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Different reason for flooding closing So Kihei Rd (SKR) in No Kihei this week

6/26/25 #kihei Earlier this week SKR was closed for several hours between Uwapo and No Kihei Rd (NKR). While the increasingly  frequent mudfloods of stormwater raging down the mountain are the usual reason, this time the water came up onto the roadway from the Kai's king tides. For some history on the months long road closure to install this stream gulch crossing, SEE  https://gokihei.org/development-project-review/south-kihei-road-to-be-closed-again   Much of the community...

Completed Skilled Health Facility in Lipoa ( R & T Park) has not opened for years due to no one available to staff it?

6/24/25 #kihei At the Maui Planning Commission meeting this morning, Mr.  Andre Hurst of Regency Namakua  offered that in his communication with the current owner, Ohana Pacific Health, due to a severe shortage of qualified potential employees, they remain unable to open this facility.  There seems to be no estimation on when this matter would be rectified . The facility has been complete for years, but remains vacant.                ...

Will they construct and OPEN a new hotel in LIPOA (R & T Park)??

6/20/25   #kihei For most of the past decade we have watched a "mystery" unfold at the Maui Research & Technology Park (renamed Līpoa). Before there was a brewery and a high school, right in that same area, a sign announced: "Regency Maui Nursing and Rehabilitation Center". It remained there for years, but then construction began at 1347 Ninau St, and a series of interconnected structures were built. Landscaping was completed, a roadway encircled the buildings. parking...

Drone Footage of Hale O Pi’ikea Construction

6/14/2025 #kihei #development #housing #environment Here is bird-seye view of the Pi’ikea Avenue construction site, where the new housing development, Hale O' Pi'ikea, is under construction. What used to be a wetlands is being developed into an affordable housing complex. While Maui is experiencing a housing crisis, building on Kihei's remaining wetland areas is an environmental concern. According to Maui Now, "Hale O Pi‘ikea III will introduce a mix of one-, two-, and three- bedroom housing...
County Liquor Control Commission is out of control

County Liquor Control Commission is out of control

Ka'ahumanu runs red with rage and passion this afternoon 4/11/17 #kihei We expected a large turnout  this afternoon, protesting the Mayor's approval of 24/7/365 alcohol sales  without any community awareness or discussion. So seeing about sixty red-shirted...

Do you know this guy?  Can you ID?

Do you know this guy? Can you ID?

4/13/17  #kihei We frequently stop by this little wetlands oasis in central Kihei (SEE:https://gokihei.org/environment/nene-invade-central-kihei-wednesday-morning) reflecting how this entire shore line was a natural wetlands until humans came along and filled it...

The Effects of Climate Change in Hawaii: Dr Chip Fletcher

The Effects of Climate Change in Hawaii: Dr Chip Fletcher

4/4/17 #kihei While not a KCA event, and will not be held in South Maui, we feel it is well worth alerting our community, as it has a strong effect on our community, maybe sooner than many believe. Organizing for Action https://www.ofa.us/ Maui Chapter is bringing Dr....