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Maui Walking Tours celebrates 150th free walking tour with special Kīhei cleanup event

7/2/2015 #kihei #volunteer #mauiwalkingtours From Maui Now 5/28/2025: To celebrate its 150th free walking tour, Maui Walking Tours LLC will host a special community cleanup event in Kīhei on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Residents and visitors are invited to participate in the one-hour event, which will focus on removing trash from sidewalks, beaches and parks in central Kīhei. Since its launch in early 2024, Maui Walking Tours has provided complimentary, research-driven walking tours through the...

Different reason for flooding closing So Kihei Rd (SKR) in No Kihei this week

6/26/25 #kihei Earlier this week SKR was closed for several hours between Uwapo and No Kihei Rd (NKR). While the increasingly  frequent mudfloods of stormwater raging down the mountain are the usual reason, this time the water came up onto the roadway from the Kai's king tides. For some history on the months long road closure to install this stream gulch crossing, SEE  https://gokihei.org/development-project-review/south-kihei-road-to-be-closed-again   Much of the community...

Completed Skilled Health Facility in Lipoa ( R & T Park) has not opened for years due to no one available to staff it?

6/24/25 #kihei At the Maui Planning Commission meeting this morning, Mr.  Andre Hurst of Regency Namakua  offered that in his communication with the current owner, Ohana Pacific Health, due to a severe shortage of qualified potential employees, they remain unable to open this facility.  There seems to be no estimation on when this matter would be rectified . The facility has been complete for years, but remains vacant.                ...

Will they construct and OPEN a new hotel in LIPOA (R & T Park)??

6/20/25   #kihei For most of the past decade we have watched a "mystery" unfold at the Maui Research & Technology Park (renamed Līpoa). Before there was a brewery and a high school, right in that same area, a sign announced: "Regency Maui Nursing and Rehabilitation Center". It remained there for years, but then construction began at 1347 Ninau St, and a series of interconnected structures were built. Landscaping was completed, a roadway encircled the buildings. parking...
HERE COMES WHALE DAY BACK TO KIHEI THIS SATURDAY 2/8/20

HERE COMES WHALE DAY BACK TO KIHEI THIS SATURDAY 2/8/20

Look for KCA in the opening parade Saturday morning starting at 9:00 AM on South Kihei Road   This Saturday, the long-awaited return of the Parade of Whales and Whale Day is finally here - this time, a completely reimagined event by a consortium of...

No Decision Yet on the South Maui Advisory Committee

No Decision Yet on the South Maui Advisory Committee

  Q.   PSLU COMMITTEE READY TO APPROVE THIS WED? A.  NO,  NOT YET. Maybe at next meeting  (2/19/20)? UPDATE  2/5/20  This morning more public oral testimony, including ours, and more deliberation and discussion by Council and...

FIRST 2020 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING FILLS THE HALL

FIRST 2020 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING FILLS THE HALL

1/22/20#kihei We exploded out of the box to start the new decade. We won't get fooled again. Over 100 attendees packed the hall at St. T's at 6:30 PM Tuesday (1/21/20).  First was learning who the 2020 Board of Directors elected as officers.   Next was a...

Kihei Sub-area Transportation Study

Kihei Sub-area Transportation Study

UPDATE 1/22/19 The final meting of the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) took place last Thursday  (1/16/20) evening at 6:00 PM at KCC. Unfortunately only 4 of the 12 "citizens" showed up for this fifth and final meeting which were spread over two years, but KCA...

Nene at the La’ie Wetlands Today

Nene at the La’ie Wetlands Today

  1/22/2019 #kihei #nene #wetland Two pairs of Nene flew overhead and landed into La'ie Wetlands this morning. This pair landed in the mangrove and swam in the muliwai before hanging out on the embankment at Aloha Aku end - where they have not been reported as...

RECYCLING IN SOUTH MAUI – PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE

RECYCLING IN SOUTH MAUI – PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE

  1/17/20 #kihei As we have a strong environmental facet in our vision and mission, truly effective recycling is always encouraged. In 2019 we devoted a complete general membership meeting to recycling by the County government, SEE...

First 2020 general membership meeting THIS TUESDAY 1/21/20

First 2020 general membership meeting THIS TUESDAY 1/21/20

1/18/2020 #kihei    So what time does the membership meeting start? The correct answer is 6:30 PM, but the smart guys will be there much earlier. Why? Although not part of the meeting, South Maui State representative TINA! Wildberger will be right outside...