Who is caring for Kihei’s old trees?
A grove of Monkey pod trees literally overshadows the farmer's market by the former Suda's Store (now ABC) on land owned by the Weinberg Foundation on So Kihei Rd in North Kihei. From a distance, the aged stately trees seem fine, but recent "pruning" does not appear...
What’s the County Council saying to the KCA Street Tree Committee ?
The original impetus for this committee's creation was the County's plan to chop down what has now become the Monkey Pod Quartet in front of the Schooner Resort on SKR. It is generally considered this action was stopped by the community's outcry, at least for almost a...
Still building in Kihei’s Wetlands?
The hard working team from Maui Master Builders are the guys digging that huge hole along SKR's makai side, just south of Kulanihakoi St. Apparently more beach front homes will soon appear in the area that continues to flood, even from modest Island rain storms....
Kihei “People’s” bike/walk path after first rain of the season
While the community waits... and waits for the North South Collector Road (Liloa) across Kihei, or at least a bicycle strip in the corridor, the people make do to find a place to bicycle somewhat safely, away from motor vehicles, in the meantime. As Kihei experienced...
Maui Tomorrow’s Clean Water Committee discusses Kihei flooding
On Tuesday afternoon (2/7/12) KCA Planning Committee member Mark Hyde visited with this committe to inject some thoughts about the South Maui situation. Newly installed County Water Resources and Planning Program Manager Pamela Pogue joined with committee members ...
Testimony Requested to Support Senate Bill 2996 for Kihei High School
UPDATE: 2/6/12- Bill passed unanimously, with no changes in this EDU committee. It will next go before the WAM committee. See http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2996 to monitor progress of this important bill for funding for a...
Maui Animal Organizations Look For Unity
Within the last 10 days almost all of Maui's animal organizations have had two opportunities to meet and collaborate to explore successful ways to benefit our domestic animals. A closed meeting on 1/25/12 began what will be a series of such monthly conclaves,...
‘Can David Goode Fix Kihei?’
Maui County official discusses roads, sidewalks, bike paths and flooding in South Maui. “What we have to do is try to work with what we have.” February 2, 2012 Tom Blackburn-Rodriguez , The Maui Weekly It was a full house at the Tuesday, Jan. 17, meeting of the Kihei...
MPD Community Meeting in Kihei
Almost forty people populated a small section of the cavernous Community Center at 6:00 PM Monday (1/31/12) to view a presentation by our police department, but unfortunately most of them were employed by MPD, leaving almost twenty including a few media folks. A well...
“Pave Paradise, Put Up a Parking Lot?”
It is said the inspiration for singer, songwriter Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi, containing those lyrics, "pave paradise, put up a parking lot," came to her as she was flying into Honolulu decades ago, and saw the heavy construction below. Are we experiencing this...
Next Community Meeting
Tuesday, May 20
6:30 pm
ProArts Playhouse, Azeka Makai
1280 S. Kihei Road
What Happened in the Legislature?
Our South Maui representatives in the Hawai‘i Senate and House Angus McKelvey and Terez Amato will join us to tell us what went down and to answer questions. Will there be money for the high school overpass? For the rest of the North-South Collector Road? For flood mitigation and ecosystem restoration?
South and West Maui House Representative Angus McKelvwy
South Maui House Representative Terez Amato
Please bring a non-perishable item for the ongoing campaign to help the Maui Food Bank
Kihei Community Association's Priorities 2025
- Fire prevention
Working with agencies, landowners, and the community to form a Fire Prevention Task force for South Maui and pass along requests and recommendations between that group and the community - Flooding mitigation
Working with Public Works, upcountry landowners, and flood control experts to reduce the risk of flooding in South Maui - North-South Collector Road
Advocating the completion of the next segments of the North-South Collector Road between Waipuilani and Kaonoulu - WasteWater Initiatives
Supporting efforts to speed the replacement of cesspools in Maui Meadows with clean water alternatives and advocating for identification and treatment of pollution from failing pipes at major hotels and condo developments - Healthy Living through Smart Growth
Supporting efforts to make Kihei a walkable, bike able community with sidewalk and bikeway connectivity throughout, especially to all our schools including the new Kūlanihāko‘i High School. Supporting the implementation of the revised South Maui Community Plan and the values it espouses
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To see what our future community may look like, check out Dick Mayer's presentation on the developments planned for South Maui.
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- Ali'i Resorts
- Aloha Aku Inn
- Bayer
- Dowling Company, Inc.
- Haleakala Ranch
- Haleakala Shores
- Hawaiian Electric
- Hawaiian Inspection Group
- Hawaii Materials Recycling
- Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union
- Insurance Associates, Inc.
- Kihei Canoe Club
- Kihei Ice
- Kihei Kai Nani
- Kihei Real Estate
- L&F Tax & Bookkeeping Services, LLC
- Mana’olana Pink Paddlers
- Maui Coast Hotel
- Maui Luxury Real Estate LLC
- Maui Pro Arts
- Pacific Rim Land, Inc.
- Timber Creations Maui
- Villas at Kenolio AOAO
- Wailea Point Village AOAO
- Water Quality Consulting, Inc
Resources
- Maui County Website
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- Maui County Charter
- Hoaloha’aina
- Pump Dont Dump
- Park Watch
- Alliance Home Page
- Maui Island Plan
- Kihei-Makena Community Plan
- Noise Reference Manual
- Kihei Charter School
- Grow Some Good
- Maui Bicycling League
- State Clean Water Alerts
- Aha Moku O Kula Makai
- Title 19 (Zoning Processes) Proposed Changes
- Sea Level Rise Viewer
- Safe Pedestrian Route Study for New High School
- South Maui Community Plan Update
- Complete Streets Guide
- Kihei Public Library
- KCA Design Guidelines
- KCA Road Guidelines
Kihei Community Association's mission statement
The objects and purposes of the corporation shall be to encourage, promote and aid in developing, improving and maintaining the area of Kihei, Island and County of Maui, as a desirable residential community; to develop unified community spirit; to do any and all things to promote the health, safety and welfare of residents within the Kihei area; to encourage recreation and service programs, and programs to enhance social life and community welfare within the Kihei area; to promote better understanding and fellowship among its members, their families and all residents of the Kihei area.