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“Civil Beat” visits Kihei community at Saturday Morning Farmers’ Market

4/26/25 #kihei       Reporters from the online Hawai‘i news journal Civil Beat at a booth at Kō Mahi’ai Mākeke Market in Kīhei on April 26, 2025. The market "pops up" every Saturday morning at  8:00 AM  in the rear of Kukui Mall on So Kihei Rd, across from the Kihei Fire Station.       SEE https://gokihei.org/news/talk-to-civil-beat-about-south-maui-concerns-4-26-2025           

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 road repairs this week in Kihei and more planned.

UPDATE 7/28/15   While these projects are progressing , we wanted to alert you to an approved action that will be completed at least by early 2016, at the intersection of SKR and Kanani Rd. While many DPW actions have been proposed over past several years, traffic...

MAKING BIODIESEL, STARTING IN KIHEI

MAKING BIODIESEL, STARTING IN KIHEI

Many of you know biodiesel fuel utilizes used cooking oil and grease as the basis of its composition. Pacifc Biodiesel , http://www.biodiesel.com/ which earlier this month acquired Big Island Biodiesel, began operation twenty years ago on Maui, and has consistently...

ALLIANCE OF MAUI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MEETING

ALLIANCE OF MAUI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MEETING

In what may be the greatest attended meeting since inception over the three years ago, about 30 attendees filled the Kaunoa Senior Center meeting room to hear about a “Water Use and Development Plan” (WUDP) with invited guests State Water Commissioner Jonathan Starr...

Kihei Living History at the Library on Tuesday Evening

Kihei Living History at the Library on Tuesday Evening

Share Your Stories Night 6:00 PM 8/11/15 Event Date:  Aug 11, 2015    6 to 7:30 pm   Event Title: Kihei History Night: The Land of Paeahu-part II Waile’a 's vanishing historic sites.   Event Sponsors: Maui Tomorrow Foundation and Kihei Library   Event Description:...

KCA recommends you attend  FEMA meeting at KCC on Thursday

KCA recommends you attend FEMA meeting at KCC on Thursday

JULY  30, STARTING AT 2:00 PM       Many of you are aware there has been much community discussion about the validity of South Maui's FEMA flood maps. It is our understanding that FEMA does not create their own maps, but accepts the local government ones, in our case,...

Unfortunate news for our Community

Unfortunate news for our Community

We have learned that while she will remain with MPD, our very well appreciated & respected Community Police Officer Emily Kibby will no longer fill that duty. She has served us for a few years in that position, and was joined just over a year ago by a fellow...

WOW! Talk about Drawing a Large Crowd

WOW! Talk about Drawing a Large Crowd

Several hundred show up for “Cane Burning; You have a right to Clear Air.”. The community center big room was choke, the parking lot overflowing and after waiting about 15 minutes to commence, still having guys pouring in, Terez Amato kicked of the meeting, wisely...

MECO Advises, “Be Prepared.”  Are you?

MECO Advises, “Be Prepared.” Are you?

Are you prepared when the power goes out? MECO has prepared two “fliers” that offers practical advice for when that occurs- See below.   They also have a very credible handbook offered free to you to down load at mauielectruic.com/prepare   You know a large...

LARGE turnout at Council’s Planning Committee

LARGE turnout at Council’s Planning Committee

Thursday morning meeting (6/18/15) stirs strong feeling about County's Community and General Plans and effect of land zoning ordinances on them. Your Association had four directors present and testifying among the nearly forty testifiers, at an unusual meeting. Some...