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Video from the January 31, 2025 flooding in North Kīhei

by | March 3, 2025 | Environment, Flooding | 0 Comments

3/3/2025 #kihei #flooding Drone video of the aftermath of the January 31, 2025 flooding in North Kīhei, thanks to Olena and Isaac.
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The South Maui Community Plan at the Planning Commission March 4, 2025

by | March 3, 2025 | Government, Hot Topics | 0 Comments

3/2/2025 #kihei #smcp #mpc #southmaui The Maui Planning Commission (MPC) will be holding two sessions tomorrow, Tuesday, March 4, to finish its review of the South Maui Community Plan (MPC). The 9am-2pm session will finish up the review of the maps (land use designations for all parts of South Maui) and start on the actions and appendices. Oral testimony will be allowed for those who did not testify last time. The list of those who did testify last time is here:...
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Kūlanihāko‘i Stream Gulch after the 1/31/25 storm

by | February 27, 2025 | Development, Environment, Flooding | 0 Comments

2/26/25 #kihei Now that South Kihei Road is open in the area of Kūlanihāko‘i Stream and much of the debris cleared away, contractor PB Sullivan is back at their project within the gulch to remove much of the silt and restore the width and depth of decades ago. Much of their prior pre-storm work, which protected some nearby residences from flooding, vanished in the storm, but they are back at work from South Kihei Road to the Highway.  
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So Kihei Rd close to reopening in North Kihei?

by | February 21, 2025 | Featured, Transportation | 4 Comments

2/20/25 #kihei This afternoon we see both locations at Wailaka and on both sides of the crossing of Kulanihako'i Stream gulch are almost repaired after last month's mud floods      
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So Maui affected by “annual ” mud floods

by | Feb 9, 2025

2/8/25 #kihei Report in Maui Now  By Colleen Uechi February 9, 2025 · 7:06 AM HST Hawai‘i Journalism Initiative   With massive flooding in Kīhei wreaking havoc every winter, community wonders: When will things change? By Colleen Uechi February 9,...

Future location of key segment of North-South Collector Road

Future location of key segment of North-South Collector Road

by | Jan 28, 2025

1/28/25 #kihei Currently we are seeing countless truckloads of decades long accumulation of sediment being hauled from the Kūlanihāko‘i Stream gulch onto Kenolio via the North-South Collector Road (NSCR) corridor. Contractor PB Sullivan is continuing this long needed...

Where Will the Water Come From?

Where Will the Water Come From?

by | Jan 21, 2025

1/21/2025 #kihei #southmaui #water #meeting Lucienne de Naie explained where water to South Maui comes from and what the limitations are to future consumption. Rob Weltman described the water-related policies adopted by the Community Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) for...

by | Jan 12, 2025

1/12/2024 #kihei #coral #reef #environment The business case for saving coral reefs A growing body of research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect $1.8 billion in economic assets each year and should be protected for our sake and their own. Grist Jan 06, 2025 Emily...

Historic Hawaiian District Signs around Maui

Historic Hawaiian District Signs around Maui

by | Jan 6, 2025

1/6/2025 #kihei #southmaui #history #hawaiianculture The sign in this posting signifies the boundary of the ahupua’a of Waiakoa in the moku of Kula. South Maui spans portions of four moku: Wailuku, Kula, Honuaʻula and Lahaina. Each moku in South Maui encompasses key...

Next Community Meeting

Tuesday, March 18
6:30 pm

ProArts Playhouse, Azeka Makai
1280 S. Kihei Road

Affordable Housing in South Maui

  • What is in the works?
  • What counts as affordable these days?
  • What is the County doing to encourage affordable housing (and not more luxury homes for non-residents)?

Come hear the first Director for the Department of Housing Richard Mitchell. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers.

Kihei Community Association’s Priorities 2025

  • Fire prevention
    Working with agencies, landowners, and the community to form a Fire Prevention Task force for South Maui and pass along requests and recommendations between that group and the community
  • Flooding mitigation
    Working with Public Works, upcountry landowners, and flood control experts to reduce the risk of flooding in South Maui
  • North-South Collector Road
    Advocating the completion of the next segments of the North-South Collector Road between Waipuilani and Kaonoulu
  • WasteWater Initiatives
    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
  • Healthy Living through Smart Growth
    Supporting efforts to make Kihei a walkable, bike able 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
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    Kihei, HI 96753
Help KCA help Kihei

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.