FINALLY!! Action on Keawakapū Beach Parking
9/16/22 #kihei We have lost track of how long this issue has dragged on, but it seems most of this century. Seems like decades ago Dana Hall and Uncle Les got the agreement on this state-owned land near the popular Keawakapū beach which entities could pay to...
Road Diets, Bicycle Trains, and Walking Audits Can Transform Your Neighborhood
9/5/2022 #kihei #biking #walking #walkability “Walking is the core to everything about designing a community,” Burden explains. He talks about active transportation. What happens when we make it easier and safer for people to bike, hike, and use public...
Local media coverage on one item in Council Committee meeting
9/3/22 #kihei Media reports on the Thursday (9/1) County Council Planning and Sustainable Land Use (PSLU) committee meeting concerning the State Department of Education (DOE) not responding to their request to participate regarding the required annual compliance...
South Maui Community Plan (SMCP) update
8/24/22 #kihei Were you around when the current Kihei Makena Community Plan became law in 1998? While it is supposed to be updated every decade, obviously this does not happen, and now after 24 years, it is being rechristened the South Maui Community Plan (SMCP)...
Administration Failure! Liloa Drive Road Painting Needed For Safety
UPDATE 8/25/22 THE COUPE DE GRAS : The County Administration took their ultimate action concerning our request to rectify the almost invisible STOP for vehicles before turn left.....They just blacked it out totally! Thus they made it even more...
Affordable Lottery held today at Ikaika Ohana’s Kaiwahine Village for their second rental project in R&T Park to open at end of year
8/11/22 #kihei At 11:30 am at the Kaiwahine Village center, the lottery for the new housing project from Ikaika Ohana, Kaiaulu o Halele'a Affordable Housing Project at the R & T park, was held. We captured almost all of the winners who were present here....
After almost TEN YEARS the Dept of Education (DOE) is doing “something” concerning the legally required safe crossing of the Pi’ilani Hwy
8/6/22 #kihei It was June of 2013 when the State Land Use Commission (LUC) granted the change requested by the Department of Education (DOE) at site of the new high school in N. Kihei, mauka of the highway. As they allowed this change, they set some conditions...
APPLY NOW!!! Kaiāulu O Halele’a construction quickly progressing
UPDATE 8/4/22 TODAY IS FIRST DAY *** DO NOT DELAY*** YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW DAYS!! UPDATE 7/27/22 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!!! SEE https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2022/07/first-time-candidate-tops-council-races-in-donations/...
Incorrect date for next candidate forum appeared in our 8/1/22 newsletter
8/1/22 #kihei OOPSIE, If you noted the date for our next candidate forum in the Aug. 1 newsletter, you would realize it does NOT match what we have been advising for some time. The correct date, as shown on our website is Sept 20. Details on participants will be...
See the South Maui Senate Candidates on PBS 7/28
7/27/2022 #kihei #elections #senate #southmaui Did you miss the public forum KCA provided for South Maui representatives to Hawai?i's state legislature this month? Want to learn more about them before making your choice? Three Democrats, newcomers Shaina...
Next Community Meeting
Tuesday, May 20
6:30 pm
ProArts Playhouse, Azeka Makai
1280 S. Kihei Road
What Happened in the Legislature?
Our South Maui representatives in the Hawai‘i Senate and House Angus McKelvey and Terez Amato will join us to tell us what went down and to answer questions. Will there be money for the high school overpass? For the rest of the North-South Collector Road? For flood mitigation and ecosystem restoration?
South and West Maui House Representative Angus McKelvwy
South Maui House Representative Terez Amato
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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- Ali'i Resorts
- Aloha Aku Inn
- Bayer
- Dowling Company, Inc.
- Haleakala Ranch
- Haleakala Shores
- Hawaiian Electric
- Hawaiian Inspection Group
- Hawaii Materials Recycling
- Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union
- Insurance Associates, Inc.
- Kihei Canoe Club
- Kihei Ice
- Kihei Kai Nani
- Kihei Real Estate
- L&F Tax & Bookkeeping Services, LLC
- Mana’olana Pink Paddlers
- Maui Coast Hotel
- Maui Luxury Real Estate LLC
- Maui Pro Arts
- Pacific Rim Land, Inc.
- Timber Creations Maui
- Villas at Kenolio AOAO
- Wailea Point Village AOAO
- Water Quality Consulting, Inc
Resources
- Maui County Website
- County/State Contacts
- Maui County Charter
- Hoaloha’aina
- Pump Dont Dump
- Park Watch
- Alliance Home Page
- Maui Island Plan
- Kihei-Makena Community Plan
- Noise Reference Manual
- Kihei Charter School
- Grow Some Good
- Maui Bicycling League
- State Clean Water Alerts
- Aha Moku O Kula Makai
- Title 19 (Zoning Processes) Proposed Changes
- Sea Level Rise Viewer
- Safe Pedestrian Route Study for New High School
- South Maui Community Plan Update
- Complete Streets Guide
- Kihei Public Library
- KCA Design Guidelines
- KCA Road Guidelines
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.