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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...
MegaMall – State Land Use Commission Meeting at the MACC

MegaMall – State Land Use Commission Meeting at the MACC

9/26/19 # kihei While the major focus of the two-day (9/25-9/26) State Land Use Commission (LUC) meeting  was to address the West side  Maui Land and Pine's  mixed residential project, we showed up on the 2nd day for the Kaonoulu Ranch (think megamall)...

Kaiwahine Street in North Kihei

Kaiwahine Street in North Kihei

9/25/19 #kihei Guys who live in North Kihei are very familiar with this street as the first signalized intersection as you enter Kihei from the north on the Pi'lani highway. It has long been the major entrance to the Hale Pi'ilani subdivision, more recently the...

COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING AND MORE ON FRIDAY

COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING AND MORE ON FRIDAY

9/22/19 #kihei The County building was alive with activity well before Chair King gaveled the meeting to order at 9:00 AM on September 20. On and around the front lawn, young and old (but a LOT of youth) assembled, many holding signs indicative of the WORLD WIDE...

All you ever wanted to know about Maui’s Seabirds

All you ever wanted to know about Maui’s Seabirds

9/21/19 #kihei Were you aware that our seabirds remain airborne over the ocean when they sleep? Or that we are losing many of them very quickly? Or that they "created" our Hawaiian Islands? You would have learned all of this and more if you were at the Maui Ocean...

A Plan  For Preparing For A South Maui Disaster

A Plan For Preparing For A South Maui Disaster

9/18/19 #kihei Last evening the general membership meeting brought out about fifty community members to get refreshed on “disaster preparedness”, but before delving into that with our guests, the general membership voted for this year's KCA nominating committee. The...

Council Chair Kelly King meets KCA BOD

Council Chair Kelly King meets KCA BOD

9/11/13 #kihei #countycouncil Ever since she won her first election as the South Maui resident regional Council member, now Council Chair, Kelly King, has faithfully met with the KCA board every quarter, as she did once again  Monday (9/9/19) at our office....

KCA Sneak Peak at New South Maui Gym

KCA Sneak Peak at New South Maui Gym

Impressive Facility Should be Open for Holidays The South Maui Community Park Gymnasium has removed its dust fence, the landscaping is growing underfoot and final task-lists are getting checked-off.  KCA Recreation Committee Chair, Andrew Beerer got a sneak...

Saturday, Feb 8, 2020 = World Whale Day & Parade of Whales

Saturday, Feb 8, 2020 = World Whale Day & Parade of Whales

9/11/19 #kihei NO, it is NOT official, nor for sure; it is still TBD, but keep your eyes and ears open if you are interested in if Whale Day at the Kalama Park in Kihei as well as the morning parade on South Kihei Road are back for 2020. Indications are that it will...