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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...
Makena State Park Plan Comment Period Extended to June 15

Makena State Park Plan Comment Period Extended to June 15

The Makena State Park Plan Requests Your Comments: [iframe width="600" height="750" src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?authuser=0&srcid=0Bz34W-DTiGHQQ3g1RmdSaWx3azQ&pid=explorer&a=v&chrome=false&embedded=true" ></iframe] View Full Screen...

KCA Meetings to Air on Akaku

See Community Meeting Airdates Below: Date Time    Length      Program Name CH# 5/16  8:30 pm 1:13:09 KCA April. 2012 Meeting on the Maui Island Plan 53 5/18  5:40 pm 1:16:20 KCA Sept. 2011 Meeting on the Community Plan 53 5/20  6:00 pm 1:20:56 KCA Feb. 2012 Meeting...

They are planning WHAT for South Maui???

If there was a single unified emotion expressed by the attendees at last night's community meeting on proposed development along the Mokulele Highway approaching Kihei, it likely was surprise. While many were aware of the proposal by  State Public Safety of a new...

Building a Wall to Divert Floodwaters?

UPDATE 5/27/12 Note asthetic appeal of natural stones over cinder block wall. UPDATE 4/18/12 Major construction's completed, now just some enhancements for beautification.   4/13/12. We certainly all well remember the mud floods in 12/10 and 1/11 as muddy water...

Neighborhood Interest in Kihei Flooding Continues

About eighty people filled the Whale Sanctuary Room for a well planned forum organized and presented by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council and Maui Tomorrow on flooding problems in Kihei. Attendees were grouped by their ahupua'a to discuss regional experiences and...

Plans for Kihei Mega Mall Questioned

Plans for Kihei Mega Mall Questioned

Kihei Community Association planning discussion shifts to controversial Kihei mall. “Whether we like it or not, they have legal entitlements to develop it.” April 26, 2012 Tom Blackburn-Rodriguez , The Maui Weekly The community maps were on the wall. Audience surveys...

What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been

It's been over a year since we were first contacted by members of the community advising that four half century old monkey pod trees on SKR were fated for immediate removal by County Government, which had the ways and means to do so . Some guys said ain't it a shame...