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South Maui Group Bicycle Ride This Saturday, FEB 21

2/17/26 #kihei This is not a KCA event, but we offer information on the Maui Bicycle League event as long term supporters of cycling in our district Ride with us this weekend! 13 miles, gorgeous views and fun company!  Ride with us this weekend! 13 miles, gorgeous views and fun company!  Saturday, February 21: The group will begin at Kalama Park in Kihei and head south for approximately 9 miles until we reach our turnaround point at Makena State Park. We'll ride back towards...

Space Force Telescopes on Haleakalā?

2/8/2026 #kihei #haleakala #telescope #spaceforce Last year the Maui County Council voted unanimously to oppose the addition of seven military telescopes on Haleakalā after overwhelming public opposition: https://mauinow.com/2024/06/06/county-council-opposes-air-force-telescope-project-atop-haleakala/ It is back anyway with a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for public hearings, with one scheduled in Kīhei for February 17, 6:30-9:00pm at the Kihei Community Center.

UPDATE Testify at State Leg by Monday 2/9 Morning to keep our reef fish on the reef SB2996

UPDATE 2/11/26  DECINSION POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY THE 13  This allows more time to comment   2/7/26  #kihei It seems like forever that Hawaii has been trying to prevent exporting our natural resources to much of the world for somebody's profit. The classic example is our reef fish. For well over a decade we observe government hearings which seem to conclude to keep the fish here on the reef and not harvested by for profit business for export. Then we see it has not been...

See an emergency? Call 911! See something that needs to be fixed? ComConnect (See Click Fix)

2/3/26  #kihei   Water leaking in the park:  Pothole: light out?  abandoned vehicle?  fire prevention? sidewalks?  Dumped trash?  sign down????? It is not an emergency, but it is a problem that someone should fix. But what department is responsible? Who should you contact?  NO WORRIES There is just one entity!  Com Connect or See, click fix, and you get there via you phone or computer.    SEE ...
County Council Closes Out 2016 on Friday 12/17

County Council Closes Out 2016 on Friday 12/17

#MauiCountyCouncil #polystyrene 12/17/16 Expect we all realized from the agenda this would be a lengthy swan song, as the ceremonials for the two (of three) departing members would take close to two hours to begin the meeting shortly after 9:00 AM. After the recess...

Storm dumped brown water on Kihei

Storm dumped brown water on Kihei

#kihei #storm Exceedingly heavy rain Sunday (12/11/16) evening leads to brown kai this week. Our unscientific conclusion was north Kihei area more affected than south Kihei For those who want real science about the kai water quality see the recent post entitled, “ We...

UPDATE  -Action on deadly food containers at Council

UPDATE -Action on deadly food containers at Council

UPDATE 12/15/16   9:00 AM tomorrow morning Council has first reading ( 2 are required) and KCA again offers testimony in strong support.  You can too. 11/28/16. This afternoon, after hours of public testimony and  committee and department discussions IEM-05...

What is new at the Makena Resort refurbishing?

What is new at the Makena Resort refurbishing?

12/9/16   We commend the entities grouped to reformulate the Makena resort for their continuous open communications.   Ka'imi Judd and Leahi Hall of Makena Golf & Beach Club and Ed Divita of Discovery Land Company once again welcomed a trio of KCA directors at the...

When is a water plan not really a plan at all?

When is a water plan not really a plan at all?

  Last evening, 11/29/16, County of Maui Department of Water Supply, Water Resources & Planning Division offered to a tiny segment the community (13 to start) a long very detailed presentation entitled, “Public Workshop- Maui Island Water Use and Development...

How Important is Ocean Acidification?

How Important is Ocean Acidification?

Is this part of  Climate Change that many still deny is occurring? Ocean acidification Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. An estimated 30–40% of the carbon...