KCA has strong concerns for County Council Planning Commission bills to be heard on 8/1/13 at 9:00 AM
UPDATE 8/1/13. THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO TABLE ALL 3 ITEMS OF CONCERN. While we are pleased with that decision on PC 15, we had hoped the Committee would go forward with the other two after properly modifying them. (July 29,2013) This Thursday (8/1/13) at 9:00 AM...
Administration reverts from one way back to two ways on SKR
According to the article in this morning's (7/27/13) Maui News, after announcing on 7/23/13 that a short segment of South Kihei Road (SKR) would run only northbound, due to the weakened century old box culvert crossing near the Whale Sanctuary and Ka'ono'ulu until...
LUC begins hearings of R & T Park request for change
Site # 2 Base Yard used to store windturbine parts before trucking thur Wailea to Ukuhaname Site # 3 (back beyond the golf course) Carol Tor,,,, After a "site visit" to those sections of the Research and Technology Park by the State Land Use Commission (LUC) this...
KCA meeting attendees had lots of questions last (7/16/13) evening
UPDATE: 7/19/13 THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS EXTENDED. The original deadline to submit comments to Directors Goode and/or Spence for this bridge replacement project of 8/7/13 has been extended to August 18 At about the "half time" just about one hundred...
County Planning Commission approves change for KHS
This morning (7/23/13) Maui County Planning Commission approved the zoning change and amending the Kihei Makena Community Plan for the site of the DOE Kihei High School mauka of the Pi'ilani Highway. near Kulanihakoi....
Segment of SKR will be one way (north) very soon! CANCELLED!!
UPDATE- 7/28/13 COUNTY ADMINISTRATION DECIDES THERE IS A BETTER WAY!- CHANGED PLAN ANNOUNCED.- Department of Public Works (DPW) Director David Goode announced today (7/23/13) that while the plans to replace the box culvert" bridge" on South Kihei Road (SKR) proceed,...
Do you know what this box is for? The mystery is solved by Kenneth!!
UPDATE 7/15/13. See the answer below in comments. Mahalo for the tips. We did get MPD confirmation that this is a high tech traffic monitoring device. UPDATE 6/28/13 And just like that the box appears now affixed to a tree along Kenolio (mauka) just north of the...
Tsunami Evacuation Zones in South Maui Expanded in 2013
UPDATE: 6/30/13. If you missed this when we originally announced it back on May 25, there are large maps of all areas in today's Maui News. Maps in telephone books out of date. How close do you live to the ocean? Are you in an evacuation zone if the sirens sound?...
Oneloa Park (Makena) parking
Does this sound like a good thing to you? The State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announced a parking lot repair project beginning at Makena State Park on Monday, July 8, 2013. The $63,977 project was awarded to Vares Contracting and is slated for...
Don’t miss this July 16 meeting concerning bridge replacement on SKR, and update on Wailea 670.
“This month we have two divergent and important topics for our South Maui Community,” offers Kihei Community Association (KCA) President Mike Moran. “Following a power point presentation by former Public Works Director Milton Arakawa on a new bridge on South...
Next Community Meeting
Tuesday, May 20
6:30 pm
ProArts Playhouse, Azeka Makai
1280 S. Kihei Road
What Happened in the Legislature?
Our South Maui representatives in the Hawai‘i Senate and House Angus McKelvey and Terez Amato will join us to tell us what went down and to answer questions. Will there be money for the high school overpass? For the rest of the North-South Collector Road? For flood mitigation and ecosystem restoration?
South and West Maui House Representative Angus McKelvwy
South Maui House Representative Terez Amato
Kihei Community Association's Priorities 2025
- Fire prevention
Working with agencies, landowners, and the community to form a Fire Prevention Task force for South Maui and pass along requests and recommendations between that group and the community - Flooding mitigation
Working with Public Works, upcountry landowners, and flood control experts to reduce the risk of flooding in South Maui - North-South Collector Road
Advocating the completion of the next segments of the North-South Collector Road between Waipuilani and Kaonoulu - WasteWater Initiatives
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 - Healthy Living through Smart Growth
Supporting efforts to make Kihei a walkable, bike able 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
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- Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union
- Insurance Associates, Inc.
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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.