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Transportation infrastructure in Kihei; We cannot seem to keep So Kihei Rd {SKR} open and can’t get Pi’ikea Rd opened.

  8-18-25 #kihei So we start the work week with Pi'ikea Rd still totally closed, and while SKR is open, construction limits a stretch to single lane alternate flow and as this continuous daily action for an indefinite period. Tomorrow the North end will be totally closed all day.   Meanwhile SKR continues with the daily (M-F} alternate single lane traffic flow in the area of Kulanihako'i Road                 mmmmmm...

South Kihei Road (SKR) in No. Kihei reopened (for now)

8/15/25  #kihei Although signage remained on SKR at intersections of Ohukai and Uwapo Thursday (8/14)   afternoon, officially it was totally opened, a week after the latest closure. But the road repairs are not pau, as the County plans to close it again next week. "South Kīhei Road will again be temporarily closed from North Kīhei Road to Ohukai Road from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, while crews complete paving of the remainder of the road. Traffic will be detoured onto...

South Kihei Road (SKR) remains closed between Ohukai and No Kihei Rd

  8/11/25 #kihei       On Monday morning a County crew continued performing the various needed tasks to mitigate the damage caused by kai flooding along SKR last week. No word from the County when this portion of SKR will reopen. Some wonder about the day when it will not reopen.    

Two Upcoming Community Events: Hawaiian Games & Community Art

8/7/25 #kihei #community #events The Aloha Makena Team has two upcoming August events at Mākena: Lau Ke Aloha Hawaiian Games and Community Art Creation. LAU KE ALOHA HAWAIIAN GAMES & COMMUNITY ART CREATION DAY:  SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 at MĀKENAʻS HALE PILI A free, family-friendly event for Maui residents to build connection with ʻāina through enjoying Hawaiian games and art creation with local Maui artists. Website & Registration: https://www.makenainfo.com/laukealoha 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM:...

Sempra tells KCA minimal impact on So. Maui

In a meeting with KCA this morning (4/25/12), Sempra representatives Lisa Briggs and construction manager Dan Hyatt, along with Leilani Pulmano of Munekiyo and Hiraga,  explained their Auwahi Wind farm project, already in initial stage on construction,  likely will...

This Specific Item Overtook Plan at Community Meeting

A lot of knowledgeable individuals addressed the members, and the members responded and inquired concerning the Maui Island Plan being evaluated by the County Council, as over 100  overflowed the room on Tuesday (4/17/12) evening. However, while the Plan covers the...

What Happened to the Tree?

While the KCA has advocated for street trees and urban forests for the betterment of our community, on occasion we see the action going in the wrong direction. When Kai Makani condo development was constructed less than five years ago, S Kihei Rd was modified to add...

How Will Sempra’s Auwahi Wind Farm Project Affect S. Maui?

UPDATE: See news item on project from Maui Now!   http://mauinow.com/2012/04/18/brief-ulupalakuas-auwahi-wind-farm-to-break-ground/   As we gaze west, we easily view the established and developing wind turbines on the West Maui Mountains, but what about the next...

Building in Kihei’s Wetlands again?

UPDATE Councilman Don Couch advised the KCA last evening (4/17/12) that it would be next to impossible to build anything at this corner due to required permitting issues. Earlier this month, Mayor Arakawa advised the KCA that the County had no interest in purchasing...

Threatened Trees Are Out of The Woods

By ILIMA LOOMIS - Staff Writer (iloomis@mauinews.com) , The Maui News KIHEI - The monkeypods will stay. More than a year after county officials first announced that four monkeypod trees would be removed along South Kihei Road, sparking a back-and-forth battle with...

KCA discusses our concerns with Mayor Arkawa on Monday (4/9/12)

The KCA appreciates that the mayor agrees to meet with the board of directors each quarter to listen to our community's concerns. Last Monday, directly from the new Kihei roundabout blessing and grand opening, several members of the BOD headed up to the ninth floor to...

State DOT offers Maui Choices for Airport Access Road

At a sparsely attended public meeting Monday (4/9/12) evening at 5:00 PM at Maui Waena school in Kahului, Transportation Officials offered the community choices available for the first phase on the proposed airport access road between Puunene Av and Hana Highway. With...