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RECYCLING IN SOUTH MAUI – PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE

  1/17/20 #kihei As we have a strong environmental facet in our vision and mission, truly effective recycling is always encouraged. In 2019 we devoted a complete general membership meeting to recycling by the County government, SEE https://gokihei.org/meeting-recap/kca-bi-monthly-meeting-report-recycling-in-south-maui. But what about recycling and reusing in the private sector? There is a...

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MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL FINAL MEETING OF 2019 THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 1:30 PM

    12/24/19 #kihei Just when you thought the county legislature was pau for the year, a “special’ meeting was announced at the end of the day last Friday, 12/20/19. We are hearing that numerous residents, not only from our district, are planning to attend this afternoon meeting to express support for Chair King wearing green attire. Of course this meeting agenda was published...

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MAUI VOTERS GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO CHOOSE THEIR GOVERNANCE

                UPDATE 12/17/19 #kihei   At 9:00 AM this morning KCA was the first (of three total) to offer oral testimony on this item. As stated in the agenda there were no plans for action, and Chair Molina stated  his intent was to inform the newer Council members of it, since 8/9 were not on Council in 2016. Several guys did submit...

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10/31 was NOT last chance!!! Hele Mai Maui – Long Range Transportation Plan 2040

  UPDATE  11/2/19 The deadline for comments on Hele Mai Maui 2040 Transportation Plan has been extended to November 6, 2019.    To review the Hele Mai Maui 2040 Transportation Plan, click here. Comments may be submitted by email to lauren@mauimpo.org  To take a survey on transportation projects and funding, click here.   UPDATE ...

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Hele Mai Maui 2040 Transportation Plan available for public review

  10/3/19 #kihei  At the requests of the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) we offer the following information and encourage community participation. We believe our entire community is united in the need for huge multimodal improvement   Share your input by October 31, 2019 To comment directly on the full plan, click here. To comment directly on...

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Alliance of Maui Community Associations met with County Reps on Monday

8/27/19  #kihei Last (Monday) evening, August 26 at 6 pm at Kaunoa Senior Center in Spreckelsville  representatives of about seven Maui Community Associations (CA’s) assembled once again under the organization and moderation of Dick Mayer to hear from two County legislators, freshwoman and Vice Chair Keani Rawlings-Fernandez followed by returning member Mike Molina. As a bonus...

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Public Meeting on South Maui Fire Safety, Prevention and Mitigation on Tuesday evening

Maui County Council Chair Kelly King hosts Public Meeting on South Maui Fire Safety, Prevention and Mitigation Officials from the Maui Police Department, the Department of Fire and Public Safety, Maui County Emergency Management Agency and Maui Electric Company have been invited to make short presentations and answer questions from the community   Maui, HI – Maui County Council Chair and...

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MAUI NEWS TODAY–150 room expansion for Kihei hotel planned Maui Coast Hotel to use adjacent vacant lot

Front page in Maui News August 14, 2019   Pointing to its market success and a bright forecast for hotel occupancies, Maui Coast Hotel in Kihei is taking early steps to add roughly 150 rooms on a neighboring vacant lot. Hotel ownership group WCME LLC, which also owns the adjacent 4.8-acre parcel, will likely apply for a special management area use permit for the expansion project by the end...

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KCA Meeting with Goodfellow Bros. Discuss Highway Safety Concerns for South Maui

South Maui State Representative Wildberger in Attendance 7/25/19 #kihei Monday, July 22nd, a contingency of veteran Kihei Community Association Directors went to the Maui Research and Technology Park to meet with Goodfellow Brothers/ Pacific Rim Land at their offices. South Maui State Representative Tina Wildberger was also present. The KCA directors’ long-term experience with South Maui...

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KCA General Membership Meeting July 16 Focuses on Recycling in South Maui

7/16/19 UPDATE—TONIGHT AT 630 PM 7/7/19 #kihei General Membership Meeting The Kihei Community Association will hold its general membership meeting on Tuesday, July 16, at 6:30 pm at Saint Theresa Church, which is at the corner of Lipoa and South Kihei Road. The Association holds six public meetings, which are open to all of Kihei’s residents regardless of membership status, on the...

