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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...

A safe secure bike path in Kihei (someday?)

OK, we had the "grand opening" of the first segment Kihei Greenway back on July 29, but no one has been able to use it to date, as it's stiil closed. The middle portion of this segment is involved in the roundabout construction , scheduled for completion August 2012...

Southwest Maui Watershed Advisory Group Meetings Dec 8

Why would this group concerned with flooding in Kihei, and the related damage to the near shore waters of South Maui, conduct these two meetings in Kula? Maybe because they are looking at the source of the problem, rather than the result? Maybe they are looking at...

MECO talks 70′ power poles on Dec 13 in Kihei

OK, you know KCA has no community meeting in December, but right on time here comes MECO to talk to the community about their proposed 70' tall poles for transmission lines, and multi million dollar power substations, across Kihei. The meeting is set for 7pm-9pm on...

Kihei “Bus Stops” on So Kihei Road- Update 12/3/11

See update below the pictures---We love the Maui Bus, and the two routes which run across our community, mostly along So. Kihei Road. Unfortunately many of the stopping locations do not have pull-outs, so as the number of buses increase, so does the vehicle traffic...

Kokua Kaono’ulu Flood Forum- also on Akaku ch 53

Miss it. See video of forum on Akkau Ch 53:Ch53 on: Date Time Length Title# Program Name CH# 12/7 8:30:00 pm 2:42:36 11156 South Maui Flood Forum 53 12/9 9:00:00 am 2:42:36 11156 South Maui Flood Forum 53 12/13 6:00:00 pm 2:42:36 11156 South Maui Flood Forum 53 12/17...

Maui’s First Official Off Leash Dog Park

While the Kihei "dog people" seemingly have no interest in a regulated off leash dog park, the Parks Department is proceeding with plans to establish one at Keopuilani Park in Kahului to open in 2012. Wailea has had a small private  one for years, and Kihei has a few...

County’s DPW working on Kihei’s Gulches in November, 2011

Here we see two Kihei area gulches, one untouched since last season's floods, the other experiencing extensive heavy work by the Highways division of Maui County's Department of Public Works occuring on 11/14/11.  Will this affect the impact on any flooding this...