STREET TREE COMMITTEE AGAIN MEETS WITH PARKS DEPT AT COMMUNITY PARK
On an overcaste Monday afternoon, Maui Outdoor President and Street Tree committee member Elaine Malina, and few other committee members, met with Mary Kielty and Kaeo Ah Sau of County Parks department to discuss a few additional problems with some of the trees, and...
Kihei Charter Students work with KCA at Kamaole 2
On Friday Oct 14, and 21, 120 students from the Kihei Charter Schools worked with the KCA and South Maui Volunteers on a dune restoration project at Kamaole Beach Park 2. Cindy Kern with the volunteers commented that “these students are always so eager to help!” She...
SOUTHWEST MAUI WATERSHIP PROJECT PUBLIC MEETING IN KIHEI
Kicked off by project manager Richard Sylva, the meeting on 10/25/11, at "our" location at the Charter School, this knowledgible group examining South Maui's Ahupua'a, brought out over fifty concerned residents for a power point presentation...
KCA at PUC MECO ; It WAS about the 70′ poles;Meeting re cap
Since the Public Utility Commissioners would not come to the KCA meeting, we went to their's, to talk about MECO's proposed 70' towers across Kihei's view plains. So what did the commissioners have to say? Chair Hermina Morita, John Cole, and the new (not yet...
60 year old “friendship” trees in park threated because of falling leaves
Almost sixty years ago two golden trees were planted in a Maui park by people from Indiana to express friendship with Maui's people. In an expression completely foreign to the concepts of pono and aloha, the County Parks Department plans to cut them down because of...
Oct 18 Community Meeting moves to Kahului re 70′ tall MECO Poles
Our monthly meetings, held on the third Tuesday of each month, have always been held in Kihei. However since the Public Utility Commission has scheduled their public hearing regarding Maui Electric (MECO) rates and regulations for 6:00 PM on Oct. 18 at Maui Waena...
Lokelani Intermediate Students work with South Maui Volunteers and the KCA
93 students from Lokelani Intermediate Schools visited the Kihei Boat Ramp on Monday morning as part of their SOS (Save our Shores) program. Lis Richardson visited with all of the students in their classrooms to explain about the importance of maintaining our coastal...
Whale Sanctuary Dune Restoration workweek 9/19-9/23/11
South Maui Volunteers and members of the KCA worked this week on an effort to relocate a sand dune blowout from behind the Whale Sanctuary property. This blowout was the result of an incorrectly placed beach trail that allowed the trade winds to funnel blowing sand...
STREET TREE COMMITTEE SAVES TREES IN NEW COMMUNITY PARK
A few very alert members of the street tree committee observed numerous young trees planted in the Kihei Community Park were being severely damaged by inadverent tree "girdling, " which if left unchecked would have killed the trees. Wire wrapped around the...
WHY DID KIHEI COMMUNITY PLAN FAIL?
You know the adage, "If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail." But what if you have a good plan, and it fails. This was the essense of Jon Miller's frustration, as he asked since we had a good community plan, how did we end up here, and what can be done to...
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
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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Mahalo to our business members
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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
- County/State Contacts
- 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.