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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...

Drone Footage of Hale O Pi’ikea Construction

6/14/2025 #kihei #development #housing #environment Here is bird-seye view of the Pi’ikea Avenue construction site, where the new housing development, Hale O' Pi'ikea, is under construction. What used to be a wetlands is being developed into an affordable housing complex. While Maui is experiencing a housing crisis, building on Kihei's remaining wetland areas is an environmental concern. According to Maui Now, "Hale O Pi‘ikea III will introduce a mix of one-, two-, and three- bedroom housing...
A safer bikelane on a roadway

A safer bikelane on a roadway

  UPDATE 3/7/23  More green in Lipoa Bike lane   These These additional street makings in the Lipoa bike lane are a big improvement   UPDATE  3/4/23 It has been almost two years since we broached the concept of painting a bike lane GREEN in...

South Maui CPAC 2/22/2023 – Watershed Management

South Maui CPAC 2/22/2023 – Watershed Management

  2/11/2023 #kihei #southmaui #cpac #communityplan Wednesday, February 22, 5:30 pm Kihei Community Center The South Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee The committee will continue to work on "actions" for topic 4 (watershed management). See "Annotated Actions"...

Permaculture for drainage management

Permaculture for drainage management

  2/18/2023 #kihei #drainage #permaculture Daniel Halsey and Silvia Yordanova of United Designers presented their experience in using permaculture - ecological design - techniques to manage stormwater while putting the water to good use at the South Maui...

South Maui CPAC 2/15/2023 – Watershed Management

South Maui CPAC 2/15/2023 – Watershed Management

  2/11/2023 #kihei #southmaui #cpac #communityplan Wednesday, February 15, 5:30 pm Kihei Community Center The South Maui Community Plan Advisory Committee Watch in person at the Kihei Community Center or on Akakū. Material for the discussion around watershed...