Civil Beat Popup Newsroom at Kihei Library April 19, 2024
UPDATE 4/17/24 Looks like we may be getting the A Team in Kihei this Friday This will be your chance to meet reporters and editors from our team, ask questions about our journalism and suggest new story ideas for Civil Beat. The staff planning to...
What do you know about the Pacific Disaster Center?
4/7/24 #kihei #pacificdisastercenter Were you aware that this world wide operation is based right here is central Kihei? Winner of the 2022 United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction, the University of Hawai’i’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) is a...
Work underway filling the puka on South Kihei Road just North of the “temporary bridge” spanning Kūlanihāko‘i Stream
4/6/24 #kihei While there was not anyone or any indication of the project at the announced start time of 7:00am today, checking back at 9:00am, it was all go. This may be the final segment of making South Kihei Road (SKR) functional after all the flood damage-...
South Kihei Road Closed this weekend (4/6 – 4/8/24)!
4/2/24 #kihei Starting 7:30 AM Saturday morning South Kihei Road will be closed between Kaonoulu and Kūlanihāko‘i. As we know, without the long awaited North-South Collector Road (NSCR) at this location, there is no County transportation route. Thus the only...
We are doing something about cesspools in South Maui, but it is a statewide problem
3/30/24 #kihei Our KCA Infrastructure & Transportation committee (ITC) has spent months on actions to mitigate the cesspool problem in our district, particularly in Maui Meadows: But this opinion piece in Civil Beat takes a wider view looking at the issue...
Maui County Com Connect
Maui County Com Connect is a place-based reporting platform which allows residents to document neighborhood concerns and improvements alike, ranging from litter and flooding to damaged sidewalks and malfunctioning traffic signals. The app is available for free through...
South Maui Budget Meeting April 11, 2024
3/28/2024 #kihei #budget Message from South Maui Council Member Tom Cook: "I look forward to welcoming my Maui County Council colleagues to my home district of South Maui. My goal is to ensure that the needs and concerns impacting South Maui residents are heard...
Hawaii’s Firefighting Leaders Share Their Lessons
3/28/2024 #wildfire From Civil Beat: Hawaii’s Firefighting Leaders Share Their Lessons With Officials From Across The World Representatives from fire organizations statewide are at a conference this week in Reno about minimizing and managing wildfire...
KCA General Meeting on March 19 2024 with Mayor Bissen
KCA’s general meeting on Tuesday, March 19th with the mayor and his team was a success and was met with a packed house! We honored Mike Moran as he stepped down from dozens of years of board presidential service. The new president, Charlene...
Ready, Set, Go! Wildfire Preparedness Brochure
KCA sends a huge mahalo to Fire Chief Ventura for attending the General KCA meeting on March 19th and for sharing important Fire Prevention tips with the Ready-Set-Go brochures. Please take a look…
Next Community Meeting
Tuesday, November 18
6:30 pm
ProArts Playhouse, Azeka Makai
1280 S. Kihei Road
The New Maui Destination Plan
The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) is updating its Destination Management Plan for Maui Nui. "The updated DMAPs will place greater emphasis on managing sensitive and high-impact areas to ensure tourism supports the well-being of local communities and the long-term sustainability of Hawai‘i’s unique natural and cultural resources."
Meagan Degaia, HTA Destination Manager for Maui Nui
Please bring a non-perishable item for the ongoing campaign to help the Maui Food Bank
Kihei Community Association's Priorities 2025
- Shaping the Future of South Maui
South Maui is growing, and we advocate for smart growth - supporting efforts to make Kihei a walkable, bikeable 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. Working with developers and the government to provide the resources we need for a thriving community. - Fire Prevention
Working with agencies, landowners, and the community to continue to improve Fire Prevention and Mitigation resources for South Maui – more firebreaks and greenbelts to protect our residents, another road for emergency egress, improved evacuation planning and more. - Flooding Mitigation & Ecological Restoration
Working with Public Works, upcountry landowners, as well as flood control and wetlands experts to reduce the risk of flooding in South Maui with retention basins, gulch maintenance and revegetation. Protecting and restoring our wetlands and other natural resources is also a top priority. - More Roads & Infrastructure
With over 7000 new homes in the pipeline for South Maui, we must have more roads and water. We need the entire North-South Collector Road completed from Kanani to North Kihei Road; we support a Kihei Mauka Collector Road mauka of the high school from Kanani to Veterans Highway; and we need to widen the Pi'ilani Hwy south of Kilohana. - Wastewater Initiatives For Healthy Reefs and a Clean Ocean
Untreated sewage is killing our reefs and polluting our beach water. We are 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.
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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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- Ali'i Resorts
- Aloha Aku Inn
- Bayer
- Dowling Company, Inc.
- Haleakala Ranch
- Haleakala Shores
- Hawaiian Electric
- Hawaiian Inspection Group
- Hawaii Materials Recycling
- Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union
- Insurance Associates, Inc.
- Kihei Canoe Club
- Kihei Ice
- Kihei Kai Nani
- Kihei Real Estate
- L&F Tax & Bookkeeping Services, LLC
- Mana’olana Pink Paddlers
- Maui Coast Hotel
- Maui Luxury Real Estate LLC
- Maui Pro Arts
- Pacific Rim Land, Inc.
- Timber Creations Maui
- Villas at Kenolio AOAO
- Wailea Point Village AOAO
- Water Quality Consulting, Inc
Resources
- Maui County Website
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- Maui County Charter
- Hoaloha’aina
- Pump Dont Dump
- Park Watch
- Alliance Home Page
- Maui Island Plan
- Kihei-Makena Community Plan
- Noise Reference Manual
- Kihei Charter School
- Grow Some Good
- Maui Bicycling League
- State Clean Water Alerts
- Aha Moku O Kula Makai
- Title 19 (Zoning Processes) Proposed Changes
- Sea Level Rise Viewer
- Safe Pedestrian Route Study for New High School
- South Maui Community Plan Update
- Complete Streets Guide
- Kihei Public Library
- KCA Design Guidelines
- KCA Road Guidelines
Kihei Community Association'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.