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Annual bike ride of silence on Saturday May 23, 2026

5/14/26 #kihei This in not an KCA event, but we feature it as it runs into South Maui and of interest to our community. Do you know what a "ride of silence" is? Ever been on one?    - ANNUAL RIDE OF SILENCE     Our biggest event of the year is coming up on Saturday, May 23. Maui will join over 400 locations across the globe in hosting a Memorial Ride to honor cyclists who have been hit or killed on public roadways, and advocate for safer...

South Kihei Road Sinkhole Requires Immediate Action

5/12/2026 #kihei #konastorm #flooding #sinkhole #roadrepair The Kihei Community Association is raising serious concern about the lack of visible progress on repairing the sinkhole that has forced the closure of South Kihei Road near Kamaole II. South Kihei Road is not a minor connector — it is a critical transportation artery used daily by more than 25,000 residents, workers, and visitors. Its prolonged closure is already straining Piʻilani Highway, increasing emergency response times, and...

Despite A Death And Damage, Maui Stalls On Chronic Kīhei Flooding Hononlulu Civil Beat 5/7/26

5/8/26 #kihei   Residents remain frustrated by the county’s lack of progress in addressing the decades-long problem facing the burgeoning South Maui town. ByCaitlin Thompson,Erin Nolan/ May 7, 2026   https://www.civilbeat.org/?p=1776267&utm_source=Civil+Beat+Master+List&utm_campaign=c4237ac5ba-        Mahalo to this wahine duo for talking with KCA directors on this vital topic  

Multimodal Transportation in the South Maui District

5/3/26  #kihei Almost daily we hear community comments about the lack of transportation infrastructure in South Maui. Traffic jams on the Pi'ilani Hwy; why don't we have sidewalks? what happened to the North South Collector Road? I would bike ride if it was safe; buses that come once per hour have little value; we need a plan!   Almost six years ago there was an attempt at some proposals coordinated through the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)  ...
Maui News Weekend Editorial Grades the State Dept of Education

Maui News Weekend Editorial Grades the State Dept of Education

10/8/22  #kihei While we have given them "F" every semester for past few years, here is what the editors of the Maui News had to offer: https://www.mauinews.com/opinion/editorial/2022/10/grading-the-doe/ Grading the DOE Some day, the state Department of Education...

How Kihei got Kamaole Point Park

How Kihei got Kamaole Point Park

  10/5/2022 #kihei #conservation #kamaole #buckjoiner Buck Joiner tells the story of how we got a beach park instead of a two-story shopping mall at Kamaole Point. From the time of The Great Mahele, 150 years, there was a 2 acre private property parcel between...

Stand Up For Kihei — Become a Board Member for 2023

Stand Up For Kihei — Become a Board Member for 2023

    9/30/22 UPDATE  So did you submit an application yet? There is still plenty of time, but do not get shut out. Get aboard the board! Apply here: https://gokihei.org/membership/kca-board-of-directors-application Questions here:  kca@gokihei.org...

Serious Pedestrian Injury on South Kihei Road

Serious Pedestrian Injury on South Kihei Road

  9/25/2022 #kihei #south-kihei-road #traffic #sidewalk The top photo shows KCA giving a tour of South Kihei Road in 2016 to the Director of Public Works to demonstrate the need for sidewalks. Maui Now reported today: Pedestrian suffers critical life-threatening...

FINALLY!!  Action on Keawakapū Beach Parking

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...

Local media coverage on one item in Council Committee meeting

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...