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Hale O Pi’ikea Housing Applications

04/24/2025 #kihei #housing Aloha kamaʻāina families!! Applications are being processed NOW for affordable rental housing at the newly constructed Hale O Pi’ikea in Kihei (Pi’ikea Ave and Liloa Dr). The first units will be opening this summer. The applications are available here: https://mdihawaii.com/rentals/hale-o-piikea-phase-1/. This link also includes information on the rental prices and amenities. Interested residents who would like assistance in the application process can reach out to...

Phase 1 of Hale Pi’ikea 100% affordable rental project now accepting applications for move in this summer

4/24/25 #kihei   Applications for Hale O Pi'ikea - Phase I The affordable housing complex on Pi'ikea Avenue (Hale O Piikea) is scheduled to open this Summer. Applications are required for anyone who wishes to apply for a space in this new development. There will be a total of 90 units. About the Property Hale O Piʻikea Phase 1 is the first installment of a 100% affordable multi-family rental housing development located in the heart of Kīhei. As a key component of the larger Kihei Downtown...

No, Kaonoulu NOT closed; neither is the intersection @ S Kihei Rd , after heavy overnight downpour

4/23/25 kihei# For most of this century, when we had heavy rain, Kulanihako'i Stream overflowed onto Kaonoulu Street, usually closing this road and sometimes the intersection with SKR as well. County Public Work crews would be on the seen to clear the mud, muck and brown water. Sometimes the Fire Dept was called to rescue some guys trapped by the area flooding.   Granted we are unclear how much stormwater flowed down the mountain in this storm last night, which can have a major effect, so...

Maui County Hazard Mitigation Plan Needs Community Input

4/23/25 #kihei #emergency #fireprevention Maui County residents are invited to provide feedback on County’s Maui Emergency Management Agency's (MEMA) draft of the 2025 Maui County Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Hazard Mitigation Plan is updated every five years to maintain the County’s eligibility for Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard mitigation assistance grants. The plan assesses Maui County’s risks from natural hazards, evaluates its mitigation capabilities and outlines strategies to...
AUWE! Now on hold! KCA  again proposes a safe bike path in Kihei

AUWE! Now on hold! KCA again proposes a safe bike path in Kihei

UPDATE  3/22/16  SAD UPDATE FOR BICYCLISTS.  It has been almost a year since a large contingent of volunteers from KCA assembled at the makai edge of out Community Park's entrance and welcomed Directors David Goode (DPW) and Kaala Buenconsejo (Parks) along with our...

Road Closed! WAY more than a bike path on Liloa

Road Closed! WAY more than a bike path on Liloa

UPDATE 3/21/16  With one more week to go before reopening to somewhat restricted access, we once again commend the planing of scheduling this closure when schools are in spring recess to lessen the impact         UPDATE 3/12/16   If you have...

MEETING RECAP ON HOMELESSNESS IN SOUTH MAUI

MEETING RECAP ON HOMELESSNESS IN SOUTH MAUI

Last evening (3/15/16) the second General Membership meeting of 2016 brought together a variety of individuals and organizations whose work directly affects and is affected by the individuals and families usually called the homeless. It brought out OVER 100 concerned...

What are you doing Saturday Morning? Swimming?

What are you doing Saturday Morning? Swimming?

Are you a confident swimmer? Can your kids swim? Sometimes living on an island in the middle of the Pacific, swimming is considered a natural activity. Whether you were lucky enough to be born here or made a conscientious decision to relocate here, water activities...

Group Bicycle Ride Saturday Morning at 9:00 AM

Group Bicycle Ride Saturday Morning at 9:00 AM

While this is not a KCA event, as a very long time advocate for a walkable bikeable community, we offer mutual support to non profits who subscribe to similar issues and concerns. So here is news from The Maui Bicycle League (MBL) concerning a group bike ride event...

SLOW DOWN! This ain’t the mainland

Can County engineering make drivers proceed slower?   Do you sometimes wonder why so many drivers are racing through local Kïhei streets? Really, how much time are they “saving?” We have been advocating for a walkable bikeable community for several decades, but...

What’s Up at Stella Blues Site in Azeka Mauka?

What’s Up at Stella Blues Site in Azeka Mauka?

There was an aura of sadness and melancholy when Stella Blues shut the doors for the last time almost a year ago, after 23 years, cultivating a lot of supporters. So is there a Phoenix arising from the ashes in the Kihei sunshine? * Well it looks like a flock of them...

Whatever happened to KCA past President Jon Miller?

Whatever happened to KCA past President Jon Miller?

Most So Maui guys remember the vivacious well spoken  handsome young man who for years led KCA earlier in this century , but we do not see much of him recently and now we see at least part of the reason. Jon (not John) has jumped forefront into the media by being...