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Maui Walking Tours celebrates 150th free walking tour with special Kīhei cleanup event

7/2/2015 #kihei #volunteer #mauiwalkingtours From Maui Now 5/28/2025: To celebrate its 150th free walking tour, Maui Walking Tours LLC will host a special community cleanup event in Kīhei on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Residents and visitors are invited to participate in the one-hour event, which will focus on removing trash from sidewalks, beaches and parks in central Kīhei. Since its launch in early 2024, Maui Walking Tours has provided complimentary, research-driven walking tours through the...

Different reason for flooding closing So Kihei Rd (SKR) in No Kihei this week

6/26/25 #kihei Earlier this week SKR was closed for several hours between Uwapo and No Kihei Rd (NKR). While the increasingly  frequent mudfloods of stormwater raging down the mountain are the usual reason, this time the water came up onto the roadway from the Kai's king tides. For some history on the months long road closure to install this stream gulch crossing, SEE  https://gokihei.org/development-project-review/south-kihei-road-to-be-closed-again   Much of the community...

Completed Skilled Health Facility in Lipoa ( R & T Park) has not opened for years due to no one available to staff it?

6/24/25 #kihei At the Maui Planning Commission meeting this morning, Mr.  Andre Hurst of Regency Namakua  offered that in his communication with the current owner, Ohana Pacific Health, due to a severe shortage of qualified potential employees, they remain unable to open this facility.  There seems to be no estimation on when this matter would be rectified . The facility has been complete for years, but remains vacant.                ...

Will they construct and OPEN a new hotel in LIPOA (R & T Park)??

6/20/25   #kihei For most of the past decade we have watched a "mystery" unfold at the Maui Research & Technology Park (renamed Līpoa). Before there was a brewery and a high school, right in that same area, a sign announced: "Regency Maui Nursing and Rehabilitation Center". It remained there for years, but then construction began at 1347 Ninau St, and a series of interconnected structures were built. Landscaping was completed, a roadway encircled the buildings. parking...

Kihei Community Park, Ground Breaking and Blessing Dec. 3rd

On Thursday, December 3, 2009 10:30 A.M. at Liloa & Halekuai Street in Kihei, Goodfellow Bros., Inc. (GBI) will host the South Maui Community Park Groundbreaking and Blessing. This park, also known as the regional park, is a much anticipated benefit to the community ....

Maui News Coverage of November KCA Meeting

Baker Expects Special Session on Furloughs By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer posted Nov. 19, 2009 KIHEI - The state Legislature is likely to return for a special session to address the issue of school furloughs, possibly in early December, according to state Sen. Roz...

Recap of November 17th Education in South Maui Meeting

Recap of November 17th Education in South Maui Meeting

The November 17th meeting focused on Education in South Maui. The last 2009 community meeting went out on a high note with the largest audience, the largest panel presentation and the largest donation for the Food Bank. The meeting began with the vote for the 2010 KCA...

Kihei Charter School Students Cover Graffiti

Kihei Charter School Students Cover Graffiti

Kihei Charter School students rallied for another "volunteer" day recently. They had left an early morning message with the Kihei Community Association saying, "They graffitied our bunker on the Mokulele again and we want to fix it". The KCA contacted Bobby...

Recap of October 20th Community Meeting

Recap of October 20th Community Meeting

As our County Council prepares to set up the Maui Island Plan for the next decades, an enthusiastic group was informed by planner Dave Michaelson, and GPAC members Jeanne Skog and Stacie Thorlakson of its current status via oral & visual presentations....

Maui Island Plan to be Topic of Oct. 20th Community Meeting

The October 20th meeting will focus on County plans for the future of Maui. As seen in The Maui Weekly: “While hundred of hours were expended by the General Plan Advisory Committee’s 25 volunteer members, and countless testifiers on varied topics, that portion of an...

Bob & Lis Richardson Recognized with Laulima Award

Bob & Lis Richardson Recognized with Laulima Award

Maui News September 16, 2009 Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful presents awards HONOLULU - Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful, state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful Inc., presented its Laulima awards for 2009, including three for contributions on Maui. The...