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KCA Public Meeting 7/15/2025 – Will the new South Maui Community Plan Help or Hurt?

7/6/2025 #kihei #kca #publicmeeting #communityplan The Maui Planning Commission finished its review of the new South Maui Community Plan in March. Soon the Maui County Council will begin its review in the Disaster Recovery, International Affairs and Planning (DRIP) committee. What are the big issues for South Maui that will be addressed in the plan? How can you help make it a plan that serves the needs of South Maui? Come listen and discuss at the KCA public meeting: Pro Arts Maui theater in...

Maui Walking Tours celebrates 150th free walking tour with special Kīhei cleanup event

7/2/2015 #kihei #volunteer #mauiwalkingtours From Maui Now 5/28/2025: To celebrate its 150th free walking tour, Maui Walking Tours LLC will host a special community cleanup event in Kīhei on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Residents and visitors are invited to participate in the one-hour event, which will focus on removing trash from sidewalks, beaches and parks in central Kīhei. Since its launch in early 2024, Maui Walking Tours has provided complimentary, research-driven walking tours through the...

Different reason for flooding closing So Kihei Rd (SKR) in No Kihei this week

6/26/25 #kihei Earlier this week SKR was closed for several hours between Uwapo and No Kihei Rd (NKR). While the increasingly  frequent mudfloods of stormwater raging down the mountain are the usual reason, this time the water came up onto the roadway from the Kai's king tides. For some history on the months long road closure to install this stream gulch crossing, SEE  https://gokihei.org/development-project-review/south-kihei-road-to-be-closed-again   Much of the community...

Completed Skilled Health Facility in Lipoa ( R & T Park) has not opened for years due to no one available to staff it?

6/24/25 #kihei At the Maui Planning Commission meeting this morning, Mr.  Andre Hurst of Regency Namakua  offered that in his communication with the current owner, Ohana Pacific Health, due to a severe shortage of qualified potential employees, they remain unable to open this facility.  There seems to be no estimation on when this matter would be rectified . The facility has been complete for years, but remains vacant.                ...
Affordable Housing in South Maui

Affordable Housing in South Maui

What is an “Affordable House?” Good question. The South Maui Community Plan champions the idea that affordable housing is no more than 30% of a household budget. Any more than that, and you are considered rent or home burdened. However, in Hawaii, affordable housing...

Kūlanihāko‘i Stream Gulch after the 1/31/25 storm

Kūlanihāko‘i Stream Gulch after the 1/31/25 storm

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...

Would (Could?) you drive on this road in Kihei?

Would (Could?) you drive on this road in Kihei?

2/17/25 #kihei If you drive on numerous streets in Kihei, you may well be aware of ruts, bumps, cracks, holes and uneven surfaces. Not every street, but not rare either, and mostly unavoidable. So would you drive on this one?        ...

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...