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Who is my government representative? How can I contact her?

1/26/26 #kihei KCA has long advocated for community members to be active participants to improve the quality  of our part of our Island home. Often do ing so means communicating with elected officials. But who is that & how can I reach them?? There is a new tool that can help with that.  the 2026 edition of the Hawaiʻi Directory of Public Officials   Hawai‘i Directory of Public Officials. PC: Pacific Resource Partnership. Pacific Resource Partnership announced the release of...

2026 Whale Day Parade on Sunday February 15

1/26/26 kihei# Are you ready for the parade on South Kihei Road on Sunday morning, as this festive event returns to celebrate our annual visitors from the North, the Humpback Whales?   Some participate; some spectate; some appreciate       https://pacificwhale.org/world-whale-day-2026/#feb15

State of Hawaii three foot law. Do you observe it when driving; experience it when cycling?

1/24/26  #kihei   (HB2215), enacted on June 20, 2018, requires motorists to allow a minimum of three feet of clearance when overtaking a bicyclist. Drivers must maintain this distance until safely past the cyclist. Are you aware of this law? When driving past a cyclist, do you obey it? Did you know Motorists may drive to the left of the center of the road—even in no-passing zones—to safely pass a cyclist, provided the lane is clear of oncoming traffic?        ...

Second egress/ingress under construction to the Lipoa Development from the Pi’ilani Highway

1/22/26  #kihei   Back before it was rebranded as Lipoa  https://www.lipoamaui.com/   this huge development project in central Kihei, mauka of the Pi'ilani Hwy,  it was the Research and Technology  (R & T) Park, the Kihei and Maui versions. But as the vision of it being  a research center faded, and commercial, residential and the school were constructed. the new name was Lipoa. But much of the original plan remained in place, including a second...

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,...

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...

LUC Decisions affect Kihei

At the State Land Use Commission(LUC) meeting  this morning (6/27/13) at the Haynes Room at the MACC in Kahului, the LUC addressed two item of concern to our community, the Kihei High School (KHS) and the Ka'ono'ulu Ranch property under proposed development by Sarofim...

Oneloa Coalition Meeting

While many just call it "Big Beach and Little Beach,"  or Makena State park, it is Oneloa State Park, a natural jewel in South Maui. The Oneloa Coalition was organized back in 2009 to "ensure the preservation of historical sites and natural ecology at this State...

State Legislators advise KCA membership

Last evening (6/18/13)  another full house at the Kihei Charter School listened to and questioned our three area State Legislators, Sen. Roz Baker, South -side representative Kaniela Ing and North Kihei-Maalaea Representative Angus McKelvey on a myriad of topics and...

Baby Step in walkable, bikeable South Maui?

UPDATE 6/18/13)  Here's the word from DPW on our inquiry: according to Ray Oshiro, "we are currently replacing the aged and deteriorated wooden barricades and the concrete barriers with guardrails.  We will be installing an access gate for our maintenance purposes. ...