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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:...

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...

New affordable rental development in center of Kihei?

The KCA Planning Committee on Tuesday 1/24/12 heard a brief presentation fromKevin Carney of non-profit EAH Housing, explaining the potential, if government funding can be secured, to develop a 32 unit affordable rental complex at 82 Kanani Road. Originally this...

Close the main runway at Kahului airport for a few months??

Well over two hundred very animated folks packed the house (cafeteria) on Monday evening (1/23/12) at the new Pomaikai  Elementary School in Kahului for the State Department of Transporation's meeting concerning proposals to correct problems with the present runway...

Public Works Director Goode gives KCA the Word at Meeting

KCA Website update! Our computer wizards had eliminated the Menehunes, and you can again join or renew your membership on the website. If you are not a member, please join us. An animated group of South Maui residents heard DPW Director David Goode tell the KCA  the...