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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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Dirt Removal

Dirt Removal

by | Dec 12, 2024

12/12/2024 #kihei #sediment #mudflooding #kulanihakoi Over the years, a depth of up to 10 feet upcountry sediment has filled sections of the Kulanihako’i gulch (near Kaonoulu St) in North Kihei. This week, dump trucks are starting to take that away, with as many as...

Build on land that will be under water?

Build on land that will be under water?

by | Nov 10, 2024

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...

Megamall or Residences for Piilani Promenade?

Megamall or Residences for Piilani Promenade?

by | Nov 9, 2024

11/9/2024 #kihei #megamall #mpc #smcp #piilanipromenade After extensive discussion, the Community Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) for the South Maui Community Plan, a volunteer committee appointed by the County Council and consisting entirely of residents of South...

Make Kihei Mauka a Fire Trap?

Make Kihei Mauka a Fire Trap?

by | Nov 9, 2024

11/9/2024 #kihei #planningcommission #mpc #kiheimauka #fire 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...

Sediment Removal Has Begun!

Sediment Removal Has Begun!

by | Nov 6, 2024

11/04/2024 #kihei #mudflooding #DPW #PBSullivan Today the makai Kulanihako'i sediment removal project has finally begun! This gulch has been filling up for at least 10 years from many mud floods. Sediment testing confirmed up to 10 ft. of upcountry sediment in the...

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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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.