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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)  ...
Violation in North Kihei

Violation in North Kihei

  6/29/22 #kihei Three plots of land (see TMK's in 2 photos) in the Kulanihakoi River gulch in N. Kihei, mauka of South Kihei Rd. (SKR), have had changes in ownership in this century, the most recent purchase by developer Peter Savio of Honolulu. Prior to this...

Stormwater mitigation desperately needed for South Maui

Stormwater mitigation desperately needed for South Maui

6/25/22  #kihei           Over eons, nature developed an effective system of balance for the South Maui watershed.  Forests grew atop the region nourished with moisture when the rains came and their roots held the soil in place, as...

This cannot be good for our coral reef system or us

This cannot be good for our coral reef system or us

UPDATE  6/23/22  Over two years later we continue to see more of the same. Is the DOHCAB aware? Are they monitoring several days each month all this dust blowing into Maalaea and North Kihei?  Is there  any analysis of what is contained within?Is...

The State is behind in clearing out Waipuilani Gulch

The State is behind in clearing out Waipuilani Gulch

  5/16/2023 #kihei #waipuilani #underpass The State Should Do Its Part In Flood Mitigation The December 6 "Kona Low" storm brought a lot of mud down the slope into Waipuilani Gulch. The County has done a great job clearing out the mud so the gulch can absorb...

Planning Department Information about New SMA Rules

Planning Department Information about New SMA Rules

  5/3/2022 #kihei #sma #shoreline PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 22, 2022   Maui County Planning Department announces public meetings on proposed amendments to Maui Special Management Area and Shoreline Rules   The Maui County Planning...