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The Future of Parking in Kihei: County Announces July 24th Park Maui Informational Meeting

7/11/25 #kihei #transportation #kca The County of Maui Department of Transportation invites you to two Park Maui outreach events in Kīhei in July. These events are an opportunity for residents, businesses, and visitors to learn about the County’s new parking management efforts and provide valuable feedback. Park Maui Informational Meeting: Kīhei Community Center (303 E. Lipoa Street) Thursday, July 24 | 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Get the latest updates on the Park Maui pilot program, including...

What is up with the Hale Pi‘ikea affordable rental housing project in central Kihei??

7/10/25 We continue to follow the development in this central Kihei area mauka of the North-South Collector Road (Liloa) along both sides of Pi‘ikea with continued updates. Currently the action is in the three phases of Hale Pi‘ikea, as construction of the first phase is nearing completion, and the first move-ins are expected next month. Tangentially, Pi‘ikea Avenue has been closed for months. So while over 1,200 applicants are hotly anticipating the outcome of the lottery, likely ten times as...

We Need the Kīhei Mauka Road Before Occupancy of Kīhei Mauka

7/9/2025 #kihei #kiheimauka #kca During the initial phases of development of the new South Maui Community Plan (SMCP), Kaonoulu Ranch and Haleakala Ranch approached the Kihei Community Association (KCA) with a proposal for a very large new development - Kihei Mauka - just mauka of Kaiwahine, Piilani Promenade and the High School. It spans about 600 acres and could ultimately include up to 1,500 housing units. While initially skeptical, KCA met several times with the ranches and reached an...

Power Lines and Street Tree Meeting Recap

Councilman Don Couch followed the KCA opening announcements of Paige Fontaine and Elaine Malina to advise the audience about the under construction roundabout and plans to expand our soon to open bike path, before arborist extraordinaire Ernie Rezents offered a power...

NOAA Presents Monk Seal Critical Habitat Plan

An active, and at times almost hostile, audience attened the Kihei Community Center to hear NOAA offer a proposed critical habitat for the critically endanged Hawaiian Monk Seal to include portions of araes near the major habitated Hawaiian Islands.  ...

County Council approves moped ban on bike path

This first reading at Maui County Council, directed by chair Danny Mateo, this morning achieved unanimous approval (7-0) to ban mopeds from the newly opened  Kihei bike path makai Liloa in central Kihei. Walter Enomoto of the Maui Bicycle Coalition, in addition to...

Kihei Roundabout begins construction- FACT

When the county governmental officials did the ceremonial groundbreaking picture on 7/30/11, it really was the begining. A few days later the professional builders were hard at work at the intersection of Pi'ikea and Liloa, changing the present four way stop to a...

Kihei Bike Path Fantasy?

The grand opening of the Kihei bike path makai of Liloa St in central Kihei on 7/30/11, as reported here , as well as in the local media, indicated that, except for the cetraal portion on each side of Pi'ikea, was ready for use. However, it is evident that is not the...

Kihei’s First Bicycle Path Opens- Roundabout Breaks Ground

How many people would ride a bike across Kihei, if there was a safe pleasant place to ride? Sure, many of us ride along So Kihei Rd. "WATCH OUT!!" dodging right turning & drifting motor vehicles, abruptly ending bike lanes and numerous other impediments, and some...

So Maui Regional Park (Phase 1A) Opens July 29

A formal Hawaiian blessing and dedication took place on Friday morning with the tradional mahalo to so very many of the people who were invloved on numerous levels, including the KCA, as Maui celebrated opening of the first segment of the park after about 20 years of...

Who is neglecting the trees in Kihei?

As you enter Kihei at the intersection of the Mokulele Highway and No Kihei Road, as you glance to your left to take in Haleakala, there is a grove of trees fronting a Monsanto property, offering a picturesque view. However, for some time, the irrigation has stopped...