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Maui Walking Tours celebrates 150th free walking tour with special Kīhei cleanup event

7/2/2015 #kihei #volunteer #mauiwalkingtours From Maui Now 5/28/2025: To celebrate its 150th free walking tour, Maui Walking Tours LLC will host a special community cleanup event in Kīhei on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Residents and visitors are invited to participate in the one-hour event, which will focus on removing trash from sidewalks, beaches and parks in central Kīhei. Since its launch in early 2024, Maui Walking Tours has provided complimentary, research-driven walking tours through the...

Different reason for flooding closing So Kihei Rd (SKR) in No Kihei this week

6/26/25 #kihei Earlier this week SKR was closed for several hours between Uwapo and No Kihei Rd (NKR). While the increasingly  frequent mudfloods of stormwater raging down the mountain are the usual reason, this time the water came up onto the roadway from the Kai's king tides. For some history on the months long road closure to install this stream gulch crossing, SEE  https://gokihei.org/development-project-review/south-kihei-road-to-be-closed-again   Much of the community...

Completed Skilled Health Facility in Lipoa ( R & T Park) has not opened for years due to no one available to staff it?

6/24/25 #kihei At the Maui Planning Commission meeting this morning, Mr.  Andre Hurst of Regency Namakua  offered that in his communication with the current owner, Ohana Pacific Health, due to a severe shortage of qualified potential employees, they remain unable to open this facility.  There seems to be no estimation on when this matter would be rectified . The facility has been complete for years, but remains vacant.                ...

Will they construct and OPEN a new hotel in LIPOA (R & T Park)??

6/20/25   #kihei For most of the past decade we have watched a "mystery" unfold at the Maui Research & Technology Park (renamed Līpoa). Before there was a brewery and a high school, right in that same area, a sign announced: "Regency Maui Nursing and Rehabilitation Center". It remained there for years, but then construction began at 1347 Ninau St, and a series of interconnected structures were built. Landscaping was completed, a roadway encircled the buildings. parking...

Activity at the site of proposed Downtown Kihei project

This morning (6/6/13) KCA observed some activity on the north side of Pi'ilkea makai of Liloa in the proposed future home of the Krausz Companies Downtown Kihei project. Much of the South Maui community attention is focused on this project, since the Pi'ilani...

Come talk to your state legislators on Tuesday evening

This month KCA will present our three elected state legislators for South Maui, Sen. Roz Baker and Reps Kaniela Ing and Angus McKelvey, so this trio can give a report of the 2013 legislation session and answer a number of questions from the Association and the...

BOD discusses land use with owners of Kihei mauka

This morning, the Board of Directors met with representatives of Sarofim Realty Advisers http://sraco.com/ to determine their plans for the large land parcels mauka of our highway near Kaonoulu in N Kihei, often called "mega malls,". to be re-branded from Pi'ilani...

“Conversation on Climate Change”

Conservation Director Lauren Campbell of Pacific Whale Foundation offered an educational and informative power point presentation last evening (5/29/13) at the Waikapu Community Center. Arranged by Organized for Action-Maui, about 25 very attentive attendees peppered...

FREE healthcare in South Maui in June

  FREE prescription glasses*** FREE dental care*** and more  right here in Kihei next month (June) Does this sound too good to be true? Well County spokesman Rod Antone says it is true and he and EA and long term Councilman Joe Pontinella are the "point-men" for...

Kihei Upcountry Highway “Update”

The Maui News addressed the proposed Kihei-Upcountry Highway last Sunday (5/19/13) and as KCA President Mike Moran stated, your Association has not taken a position on it. Now the Maui News has an on line poll seeking your opinion of the proposal at...

For Memorial Day on Maui

By its very name, we are all aware that Memorial Day (May 27,2013) is a very solemn day to focus on the departed armed service members, and yet it is so easy to slip into the festive atmosphere of the "holiday weekend" to start the summer season, even though it is...

New “bridge” proposed for So. Kihei Road

On Tuesday morning (5/14/13) the KCA planning committee welcomed Wilson Okomoto Corp. of Oahu offering  a presentation of a proposed bridge replacement in the notorious flooding area at the corner of Kaonoulu, near the Whale Sanctuary in North Kihei. The existing four...