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Don’t wait until the next KCA meeting (July 15 2025) to contribute to the Maui Food Bank

6/2/25 #kihei So you know KCA has had an ongoing food drive for the Maui Food Bank     https://mauifoodbank.org/   for over a decade. In spite of numerous entities participating in this endeavor, the situation is now worse. We still encourage bringing non perishable , nutritious food donations to every meeting on the third Tuesday of  the odd months, but we ask you to consider helping in other ways too.  Several businesses in So Maui have collection drums,...

Update to event at Pro Arts on May 27 regarding the So Maui Community Plan

5/25/25 # kihei #housing   https://gokihei.org/development-project-review/maui-county-council-is-reviewing-the-south-maui-community-plan-on-may-27th The event will be moderated by Lucienne de Naie with a panel of Cody Nemet (Koko Rootz), Robin Knox, Kelly King, and Stacey Alapai

Annual Bike Ride of Silence is Saturday, May 24 at 8:45 AM starting in No Kihei

5/22/25 #kihei #bicycle While this is not a KCA event, we try to alert our community each year of this commemorative event which originates in No Kihei.  As we have been long term advocates for safe cycling in our district, we support this yearly event from the Maui Bicycle League.   As Maui faces a surge in traffic fatalities—more than six pedestrian deaths reported in 2025—the Maui Bicycling League is inviting residents to join the Annual Ride of Silence on Saturday, May 24, a...

What Went Down at the Legislature in 2025?

5/20/2025 #kihei #kca #legislature Hawai‘i House Representative Terez Amato and Senator Angus McKelvey presented what succeeded and what failed in the legislature in 2025 and had a fruitful discussion with the audience about what to focus on going forward.
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...

South Maui Community Plan Concerns

South Maui Community Plan Concerns

2/10/2025 #kihei #smcp #planningdepartment #mpc The 9am Maui Planning Commission meeting on February 18 may be the last one to review the land use designations for South Maui. Testimony will be limited to a maximum of three minutes. To watch the meeting or provide...

So Maui affected by “annual ” mud floods

2/8/25 #kihei Report in Maui Now  By Colleen Uechi February 9, 2025 · 7:06 AM HST Hawai‘i Journalism Initiative   With massive flooding in Kīhei wreaking havoc every winter, community wonders: When will things change? By Colleen Uechi February 9,...

Future location of key segment of North-South Collector Road

Future location of key segment of North-South Collector Road

1/28/25 #kihei Currently we are seeing countless truckloads of decades long accumulation of sediment being hauled from the Kūlanihāko‘i Stream gulch onto Kenolio via the North-South Collector Road (NSCR) corridor. Contractor PB Sullivan is continuing this long needed...

Where Will the Water Come From?

Where Will the Water Come From?

1/21/2025 #kihei #southmaui #water #meeting Lucienne de Naie explained where water to South Maui comes from and what the limitations are to future consumption. Rob Weltman described the water-related policies adopted by the Community Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) for...

1/12/2024 #kihei #coral #reef #environment The business case for saving coral reefs A growing body of research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect $1.8 billion in economic assets each year and should be protected for our sake and their own. Grist Jan 06, 2025 Emily...

Historic Hawaiian District Signs around Maui

Historic Hawaiian District Signs around Maui

1/6/2025 #kihei #southmaui #history #hawaiianculture The sign in this posting signifies the boundary of the ahupua’a of Waiakoa in the moku of Kula. South Maui spans portions of four moku: Wailuku, Kula, Honuaʻula and Lahaina. Each moku in South Maui encompasses key...