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

by | April 25, 2026 | Development, News Flash | 2 Comments

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.  ...
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Kulanihako’i Stream Gulch

by | April 22, 2026 | News Flash | 0 Comments

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

by | April 20, 2026 | Environment, Government, Transportation | 0 Comments

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

by | April 18, 2026 | Development, Featured, Housing | 0 Comments

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...
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What Happened to the Tree?

by | Apr 18, 2012

While the KCA has advocated for street trees and urban forests for the betterment of our community, on occasion we see the action going in the wrong direction. When Kai Makani condo development was constructed less than five years ago, S Kihei Rd was modified to add...

How Will Sempra’s Auwahi Wind Farm Project Affect S. Maui?

by | Apr 13, 2012

UPDATE: See news item on project from Maui Now!   http://mauinow.com/2012/04/18/brief-ulupalakuas-auwahi-wind-farm-to-break-ground/   As we gaze west, we easily view the established and developing wind turbines on the West Maui Mountains, but what about the next...

Building in Kihei’s Wetlands again?

by | Apr 13, 2012

UPDATE Councilman Don Couch advised the KCA last evening (4/17/12) that it would be next to impossible to build anything at this corner due to required permitting issues. Earlier this month, Mayor Arakawa advised the KCA that the County had no interest in purchasing...

Threatened Trees Are Out of The Woods

by | Apr 12, 2012

By ILIMA LOOMIS - Staff Writer (iloomis@mauinews.com) , The Maui News KIHEI - The monkeypods will stay. More than a year after county officials first announced that four monkeypod trees would be removed along South Kihei Road, sparking a back-and-forth battle with...

KCA discusses our concerns with Mayor Arkawa on Monday (4/9/12)

by | Apr 12, 2012

The KCA appreciates that the mayor agrees to meet with the board of directors each quarter to listen to our community's concerns. Last Monday, directly from the new Kihei roundabout blessing and grand opening, several members of the BOD headed up to the ninth floor to...

State DOT offers Maui Choices for Airport Access Road

by | Apr 11, 2012

At a sparsely attended public meeting Monday (4/9/12) evening at 5:00 PM at Maui Waena school in Kahului, Transportation Officials offered the community choices available for the first phase on the proposed airport access road between Puunene Av and Hana Highway. With...

Round-about Grand Opening Monday (4/9/12) at Noon

by | Apr 4, 2012

UPDATE 4/4/12:  As numerous final touches are added day by day,  the mayor will officially open Kihei's first roundabout this Monday at noon. Not every facet will be in place, as electronics on order to activate flashing warning light at crosswalks before and after...

Why donate a public park bench to your community?

by | Mar 23, 2012

Have you noticed the number of strategically placed benches at our various seaside locations throughout Kihei with the KCA plaque? Each bench was purchased by a donation to KCA, while the installation and bureaucratic legwork was done by KCA volunteers. To maintain...

Next Community Meeting

Tuesday, May 19
6:30 pm

ProArts Playhouse, Azeka Makai

1280 S. Kihei Road

The future of our coastline (erosion, sea level rise, ...)


Tara Owens (Sea Grant)


Wes Crile (Sea Grant)

 

Report from the State legislature


Senator Angus McKelvey (South and West Maui)


Representative Terez Amato (South Maui)

 

There will be an opportunity for questions and discussion, as well as for general Talk Story.

Please bring a non-perishable item for the ongoing campaign to help the Maui Food Bank 

 

Kihei Community Association's Priorities 2026

  • Shaping the Future of South Maui
    South Maui is growing, and we advocate for smart growth - supporting efforts to make Kihei a walkable, bikeable 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. Working with developers and the government to provide the resources we need for a thriving community.
  • Fire Prevention
    Working with agencies, landowners, and the community to continue to improve Fire Prevention and Mitigation resources for South Maui – more firebreaks and greenbelts to protect our residents, another road for emergency egress, improved evacuation planning and more.
  • Flooding Mitigation & Ecological Restoration
    Working with Public Works, upcountry landowners, as well as flood control and wetlands experts to reduce the risk of flooding in South Maui with retention basins, gulch maintenance and revegetation. Protecting and restoring our wetlands and other natural resources is also a top priority.
  • More Roads & Infrastructure
    With over 7000 new homes in the pipeline for South Maui, we must have more roads and water. We need the entire North-South Collector Road completed from Kanani to North Kihei Road; we support a Kihei Mauka Collector Road mauka of the high school from Kanani to Veterans Highway; and we need to widen the Pi'ilani Hwy south of Kilohana.
  • Wastewater Initiatives For Healthy Reefs and a Clean Ocean
    Untreated sewage is killing our reefs and polluting our beach water. We are 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.
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KCA relies on your membership dues to accomplish our goals for a smartly planned community. Well-managed traffic, drainage, safe walking and biking routes, community parks and clean ocean water are just a few agenda items.  You can help shape our future by renewing or joining KCA today. Have time and a desire to make a difference? The KCA board seeks new volunteers to help with projects and carry the torch into the future. Please contact KCA to ask how you can be of service to our community.

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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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.