“This month we have two divergent and important topics for our South Maui Community,” offers Kihei Community Association (KCA) President Mike Moran. “Following a power point presentation by former Public Works Director Milton Arakawa on a new bridge on South Kihei Road. just south of Kaonoulu, necessitating a major detour, we will get the latest on the Honu’ula, previously named...
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UPDATE 9/17/19 Look for a “Driver’s Report” from the State DOT before the end of the year, containing an estimate of how much you paid in fuel taxes for your vehicle over the past year, Then there will be an estimate of how much you would pay in a road usage charge instead UPDATE 3/27/19 Last evening at Baldwin H S in Wailuku, the State DOT offered an...
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5/14/18 #kihei This afternoon, we participated at Chair Elle Cochran’s Infrastructure and Environmental Management (IEM) Council committee for item IEM-43 – our longstanding proposals and actions for a much less expensive yet improved action to replace the deteriorated box culvert in the Kulanihakoi river gulch. While the item examines the contract awarded to Wilson Okamoto...
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5/10/18 #kihei After Maui News’ front page coverage last month of community proposals and actions for a much less expensive yet improved way to replace the deteriorated box culvert in the Kulanihakoi river gulch, we are preparing for the next step. This Monday afternoon at 1:30 PM in the Council’s eighth floor chambers, committee chair Elle Cochran will call to order her...
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DPW Director David Goode Applies for SMA permit & Shoreline Setback for next phase of proposed construction of gulch crossing on South Kihei Road.south of Kaonoulu. This morning (6/14/16) we submitted testimony on the request to alert the volunteer Commissioners how much else is involved right here near the intersection of Kaonoulu & SKR. We find that so much is done piecemeal...
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Newer Pix on 2/12/15 UPDATE 2/11/15 This temporary crossing began improvements this morning, which necessitated closing one lane, with the resulting vehicle back ups. As most of the community was unaware this was taking place, there was some grumbling. ...
Read MoreOn Tuesday morning (5/14/13) the KCA planning committee welcomed Wilson Okomoto Corp. of Oahu offering a presentation of a proposed bridge replacement in the notorious flooding area at the corner of Kaonoulu, near the Whale Sanctuary in North Kihei. The existing four barrel box culverts are failing, and a bridge replacement is being developed. Led by former County Planning Dept. Director Milton...
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KCA appreciates the Maui News seeking our input on this controversial county government project. For some historical perspective, see : https://gokihei.org/?s=Kulanihakoi+bridge October 07, 2018 Bridge project is delayed Controversial plan that drew resident criticism could now take years...
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Most of the 2018 Directors also participated 12/7/17 #kihei At the KCA office at 10 o’clock the BOD welcomed Councilor Kelly King to receive her update in exchange for our offered input and concerns in the final quarterly meeting for 2017. Some of the topics: Kulanihakoi River Bridge Replacement We presented our proposal for a pre-fab bridge which would allow water to flow and the wetland...
Read MoreUPDATE: 7/19/13 THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS EXTENDED. The original deadline to submit comments to Directors Goode and/or Spence for this bridge replacement project of 8/7/13 has been extended to August 18 At about the “half time” just about one hundred bodies filled the room for the largest crowd on 2013 for a general membership meeting. Both topics held rapt attention...
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4/21/19 #kihei #southmaui #kca Kihei has several rivers that flow, on rare occasion, mauka to makai in our district. They are usually called gulches because they are generally dry, but they were formed over centuries by flowing water. The largest gulch is Kulanihakoi, which runs into the kai (sea) just south of Kaonoulu Street and north of the Humpback Whale Sanctuary. Starting at its...
Read MoreEmail the County See our proposed letter to Mayor Arakawa concerning the County’s plans to add a traffic light, a concrete culvert, and a temporary detour bridge on South Kihei Road in the vicinity of Kaonoulu Street and Kulanihakoi Gulch, then take action by clicking the button above!
Read MoreEmail the County See the proposed letter below to Mayor Arakawa concerning the County’s plans to add a traffic light, a concrete culvert, and a temporary detour bridge on South Kihei Road in the vicinity of Kaonoulu Street and Kulanihakoi Gulch, then take action by clicking the button above! Or even better, send the Mayor a written letter using the information below! If you have...
Read MoreTo Mayor Arakawa, cc: Will Spence, Dave Goode Aloha Mayor Arakawa, The community of Kihei is appealing to you for help on two important issues that we are currently facing. The first is the replacement of the Kulanihakoi Gulch culvert on South Kihei Road. The second is the intersection upgrade at the intersection of Kaonoulu Street and South Kihei Road. The issues are adjacent to each other on...
Read MoreEmail the County See the proposed letter below to Mayor Arakawa concerning the County’s plans to add a traffic light, a concrete culvert, and a temporary detour bridge on South Kihei Road in the vicinity of Kaonoulu Street and Kulanihakoi Gulch, then take action by clicking the button above! Or even better, send the Mayor a written letter using the information below! To Mayor...
Read MoreMost of our community seemingly agrees that nothing should be constructed on this portion of land which stretches mauka along the south side of Kaonoulu from So Kihei Rd to the Pi’ilani Highway, especially at the makai end, opposite the Maui Lu resort, which always floods even in a light rainstorm. The huge for sale signs remain, and now we see this heavy equipment on the sight this week...
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