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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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South Maui Bicycle ride July 20 at 745 AM in Kihei

by | June 27, 2024 | Alternative Transportation, Recreation, Volunteers | 0 Comments

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 8AM WHERE: We will meet at Kalama Park and ride 14 miles north in the designated bike lane on the Honoapiilani Hwy until we reach Maui Coffee Attic in Wailuku. The group will stop for coffee and refreshments before heading...
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First 2024 KCA candidate forum is July 16 at 630 PM at Pro Arts Playhouse

by | June 24, 2024 | Education, Featured, Government | 0 Comments

 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 Upcountry.  Each of those contests has three candidates, so we immediately reached out with invitations to all six. We were successful with five of them, three for South Maui and...
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Ch ch ch changes in what you can recycle at County Drop boxes, like the one on E Welakahou, concerning paper products, a change for the mo betta

by | June 14, 2024 | Environment, Featured, Government | 0 Comments

  6/14/24 #kihei   So what is new? See where it says, "No Magazines  No other paper" That is no longer correct! :"The recycling dropoff centers are now accepting magazines, catalogs, office paper and junk mail.  Please put them in the NEWSPAPER BINS.                      NO PHONE BOOK, SHREDDED PAPER OR THE PLASTIC WINDOWS FROM THE ENVELOPES.  Older bins still have...
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Make your voice heard!

by | Aug 22, 2023

  8/22/2023 #kihei #maui #countycouncil Civil Beat has published a complete guide to how to figure out what is happening in the Maui County Council and how to make your concerns heard through public testimony: https://www.civilbeat.org/?p=1579832  

North Kihei dodged a bullet or a flamethrower

North Kihei dodged a bullet or a flamethrower

by | Aug 11, 2023

  8/10/23 #kihei While the Pulehu fire just mauka of Kihei is still burning this afternoon, with the winds decreasing and the united effort of a multi-faceted public private partnership led by our county firefighters, we seemed to be safe for now. Several areas...

Day 1, Aug 7 for the new High School in North Kihei

Day 1, Aug 7 for the new High School in North Kihei

by | Aug 7, 2023

8/7/23 #kihei What a long strange trip it's been, but finally after countless delays, postponements, missteps, misrepresentations and deception, today two class levels, freshmen and sophomores had their first day in this brand new, if unfinished, modern high school....

Maui News Report on North-South Collector Road

Maui News Report on North-South Collector Road

by | Aug 3, 2023

  8/3/23   #kihei    This morning's Maui News:   https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2023/08/1st-phase-of-liloa-extension-could-be-ready-in-2027/ 1st phase of Liloa extension could be ready in 2027 County recently received $25M...

What happened to the Community Plan Committee meetings?

What happened to the Community Plan Committee meetings?

by | Jul 31, 2023

  7/29/23 #kihei     You may be aware that South Maui is finally proceeding with an update of our 1998 community plan. It was the Kihei-Makena Community Plan, but is now improved as the South Maui Community Plan. After numerous months of community...

South Maui CPAC 7/19/2023 – Map Review

South Maui CPAC 7/19/2023 – Map Review

by | Jul 15, 2023

  7/15/2023 #kihei #southmaui #cpac #communityplan Wednesday, July 19, 5:30 pm Malcolm Center The South Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee The committee will review and make decisions on the Planning Department's proposal for the land use designations for...

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)

Unfortunately, Upcountry incumbent Council Member Yuki Lei Sugimura will not be available.

Upcountry Candidates


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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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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