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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...

Round-about Grand Opening Monday (4/9/12) at Noon

UPDATE 4/4/12:  As numerous final touches are added day by day,  the mayor will officially open Kihei's first roundabout this Monday at noon. Not every facet will be in place, as electronics on order to activate flashing warning light at crosswalks before and after...

Why donate a public park bench to your community?

Have you noticed the number of strategically placed benches at our various seaside locations throughout Kihei with the KCA plaque? Each bench was purchased by a donation to KCA, while the installation and bureaucratic legwork was done by KCA volunteers. To maintain...

New Gardens Will Be Sprouting Across South Maui

Energized by a vibrant presentation by the Grow Some Good group at Tuesday evenings (3/20/12) Community Meeting, and armed with numerous ways to begin various types of vegetable gardens in our area, about eighty attendees went home with ready to plant garden starts,...

Laie Wetlands offer calm in central Kihei

As an assortment of commercial & personal vehicles add bustle, noise and fumes on a Tuesday morning along central Kihei's main drag, a casual pause is offered by sporatic avian visitors to the Laie Wetlands. Seemingly undeterred by mankinds antics nearby, ducks...

Long Awaited Maalaea Harbor Improvements Underway

While there's some dispute how long Maalaea small boat harbor has been in existence( since 1952?) it's unquestionably several decades, and some contend much of it remained unchanged, save for deterioration. After many false starts, the refurbishing began last year,...

KCA is throwing a garden party on Tuesday evening

The community meeting on March 20 at 6:30 PM at the Charter Middle School at 41 E Lipoa is a "garden party," concerning growing our own food. We have repeatedly heard of the food limit we have on Maui, e.g., 90 % is imported, less than a week's supply, etc. This...

Watersheds in West Maui Mountains and Haleakala

While Sarah McClane and Michael Howden may seem like an unlikely pair, their joint presentation on Thursday (3/15/12) evening at Maalaea concerning numerous aspects of both mountainous watersheds on Maui held the rapt attention of about thirty attendees at PWF....