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“Civil Beat” visits Kihei community at Saturday Morning Farmers’ Market

4/26/25 #kihei       Reporters from the online Hawai‘i news journal Civil Beat at a booth at Kō Mahi’ai Mākeke Market in Kīhei on April 26, 2025. The market "pops up" every Saturday morning at  8:00 AM  in the rear of Kukui Mall on So Kihei Rd, across from the Kihei Fire Station.       SEE https://gokihei.org/news/talk-to-civil-beat-about-south-maui-concerns-4-26-2025           

Hale O Pi’ikea Housing Applications

04/24/2025 #kihei #housing Aloha kamaʻāina families!! Applications are being processed NOW for affordable rental housing at the newly constructed Hale O Pi’ikea in Kihei (Pi’ikea Ave and Liloa Dr). The first units will be opening this summer. The applications are available here: https://mdihawaii.com/rentals/hale-o-piikea-phase-1/. This link also includes information on the rental prices and amenities. Interested residents who would like assistance in the application process can reach out to...

Phase 1 of Hale Pi’ikea 100% affordable rental project now accepting applications for move in this summer

4/24/25 #kihei   Applications for Hale O Pi'ikea - Phase I The affordable housing complex on Pi'ikea Avenue (Hale O Piikea) is scheduled to open this Summer. Applications are required for anyone who wishes to apply for a space in this new development. There will be a total of 90 units. About the Property Hale O Piʻikea Phase 1 is the first installment of a 100% affordable multi-family rental housing development located in the heart of Kīhei. As a key component of the larger Kihei Downtown...

No, Kaonoulu NOT closed; neither is the intersection @ S Kihei Rd , after heavy overnight downpour

4/23/25 kihei# For most of this century, when we had heavy rain, Kulanihako'i Stream overflowed onto Kaonoulu Street, usually closing this road and sometimes the intersection with SKR as well. County Public Work crews would be on the seen to clear the mud, muck and brown water. Sometimes the Fire Dept was called to rescue some guys trapped by the area flooding.   Granted we are unclear how much stormwater flowed down the mountain in this storm last night, which can have a major effect, so...

NOAA Talks Trash in Kihei

As part of a campaign to advise Maui about potential effects of residue from last year's Tsunami in Japan, Carey Morishige, Regional Coordinator for NOAA's  Marine Debris Program, offered an informative power point Friday evening (6/1/12) at the Humpback Whale...

EPA discusses air quality on Maui

The term surreal came to mind on Thursday (5/31/12) evening at UHMC as a presentation by the Federal Environmental Protection Administration EPA), which included three representatives from the Clean Air Branch of the State's Department of Health (DOH,) addressing...

KCA Confronts Projected Development Plans

KCA Confronts Projected Development Plans

Kihei Community Association members press for answers about proposed “big picture” for Mokulele corridor. “… what can we do to have a voice in the development?” May 24, 2012 Tom Blackburn-Rodriguez , The Maui Weekly Still reeling from its inability to as yet influence...

Dune Walkover Blessing

The ADA-compliant (Americans with Disabilities Act) dune walkover ramp at Kamaole III has been built by South Maui Volunteers with volunteer labor and paid for with donations from individuals and condominium resorts, two smaller grants, and a $25,000 grant from the...

Perimeter wall construction around Kihei Church

UPDATE: Just over three months later (5/25/12) we see the completed wall, natural landscaping added and growing, and now the flock of changing flags atop the wall, seemingly adapting to occasion or season. We expect the currect band of American flags are reminders of...

Sound System Upgraded for Community Meetings

The KCA has upgraded the sound system in the Kihei Charter School used during the community meetings.  The days of excessive feedback and difficult to hear speakers will be a thing of the past.  We look forward to demonstrating clean sound at our June, 19  community...