3/21/21 UPDATE If you missed it, the recording is on Kelly King’s Council Facebook Page
3/26/21 #Kihei
If you want to try to get some county government spending actions in South Maui, here’s a way to start the process. Mayor’s budget shows no major spending for our community.
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Columbus skatepark been on cares about when is the community going to finish the Columbus skate park it should have been open 3 years ago it was planned for opening on July 3 years ago no excuses you have an old wooden half pipe that is trashed homeless staying in there human feces everywhere disgusting what an eyesore but right next to the skate park that is sorely bad of needing repair is a brand new playground what the hell obviously you guys don’t care about the skating community or the safety of the skaters I’m glad the kids are enjoying it and jumping the fence you guys fumbled the ball big time get your act together and get that skateboard part finished they say Hawaiians are lazy I tend to start to believe that prove me wrong God is watching aloha get that job done
Kalama skate park needs to be repaired now
In July will be 3 years that kalama
skatepark was supposed to open instead of fixing the wooden half pipe you build a brand new playground right next to the the closed and sorely needed of repair skatepark that was supposed to open 3 years ago I just don’t get it please fix kalama skatepark either fix the wooden half pipe tear it down and build a new one or put in a cement bowl is that eye sore to the community and I sort to the our families and members of this community get the job done
It’s a mess, we know, but something we’ve been working hard on for years. In Summer of 2019, Members of the Kihei Community Association and the skateboard community and the skatepark builders (at the time) were working together to repair the ramps along with finishing the street park renovations. In the last minute, the Maui County Parks Dept. decided that the work should stop and maybe they wanted to fully remove the ramps. Members of the KCA and local skaters then volunteered and cleaned over 3,000 pounds of garbage from under the ramps. We were advised by the Parks dept. that we technically should not have done that, because we were trespassing. At that point the KCA felt that we were being told to back off, but we still needed to make sure this facility was not completely abandoned or removed. So the same members of the KCA and local skaters then met with the Mayor’s office, convincing them not to remove the old ramps, that they just needed to be refurbished. The KCA worked with County Council and Kelly King to secure the funding in FY2021. The Parks Dept then proceeded with a structural engineering study, permitting and put out a public bid to repair the ramps. That bid will be opened on March 30, and then a contract should be given to a local General Contractor who will work with skateboard ramp builders to finally repair the ramps. The work should hopefully be done this summer and then a grand opening ceremony will happen. If you have concerns about the current state of filth or crime around the park, please contact the Maui County Parks Dept. Or call 911 if it is an emergency.
Why does the Parks Dept let this popular park get into disrepair with filth, etc.. What is with Kelly King that she can?t ensure South Maui Parks are taken care of. It seems like she is not doing much for South Maui these days………
Seems all agree it is a mess, but is this a legislative issue or an administrative one? The ledge provides the funding and the Admin uses it.
The $$ is there, but the Administrative Dept does not use it in the best way for the community. Read Andrew’s detailed comment below on the situation for a hands on explanation & evauation of the real situation & what is causing the mess