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“100% Renewable Energy: What Will Maui Look Like?” Event fills the room on Wednesday

6/27/19 #kihei What do you think would be the topic for a panel composed of representatives for Kamehameha Schools Maui; County Administration; Maui Tomorrow; MECO; UHMC: Sierra Club Maui and a Kumu? Well this was the group who discussed this topic and tried to answer that general question and an onslaught of more specific ones from the assembly. We  attended this Standing Room Only event...

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MAUI COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION LOOKS AT GRAND WAILEA EXPANSION

STANDING ROOM ONLY AT MEETING WITH MANY ITEMS OF HIGH INTEREST               5/29/19 Yesterday, the County Administration’s Planning Department’ s commission held their second scheduled hearing this month on a variety of agenda items. The meeting which was scheduled for May 14 was canceled seemingly due to lack of quorum. For most of our community,...

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Kulanihakoi River area of South Maui is a very busy, very complex location this year

4/21/19 #kihei #southmaui #kca  Kihei has several rivers that flow, on rare occasion, mauka to makai in our district. They are usually called gulches because they are generally dry, but they were formed over centuries by flowing water. The largest gulch is Kulanihakoi, which runs into the kai (sea) just south of Kaonoulu Street and north of the Humpback Whale Sanctuary. Starting at its...

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Does South Maui Get a Fair Share in the Annual County Budget? You Decide!

4/6/19 #kihei  #mauicounty Did you read our new Mayor’s “Our County” column in yesterday’s  Maui News entitled “Proposed budget address public health, safety and pressing needs”? The entire document is shown below this KCA article. The April 5th column addresses specific items Victorino singled out from the County. These items are a new restroom...

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KCA Member Meeting, March 19, 2019: Membership Discounted; MPO Asks for Community Input

Fire Department Fire Safety Presentation #Kihei #Waileafire #Membership #MPO March 21, 2019 Kihei Community Association President Mike Moran opened the bimonthly KCA member meeting at 6:30 PM Tuesday, March 19 at St. Theresa’s with a reminder of the services provided by the KCA, and the benefits of belonging. He announced a temporary forty percent reduction in the annual membership fee of $25....

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MPO Invites Community Feedback on Long-Range Transportation Proposal

Asks Public for Ideas for the 2040 Plan, February 23rd #kihei #transportation #mauimpo Saturday, February 23rd, Cameron Center, Wailuku is the location for the open house, as the event is described the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), where the public is encouraged to submit ideas for projects and other improvements for Maui’s transportation systems. It is a drop-in meeting, from...

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Wildfire Management – A presentation by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council 1/16/2019

2/3/2019 #kihei #wildfire We are conveying this invitation from Maui Nui Marine Resource Council on a very current and important topic also for South Maui.   Free Presentation: “Wildfire on Maui: the History, Threat, and Our Collective Responsibility” January 16 @ 5:30 pm – February 6 @ 7:00 pm Free Did you know that the area burned each year by wildfire in Hawaii has...

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South Maui’s Historical Land Districts – October 26

October 11, 2018 #kihei Hawaiians saw the importance of the connection between mauka (upcountry) and makai (sea), with stream flows linking the two and nurturing life all the way down. Appropriate crops were grown at each elevation. The people of a district – an ahupua’a – had their needs met by managing the resources at each level of their pie-slice-shaped region. Now...

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VISION ZERO: MAUI EVENT AT KALAMA PARK

9/15/18 #kihei  On Saturday morning, September 15th, at Kalama Park, an event called Vision Zero kicked off its effort to achieve a goal of zero traffic fatalities and severe injuries caused by traffic accidents. This was a well-organized collaborative event by community groups, local and one international group.  The groups involved were the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization...

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Next Community Meeting

Tuesday, May 21 - 6:30 pm
ProArts Playhouse, Azeka Makai
1280 S. Kihei Road

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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.


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