Home Page

Space Force Telescopes on Haleakalā?

2/8/2026 #kihei #haleakala #telescope #spaceforce Last year the Maui County Council voted unanimously to oppose the addition of seven military telescopes on Haleakalā after overwhelming public opposition: https://mauinow.com/2024/06/06/county-council-opposes-air-force-telescope-project-atop-haleakala/ It is back anyway with a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for public hearings, with one scheduled in Kīhei for February 17, 6:30-9:00pm at the Kihei Community Center.

UPDATE Testify at State Leg by Monday 2/9 Morning to keep our reef fish on the reef SB2996

UPDATE 2/11/26  DECINSION POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY THE 13  This allows more time to comment   2/7/26  #kihei It seems like forever that Hawaii has been trying to prevent exporting our natural resources to much of the world for somebody's profit. The classic example is our reef fish. For well over a decade we observe government hearings which seem to conclude to keep the fish here on the reef and not harvested by for profit business for export. Then we see it has not been...

See an emergency? Call 911! See something that needs to be fixed? ComConnect (See Click Fix)

2/3/26  #kihei   Water leaking in the park:  Pothole: light out?  abandoned vehicle?  fire prevention? sidewalks?  Dumped trash?  sign down????? It is not an emergency, but it is a problem that someone should fix. But what department is responsible? Who should you contact?  NO WORRIES There is just one entity!  Com Connect or See, click fix, and you get there via you phone or computer.    SEE ...

Who is my government representative? How can I contact her?

1/26/26 #kihei KCA has long advocated for community members to be active participants to improve the quality  of our part of our Island home. Often do ing so means communicating with elected officials. But who is that & how can I reach them?? There is a new tool that can help with that.  the 2026 edition of the Hawaiʻi Directory of Public Officials   Hawai‘i Directory of Public Officials. PC: Pacific Resource Partnership. Pacific Resource Partnership announced the release of...

KCA Board of Directors, 2021

11/2/20 #Kihei.   The Kihei Community Association Board of Directors is the governing body of this volunteer directed organization. Nominations are considered from mid September until October 31 annually per our bylaws and elected at the November general...

Nov 17 General membership Meeting

Nov 17 General membership Meeting

UPDATE  11/8/20 VIEW THE MEETING ON FACEBOOK LIVE, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT: https://facebook.com/kihei.community.association/live Also we have added an additional guest, Linda Puppolo for Maui Economic Development examining potential...

How do coral reefs protect Kihei (and Hawaii)?

How do coral reefs protect Kihei (and Hawaii)?

Image from the USGS publication below.   The protection coral reefs provide against storm damage to our coasts can be quantified and visualized, here using Kihei as example: The Role of Coal Reefs in Coastal Protection (from USGS) That is on top of their value as...

South Maui Community Plan Website

  We Are South Maui website launched for South Maui Community Plan Update   The County of Maui Department of Planning has launched its new website, We Are South Maui, for the update of the South Maui Community Plan.   The...

Last Chance for potential KCA Directors 2021

Last Chance for potential KCA Directors 2021

10/21/20 #kihei.   The KCA bylaws explicitly outline the process for potential directors to be presented to the general membership at the November 17 meeting where they elect the new board for next year. VI, 2 Board of Directors offers: " Organization,...

Final KCA 2020 Candidate Forum is Oct 20 at 6:30 PM

Final KCA 2020 Candidate Forum is Oct 20 at 6:30 PM

UPDATE  10/16/20 Unfortunately our forum will NOT be on Akaku this time, but you CAN see it on FaceBook Live even if you do not have a Facebook account   9/20/20 #kihei   Our third and final forum is another virtual one, meaning you can view it on...

Kama’ole Solar Update:  September 26, 2020

Kama’ole Solar Update: September 26, 2020

SB Energy Corp. and its subsidiary Pacific Green Ikehu LLC have withdrawn the Kamaole Solar Project that had been selected by Hawaiian Electric in the second-round procurement of renewable energy projects for Maui. The company has explained that, “Unfortunately, the...