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Hale O Pi’ikea Housing Applications

04/24/2025 #kihei #housing Aloha kamaʻāina families!! Applications are being processed NOW for affordable rental housing at the newly constructed Hale O Pi’ikea in Kihei (Pi’ikea Ave and Liloa Dr). The first units will be opening this summer. The applications are available here: https://mdihawaii.com/rentals/hale-o-piikea-phase-1/. This link also includes information on the rental prices and amenities. Interested residents who would like assistance in the application process can reach out to...

Phase 1 of Hale Pi’ikea 100% affordable rental project now accepting applications for move in this summer

4/24/25 #kihei   Applications for Hale O Pi'ikea - Phase I The affordable housing complex on Pi'ikea Avenue (Hale O Piikea) is scheduled to open this Summer. Applications are required for anyone who wishes to apply for a space in this new development. There will be a total of 90 units. About the Property Hale O Piʻikea Phase 1 is the first installment of a 100% affordable multi-family rental housing development located in the heart of Kīhei. As a key component of the larger Kihei Downtown...

No, Kaonoulu NOT closed; neither is the intersection @ S Kihei Rd , after heavy overnight downpour

4/23/25 kihei# For most of this century, when we had heavy rain, Kulanihako'i Stream overflowed onto Kaonoulu Street, usually closing this road and sometimes the intersection with SKR as well. County Public Work crews would be on the seen to clear the mud, muck and brown water. Sometimes the Fire Dept was called to rescue some guys trapped by the area flooding.   Granted we are unclear how much stormwater flowed down the mountain in this storm last night, which can have a major effect, so...

Maui County Hazard Mitigation Plan Needs Community Input

4/23/25 #kihei #emergency #fireprevention Maui County residents are invited to provide feedback on County’s Maui Emergency Management Agency's (MEMA) draft of the 2025 Maui County Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Hazard Mitigation Plan is updated every five years to maintain the County’s eligibility for Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard mitigation assistance grants. The plan assesses Maui County’s risks from natural hazards, evaluates its mitigation capabilities and outlines strategies to...
Update on South Kihei Road repair as of 2/15/25

Update on South Kihei Road repair as of 2/15/25

2/15/25 #kihei  Work continues We saw the progress on the portion of SKR North of the Kulanihako'i Stream    https://gokihei.org/featured/update-on-south-kihei-road-repair-as-of-2-13-25   But this morning we looked on the South side of this stream...

Update on South Kihei Road repair as of 2/13/25

Update on South Kihei Road repair as of 2/13/25

2/13/25 #kihei Update on repair between Kulanihāko‘i Stream and Wailana Place It is now two weeks since the storm, which resulted in two segments of the south-bound lane of South Kihei Road collapsing again.  County Public Works (DPW) has attacked these matters,...

The Battle For Roads and Infrastructure

The Battle For Roads and Infrastructure

02/13/2025  #kihei #southmauivoiceteam #SMVT #housing We need your help! Read on and also follow the link at the bottom. Kihei, if you don’t know, has a development problem. Not that development is bad. People want to move here like most of us did and we also need...

South Maui Transportation Infrastructure in this century

South Maui Transportation Infrastructure in this century

2/10/25 #kihei #transportation #roads When the Kihei-Makena Community Plan (KMCP) became County law in 1998 calling for a walkable/bikeable South Maui district, our resident population was smaller, we had fewer visitors, the Pi‘ilani Hwy was a 2 lane road with...

South Maui Community Plan Concerns

South Maui Community Plan Concerns

2/10/2025 #kihei #smcp #planningdepartment #mpc The 9am Maui Planning Commission meeting on February 18 may be the last one to review the land use designations for South Maui. Testimony will be limited to a maximum of three minutes. To watch the meeting or provide...

So Maui affected by “annual ” mud floods

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

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?

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...