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Senior Affordable rental housing project finally under construction in South Kihei

10/5/24  #kihei Liloa Hale Senior Rental project has commenced construction as you see here. Our Design Review Committee took a few looks at this affordable project for  seniors about five years ago and it received Council approval in 2020.    SEE https://gokihei.org/environment/kca-drc-hears-about-proposed-100-affordable-senior-rentals-in-south-kihei   There apparently were some challenges concerning financial matters which slowed the start down, but now we see...

Traffic jammed in central Kihei

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 https://gokihei.org/government/lane-closures-on-pi%ca%bbilani-highway-and-pikea-avenue-for-restriping-9-25-27-and-9-30-24 But this reinforces what are our community has been saying this century; WE NEED TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE!!!      

LANE CLOSURES ON PIʻILANI HIGHWAY AND PI‘KEA AVENUE FOR RESTRIPING 9/25-27 and 9/30/24

9/19/24 #kihei We reported a few days ago the in-process months long closure of the makai portion of Pi‘ikea Avenue:  https://gokihei.org/development-project-review/piikea-closed-until-april-2025 Now we have this short term closure at the mauka end at the highway. HDOT announcement: Kīhei, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises highway users that there will be lane closures on Piʻilani Highway (Route 31) and the county-owned Piʻikea Avenue in Kīhei from...

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

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 recurring information that a nominating committee has been established to begin the process of determining the 2025 Board of Directors. Interested applicants should complete and submit an application at...
Molokini Ordnance Remediation Slated for July

Molokini Ordnance Remediation Slated for July

Bomb Removal Options Include Detonation in Place Molokini is possibly in danger of having some of its remaining WWII-era ordnance removed via detonation, according to a blog post by Maui diver guide, Paula Fiene.  Fiene had learned of this information through an...

WHAT IS THE MAUI MPO? WHAT DO THEY DO?

WHAT IS THE MAUI MPO? WHAT DO THEY DO?

A Board with County, State and Federal Representatives for Maui Transportation Planning 6/26/20 #kihei The Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) was established over four years ago with an initial meeting on May 4, 2016, and yes, the Kihei Community...

Maui County Council Member Candidates 2020

Maui County Council Member Candidates 2020

    The County Council is composed of nine members. The Council is a legislative and policy-making body for Maui and its positions are divided by residency areas. All positions are voted upon by all of Maui residents. These are non-partisan positions, which...

Options for Maui’s Economy Post-COVID 19 Discussed

Options for Maui’s Economy Post-COVID 19 Discussed

6/30/20  THIS IS TONIGHT Special Edition of Akaku Show “Crossroads” June 30 6 PM This is not a KCA event, but we post it as a public service due  to the community value the program offers at this onerous time. The bimonthly show “Crossroads” is hosted by...

Krausz Proposes Affordable Housing for Downtown Kihei Project

Krausz Proposes Affordable Housing for Downtown Kihei Project

  UPDATE 6/12/20 Our Design Review Committee met (via zoom) with the Krausz Companies representatives once again as we have for well over a decade on their Downtown Kihei Project along both sides of Pi'ikea makai of Liloa. Today was concentrated on the revised...