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UPDATE 4/25/26 Will they construct and OPEN a new hotel in LIPOA (R & T Park)??

UPDATE  4/25/26      After years this completed but vacant facility is being utilized, at least temporarily. Hale Makua also helped Maui Health transfer 50 patients to a facility in the Kīhei Research and Technology Park that ‘Ohana Pacific Health, a sister company of Hale Makua, had been trying to sell. A wing of Maui Memorial has also been cordoned off for Kula patients. Fulton said Kula staff have also relocated to the facilities where their patients have gone.  ...

Kulanihako’i Stream Gulch

4/22/26 #kihei      

So Kihei Rd repairs continue as 2026 phase 2 begins this morning

4/20/26 #kihei   A few hours after the official road closure at 800 AM, the County heavy equipment coordinated dance was going strong in the area of Kaonoulu & SKR.     As they work Southbound from the No Kihei Rd intersection, this second phase between Ohukai and Kulanihakoi commenced today. https://www.mauicounty.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/18717 The only alternative route to proceed South is the State Pi'ilani highway, which works for motor vehicles, but is unsafe for...

Blessing of the entire 3 phase Pi’ikea Hale affordable housing project

4/18/26 #kihei   Yesterday afternoon, KCA was well represented by half the Board of Directors at this event to bless the now completed truly affordable rental housing project in central Kihei with its grand opening. Ikenakea Development representatives, father and son Chris and Keegan  Flaherty, emphasized the partnerships that enabled the successful completion of the project. Keegan offered a symbol of the outrigger canoe paddlers working together and gifted a mini koa paddle to...

Building a Wall to Divert Floodwaters?

UPDATE 5/27/12 Note asthetic appeal of natural stones over cinder block wall. UPDATE 4/18/12 Major construction's completed, now just some enhancements for beautification.   4/13/12. We certainly all well remember the mud floods in 12/10 and 1/11 as muddy water...

Neighborhood Interest in Kihei Flooding Continues

About eighty people filled the Whale Sanctuary Room for a well planned forum organized and presented by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council and Maui Tomorrow on flooding problems in Kihei. Attendees were grouped by their ahupua'a to discuss regional experiences and...

Plans for Kihei Mega Mall Questioned

Plans for Kihei Mega Mall Questioned

Kihei Community Association planning discussion shifts to controversial Kihei mall. “Whether we like it or not, they have legal entitlements to develop it.” April 26, 2012 Tom Blackburn-Rodriguez , The Maui Weekly The community maps were on the wall. Audience surveys...

What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been

It's been over a year since we were first contacted by members of the community advising that four half century old monkey pod trees on SKR were fated for immediate removal by County Government, which had the ways and means to do so . Some guys said ain't it a shame...

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...