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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...

County Code Violated by County Government?

When our community learned that Ulua Beach Park has been clear cut of all trees earlier this year, the outcry was how could this happen with no public knowledge? Now it appears that correct procedures were not followed by administration officials. Maui County...

FEMA visits Kihei to explain present and proposed Flood Zones

Eric Simmons of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offered a presentation to about 30 interesed attendees in North Kihei on Monday (3/12/12) evening concerning the National Flood Insurance Program, As flood zone maps flashed on the screen behind him,...

Dairy Road vehicle accident on Sunday

With the airport bypass road still a good two years away, jam packed Dairy Road continues to experience heavy traffic, with the occasional vehicle accident, as the unfortunate motorcycle rider encountered Sunday (3/11/12) afternoon. Maui's first respondered arrived...

Kihei Street Trees keep KCA in the (Maui) News

Kihei Street Trees keep KCA in the (Maui) News

Sunday March 4,2012  Maui News; Matthew Thayer FIRST PHOTO: Supporters of four monkeypod trees facing possible removal wave signs along South Kihei Road on Saturday morning. Marilyn Colvin (waving) said a proposal to move the trees rather than cut them down still...

Kihei residents take to the street to “save the trees”

A vibrant assembly ranging from keiki to kupuna, lined S Kihei Road (SKR) Saturday (3/3/12) morning, under the watchful guidance of community officer Brad Hickle, exercising their constitutional rights, while not violating MCC 12.42 for "sign waving,"  to express...

Legislators Address Resident Concerns

Legislators Address Resident Concerns

On Saturday Feb. 26, Senator Baker and Rep. Fontaine held a "town hall" meeting at the Kihei Charter School campus on Lipoa. A sizable crowd filled the room to hear updates on current legislation moving through the congressional halls of Oahu. A large group of...

“Legal Rights” Meeting on Maui Monday Evening (2/27/12)

The Hawaii Access to Justice Commission meeting at the Maui Waena School in Kahului drew a modest audience for the important topic of equal justice for all, in spite of an impressive gathering of very knowledgeable participants, including two Oahu state legislators....