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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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South Maui Bicycle Ride on Saturday, November 23, 2024

South Maui Bicycle Ride on Saturday, November 23, 2024

by | Nov 1, 2024

UPDATE  11/21/24  Ride is THIS Saturday!! 11/6/24 #kihei This is not a KCA event, but posted here for community opportunity in our "walkable-bikeable"  community: https://www.mauibike.org/ Reminder to sign up for our Turkey Roll, coming up...

Wave of Luxury Development Headed for South Maui

Wave of Luxury Development Headed for South Maui

by | Oct 25, 2024

10/25/24 #kihei While this was not a KCA membership meeting, we did co-sponsor it along with Maui Meadows Neighborhood Association (MMNA) and Maui Tomorrow Foundation. The meeting was moderated by Les Iczkovitz, who is affiliated with all three orgs.  Dick Mayer...

KCA Candidate Forum October 15, 2024

KCA Candidate Forum October 15, 2024

by | Oct 15, 2024

10/15/2024 #kihei #council #politics #candidates Candidates to the Maui County Council from South Maui, Upcountry and Makawao/Haiku/Paia participated in the candidate forum in Kīhei on October 15, 2024.

Where’s the park playground?

Where’s the park playground?

by | Oct 9, 2024

10/9/24 #kihei When Ikaika Ohana was in the process of acquiring the land for the 100% truly affordable family rental housing project  that became Kaiwahine Village, adjacent to Hale Pi'ilani County Park, there was talk the County would construct a playground...

Traffic jammed in central Kihei

Traffic jammed in central Kihei

by | Sep 26, 2024

9/25/24 #kihei #traffic 1:00 PM Wednesday afternoon. Bad collision? Wildfire? Flooding? Nope, just some minor restriping on a Pi‘ilani Highway intersection scheduled midday (not commuting times) jams South Kihei Road.  SEE...

Candidate Forum with South Maui State Candidates 9/17/2024

Candidate Forum with South Maui State Candidates 9/17/2024

by | Sep 18, 2024

9/17/2024 #kihei #elections #candidates At 630 PM on Tuesday evening, KCA president Char Schulenburg welcomed about 65 attendees at the Pro Arts Playhouse to the regular public general membership meeting with a brief series of announcements. One key one is 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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    Kihei Community Association
    P.O. Box 662
    Kihei, HI 96753
Help KCA help Kihei

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.