Kihei Community Association | Maui, Hawaii

5/24/18 #kihei  The public is advised of a water quality exceedance of enterococci at Cove Park, Maui. Levels of 2005 per 100 mL have been detected during routine beach monitoring. The Department of Health Clean Water Branch provides beach monitoring and notification through its beach program. The advisory for this beach is posted because testing […]

This morning’s meeting had a new tenor 5/24/18 #kihei This morning we participated at the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) Planning Board meeting at 9:00 AM. It has been several months since we were last able, going back to the fall of 2017. We participated in the initial meeting just over two years ago (SEE http://gokihei.org/alternative-transportation/maui-metro-planning-org-maui-mpo-meeting) […]

Is the water brown? Do you turn around, or jump right in?  UPDATE  5/24/18   Hawaii DOH-CWB issued an alert for Cove Park today: The public is advised of a water quality exceedance of enterococci at Cove Park, Maui. Levels of 2005 per 100 mL have been detected during routine beach monitoring. The Department of Health […]

Final permit application reveals major flaw 5/22/18 #kihei This afternoon, we met at Public Works Director David Goode’s facility on the fourth floor with him and his engineers, Ty Takeno and Wendy Kobashigawa, as he responded to our request to discuss the contentious project. Director Goode opened the meeting with a bombshell announcement that in […]

Temporary fix to facilitate construction of new school 5/18/2018 #kihei This morning at 9:30 AM several KCA directors assembled at our office to meet Robin Shishido, the new District Engineer for the the State Department of Transportation (DOT) for Maui County. He had reached out to us earlier this month suggesting we meet to discuss […]

UPDATE!  5/16/18 #Kihei   After listening to Monday’s (5/14) PIA meeting discussion, it is our conclusion that in a future meeting of this Council committee, this matter will be on the agenda later this month or early June. If we have this right, we express mahalo to Yuki Lei.  Thus you may want to modify to […]

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 Corporation […]

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 […]

Committee OK’s some South Maui projects 4/27/18 #kihei #maui #budget KCA wishes to express our appreciation to the committee for approving some South Maui community needs. Granted, as we publish, the committee is still active, and nothing is official until the second and final hearing of the full committee expected next month. But when we […]

Water Line installation for gym requires kapu 4/30/18 #kihei The South Maui Community Park will be closed on May 4 due to the installation of a 3 inch water line to the new Recreation Center. The park is expected to reopen the next day, on May 5. For more information please contact Robert Agapay, CIP Coordinator, […]