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Drone Footage of Hale O Pi’ikea Construction

6/14/2025 #kihei #development #housing #environment Here is bird-seye view of the Pi’ikea Avenue construction site, where the new housing development, Hale O' Pi'ikea, is under construction. What used to be a wetlands is being developed into an affordable housing complex. While Maui is experiencing a housing crisis, building on Kihei's remaining wetland areas is an environmental concern. According to Maui Now, "Hale O Pi‘ikea III will introduce a mix of one-, two-, and three- bedroom housing...

South Maui should be a safe walkable, bikeable community

6/7/25 #kihei #transportation #bicycle For decades KCA has been advocating for our district to have safe walking and cycling. Sidewalks are promised and required, but never constructed. Bike paths get lip service by County government, but do not get constructed.  SEE https://gokihei.org/environment/kca-again-proposes-a-safe-bike-path-in-kihei  https://gokihei.org/environment/the-next-bike-path-for-kihei-waipuilani...

Final week to apply for affordable rental housing in central Kihei, Last day is Friday the 13th

  6/6/25 #kihei # housing The deadline for applicants to be entered into the lottery for the Hale O Piikea I affordable rental units is June 13th at 5:00 PM.  Applicants must submit their applications by then to be entered into the lottery. The lottery will be conducted on June 20th in the morning. Applications can be found on the project website: https://mdihawaii.com/rentals/hale-o-piikea-phase-1/.     Applications received after Friday, June 13, 2025, 5:00 p.m. will be...

Don’t wait until the next KCA meeting (July 15 2025) to contribute to the Maui Food Bank

6/2/25 #kihei So you know KCA has had an ongoing food drive for the Maui Food Bank     https://mauifoodbank.org/   for over a decade. In spite of numerous entities participating in this endeavor, the situation is now worse. We still encourage bringing non perishable , nutritious food donations to every meeting on the third Tuesday of  the odd months, but we ask you to consider helping in other ways too.  Several businesses in So Maui have collection drums,...

Eclipse Agrees to Meet with KCA

Councilman Don Couch has arranged a meeting between undisclosed representatives of Eclipse Development Group of Irvine, CA, which has begun initial steps to build adjoining Pi'ilani Promenade and Maui Outlet Malls along the mauka side of the Pi'ilani Highway on each...

Contact Your Representative About the Pi’ilani Promenade Project

Contact Your Representative About the Pi’ilani Promenade Project

At the July community meeting it was requested that the KCA assemble the addresses of South Maui's representatives so that concerned citizens could easily voice their opinions to them about the Pi'ilani Promenade.  It was further requested that a sample letter was...

Association of Community Associations on Maui

Collaborations are nothing new on Maui, including cooperative efforts of non profits working toward common goals. Using the somewhat cumbersome working title, Association of Community Associations(ACA,) representatives of numerous such entities, as well as other non...

Candidate forums: results and predicitions

Last evening's (7/3/12) well organized and produced So Maui House primary candidate forum on Akaku, to help determine which of four Democratic candidates will challenge incumbent George Fontaine in November, began with an unusual development concerning prior two term...

Kihei Residents Say No To Outlet Malls – Maui Time

Kihei Residents Say No To Outlet Malls – Maui Time

by Anthony Pignataro NO OUTLET! Every now and then, I get reminded of the cold fact that in the United States of America, those in positions of power (elected officials, industrialists, land developers, etc.) see us normal people as nothing more than "consumers."...

Mega-Mall Projects Spark Kihei Protests – Maui Weekly

Mega-Mall Projects Spark Kihei Protests – Maui Weekly

KCA panel members voice procedural, traffic and safety concerns regarding mall projects in South Maui. “… the end of Kihei as we know it.” June 28, 2012 Tom Blackburn-Rodriguez , The Maui Weekly To some, it's an opportunity to shop on Maui without having to fly to...

What if they built a mall and no one came?

July Community Meeting Recap Energy and anticipation were in the air inside, as the sun was setting outside the Charter School, overflowing with interested residents and various media for last night's (7/19/12) long awaited discussion of the proposed "largest...