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6/6/2026 #kihei #kca #mayor #publicmeeting

Mayoral Candidate Forum at this month’s special membership meeting on June 16

6/4/26 #kihei For as long as most anyone can recall, every election year on Maui, KCA has totally  devoted some general membership meetings to candidate forums. While we cannot cover everything, we focus on races most important to our members & the general South Maui District, such as the contest for Maui Mayor, every four years. Most times we have forums for Mayor for both the wide  primary and the final two candidate  general elections, but not a primary that has TEN...

Surfrider Foundation article addresses Maui environmental concerns

5/27/26  #kihei While the organization is focusing on areas of the Island  beyond South Maui, as it concerns marine water quality and includes orgs we have partnered with  (HWMO and Grow Some Good), we believe it is of value to our members and community https://gokihei.org/news/hwmo-on-wildfires-in-kihei-next-month https://gokihei.org/meeting-recap/first-membership-meeting-sets-a-high-bar-for-this-year Testing the Water and Growing Ocean Friendly Gardens for a More Resilient...

SBA Low‑Interest Disaster Loans Available for Kona Storm Damages

5/24/26  # kihei As many in our community suffered severe damage earlier this year, we are  posting this public service message. The U.S. Small Business Administration, a federal agency, is providing low-interest disaster loans to residents, renters, businesses, and private nonprofits affected by the severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides in Hawaii occurring March 10–24, 2026.  We would appreciate your help in sharing these resources with your audience/members in the...
Update on South Kihei Road repair as of 2/13/25

Update on South Kihei Road repair as of 2/13/25

2/13/25 #kihei Update on repair between Kulanihāko‘i Stream and Wailana Place It is now two weeks since the storm, which resulted in two segments of the south-bound lane of South Kihei Road collapsing again.  County Public Works (DPW) has attacked these matters,...

The Battle For Roads and Infrastructure

The Battle For Roads and Infrastructure

02/13/2025  #kihei #southmauivoiceteam #SMVT #housing We need your help! Read on and also follow the link at the bottom. Kihei, if you don’t know, has a development problem. Not that development is bad. People want to move here like most of us did and we also need...

South Maui Transportation Infrastructure in this century

South Maui Transportation Infrastructure in this century

2/10/25 #kihei #transportation #roads When the Kihei-Makena Community Plan (KMCP) became County law in 1998 calling for a walkable/bikeable South Maui district, our resident population was smaller, we had fewer visitors, the Pi‘ilani Hwy was a 2 lane road with...

South Maui Community Plan Concerns

South Maui Community Plan Concerns

2/10/2025 #kihei #smcp #planningdepartment #mpc The 9am Maui Planning Commission meeting on February 18 may be the last one to review the land use designations for South Maui. Testimony will be limited to a maximum of three minutes. To watch the meeting or provide...

So Maui affected by “annual ” mud floods

2/8/25 #kihei Report in Maui Now  By Colleen Uechi February 9, 2025 · 7:06 AM HST Hawai‘i Journalism Initiative   With massive flooding in Kīhei wreaking havoc every winter, community wonders: When will things change? By Colleen Uechi February 9,...

Future location of key segment of North-South Collector Road

Future location of key segment of North-South Collector Road

1/28/25 #kihei Currently we are seeing countless truckloads of decades long accumulation of sediment being hauled from the Kūlanihāko‘i Stream gulch onto Kenolio via the North-South Collector Road (NSCR) corridor. Contractor PB Sullivan is continuing this long needed...

Where Will the Water Come From?

Where Will the Water Come From?

1/21/2025 #kihei #southmaui #water #meeting Lucienne de Naie explained where water to South Maui comes from and what the limitations are to future consumption. Rob Weltman described the water-related policies adopted by the Community Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) for...

1/12/2024 #kihei #coral #reef #environment The business case for saving coral reefs A growing body of research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect $1.8 billion in economic assets each year and should be protected for our sake and their own. Grist Jan 06, 2025 Emily...