most relevant to our district that will be on this ballot. Once the filing  opportunity passed earlier this month, we noted only two of the Council's nine slots will appear in the orimary election, South Maui and...
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Starting Monday, 7/15/24 portion of South Kihei Road will be closed daily for a week

by | July 9, 2024 | Government | 0 Comments

7/8/24 #kihei The County Administration announced South Kihei Road (SKR) will be closed daily 7/15- 7/19/24 for sand removal. The sand issue on this road extends South beyond Kaonoulu - ask the condos on the mauka side across from the Whale Sanctuary - but since the detour route designated by the Department of Public Works is Kenolio Road, part of the very long proposed SKR but not expected to be open for several  more years, that part of SKR is not included.  July 09, 2024 Portion...
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Civil Beat ‘s Pop Up on Maui questions all three candidates for South Maui residency seat on County Council

by | July 8, 2024 | Government | 1 Comment

7/8/24 #kihei  At 11:00 AM today all three candidates for the County Council South Maui residency seat participated in Civil Beat's (CB) only Maui action for the primary election in August. When the event commenced there were only about a dozen attending, but as it continued that number doubled. CB allowed an untimed opening comment from incumbent Tom Cook, his predecessor - 3-term member Kelly King - and the new contender for the office, life-long Kihei resident Johnny Prones.  The...
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MPO? TIP???? WTH??

by | June 28, 2024 | Alternative Transportation, Development, Environment, Featured, Government | 0 Comments

6/28/24  #kihei Do you know what the heck (WTH) Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) are all about? Should you be concerned? We expect most of us in South Maui are very concerned about transportation,  be it safe walking, bicycling or driving, and we do not have it. There are two upcoming events concerning this situation , the first on July 11 at noon in a virtual open house meeting.   To register for this one go to:...
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MPO? TIP???? WTH??

MPO? TIP???? WTH??

by | Jun 28, 2024

6/28/24  #kihei Do you know what the heck (WTH) Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) are all about? Should you be concerned? We expect most of us in South Maui are very concerned about...

South Maui Bicycle ride July 20 at 745 AM in Kihei

South Maui Bicycle ride July 20 at 745 AM in Kihei

by | Jun 27, 2024

6/28/24 #kihei This is not a KCA event, but as we have long advocated safe cycling in our district, we post this for our community for the Maui Bicycle League https://www.mauibike.org/ UPCOMING RIDE! Saturday, July 20 @ 7:45AM   WHEN: 7:45AM, depart by...

Volunteers needed for MOC Marine Institute reef clean-up

Volunteers needed for MOC Marine Institute reef clean-up

by | May 18, 2024

5/18/2024 #kihei #reef #cleanup The Maui News KAHULUI–What better way to kick off the summer than to get in the water and do a good deed? The Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute (MOCMI) is excited to host a reef clean-up at Kama’ole Beach I on Saturday, June 1st, from...

Next Community Meeting

Tuesday, July 16
6:30 pm

ProArts Playhouse, Azeka Makai
1280 S. Kihei Road

Candidates for South Maui and Upcountry

Meet the candidates for the South Maui and Upcountry County Council seats and hear their responses to questions about critical issues for our community!

South Maui Candidates


Incumbent South Maui Council Member Tom Cook
Johnny Prones
Kīhei resident Johnny Prones, a candidate for the South Maui residency seat on the Maui County Council

Kelly King, Challenger for South Maui Council (image: mauicounty.us)

Upcountry Candidates



Yuki-Lei Sugimura, current County Council representative for Upcountry

Edward Codelia, first-time candidate for the County Council Upcountry spot

County Council Upcountry residency first-time candidate Jocelyn Cruz

KCA’s Priorities 2024

  • Fire prevention
    Working with agencies, landowners, and the community to form a Fire Prevention Task force for South Maui and pass along requests and recommendations between that group and the community
  • Flooding mitigation
    Working with Public Works, upcountry landowners, and flood control experts to reduce the risk of flooding in South Maui
  • North-South Collector Road
    Advocating the completion of the next segments of the North-South Collector Road between Waipuilani and Kaonoulu
  • WasteWater Initiatives
    Supporting efforts to speed the replacement of cesspools in Maui Meadows with clean water alternatives and advocating for identification and treatment of pollution from failing pipes at major hotels and condo developments
  • Healthy Living through Smart Growth
    Supporting efforts to make Kihei a walkable, bike able community with sidewalk and bikeway connectivity throughout, especially to all our schools including the new Kūlanihāko‘i High School. Supporting the implementation of the revised South Maui Community Plan and the values it espouses
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    Kihei Community Association
    P.O. Box 662
    Kihei, HI 96753
Help KCA help Kihei

KCA relies on your membership dues to accomplish our goals for a smartly planned community. Well-managed traffic, drainage, safe walking and biking routes, community parks and clean ocean water are just a few agenda items.  You can help shape our future by renewing or joining KCA today. Have time and a desire to make a difference? The KCA board seeks new volunteers to help with projects and carry the torch into the future. Please contact KCA to ask how you can be of service to our community.

To see what our future community may look like, check out Dick Mayer’s presentation on the developments planned for South Maui.

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KCA’s mission statement

The objects and purposes of the corporation shall be to encourage, promote and aid in developing, improving and maintaining the area of Kihei, Island and County of Maui, as a desirable residential community; to develop unified community spirit; to do any and all things to promote the health, safety and welfare of residents within the Kihei area; to encourage recreation and service programs, and programs to enhance social life and community welfare within the Kihei area; to promote better understanding and fellowship among its members, their families and all residents of the Kihei area.

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