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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:...

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...