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Vanishing Voices: Saving Our Hawaiian Forest Birds on December 3, 2024

11/27/2024 #kihei #forestbird #climate Welcome to the Free Screening of "Vanishing Voices: Saving Our Hawaiian Forest Birds" Documentary event! The Hawaii Climate Commission invites you to the Maui Ocean Center Sphere for an evening of education and awareness about the importance of preserving Hawaiian forest birds. This in-person event will showcase and shed light on the challenges these birds face and the efforts being made to protect them. "Vanishing Voices: Saving Our Hawaiian Forest...

Now in the State Court !! Nov 13, 4:30 Deadline Check your vote

UPDATE 11/26/24 Election Challenge is in the Courts now  Stay tuned   11/12/2024 #kihei #CountyElection #TooCloseToCall #MakeYourVoteCount  We've learned there are currently 1,200 discrepancy (or deficiency) ballots. Check to see if your ballot was counted (check this link ) If your ballot is "deficient" go down to the Clerk's Office in person. The ballots must be cured by tomorrow Nov 13 at 4:30 pm. A discrepancy or deficiency occurs when there’s an issue with a voter’s ballot,...

Protecting Kihei from Fire and Flooding with Native Vegetation

11/19/2024 #kihei #irrigation #fire #flooding #vegetation Michael Reyes and Robin Knox received the Wiliwili Warrior award from KCA for many years of extraordinary efforts to protect our natural environment at KCA's public meeting November 19, 2024 at Pro Arts Maui. KCA board member John Laney introduced the new project "South Maui's Voice". Join the project! Michael Reyes presented the work done so far to use recycled wastewater to irrigate the slopes above Kīhei to grow native plants and...

Build on land that will be under water?

11/10/2024 #kihei #smcp #slrxa #mpc As part of the South Maui Community Plan process, 13 South Maui residents worked for a year, from October 2022 to November 2023, to produce a vision and plan for our area that will benefit both residents and visitors for 20 years while preserving our natural environment and cultural heritage. Over 80% of the Community Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) decisions were unanimous. There was also extensive participation by community members; 35 of the suggestions...
KCA Candidate Forum October 15, 2024

KCA Candidate Forum October 15, 2024

10/15/2024 #kihei #council #politics #candidates Candidates to the Maui County Council from South Maui, Upcountry and Makawao/Haiku/Paia participated in the candidate forum in Kīhei on October 15, 2024.

Where’s the park playground?

Where’s the park playground?

10/9/24 #kihei When Ikaika Ohana was in the process of acquiring the land for the 100% truly affordable family rental housing project  that became Kaiwahine Village, adjacent to Hale Pi'ilani County Park, there was talk the County would construct a playground...

Traffic jammed in central Kihei

Traffic jammed in central Kihei

9/25/24 #kihei #traffic 1:00 PM Wednesday afternoon. Bad collision? Wildfire? Flooding? Nope, just some minor restriping on a Pi‘ilani Highway intersection scheduled midday (not commuting times) jams South Kihei Road.  SEE...

Candidate Forum with South Maui State Candidates 9/17/2024

Candidate Forum with South Maui State Candidates 9/17/2024

9/17/2024 #kihei #elections #candidates At 630 PM on Tuesday evening, KCA president Char Schulenburg welcomed about 65 attendees at the Pro Arts Playhouse to the regular public general membership meeting with a brief series of announcements. One key one is the...

Pi’ikea  closed until April 2025?

Pi’ikea closed until April 2025?

9/12/24 #kihei Nearly two decades ago, Krausz  Companies began communication with KCA concerning their Downtown Kihei project, situated between Liloa Drive and South Kihei Rd along both sides of Pi'ikea as a commercial project. Over that time numerous changes to...

UPDATE  9/10/24  Fire Fuel in No Kihei

UPDATE 9/10/24 Fire Fuel in No Kihei

  9/10/24 UPDATE  We used the County "See, click fix" and today we received notice: " DPW - Highways (Wailuku District KY) wrote: Tree Debris has been picked up   9/2/24 #kihei   Along the North South Collector Road (NSCR) undeveloped corridor,...