What happened to the “purple pipe” expansion and extension in our district?
10/11/24 #kihei When the County "Wastewater Reclamation Plant" mauka of the Pi'ilani Hwy is finished treating and turning a waste product into a potential resource, what do they do with it? Too much of it is pumped into the ground via injection...
Where’s the park playground?
10/9/24 #kihei When Ikaika Ohana was in the process of acquiring the land for the 100% truly affordable family rental housing project that became Kaiwahine Village, adjacent to Hale Pi'ilani County Park, there was talk the County would construct a playground...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pi’ikea closed until April 2025?
9/12/24 #kihei Nearly two decades ago, Krausz Companies began communication with KCA concerning their Downtown Kihei project, situated between Liloa Drive and South Kihei Rd along both sides of Pi'ikea as a commercial project. Over that time numerous changes to...
UPDATE 9/10/24 Fire Fuel in No Kihei
9/10/24 UPDATE We used the County "See, click fix" and today we received notice: " DPW - Highways (Wailuku District KY) wrote: Tree Debris has been picked up 9/2/24 #kihei Along the North South Collector Road (NSCR) undeveloped corridor,...
Maui Food Bank joins feeding America’s Hunger Action Month in September
9/4/24 #kihei "Since the Maui wildfires, the demand for food has increased by over 65%, according to organization leaders. Monthly food distribution has grown from 250,000 pounds to nearly 800,000 pounds per month." While we have no direct affiliation with the...
These are the elected officials who DO and want to represent the South Maui region
8/31/24 #kihei We heard so much confusion and misinformation about our County Council members representing a district, where many people are missing the fact that the County legislature is an at-large system (all members are elected by all residents). So in our next...
Next Community Meeting
Tuesday, May 20
6:30 pm
ProArts Playhouse, Azeka Makai
1280 S. Kihei Road
What Happened in the Legislature?
Our South Maui representatives in the Hawai‘i Senate and House Angus McKelvey and Terez Amato will join us to tell us what went down and to answer questions. Will there be money for the high school overpass? For the rest of the North-South Collector Road? For flood mitigation and ecosystem restoration?
South and West Maui House Representative Angus McKelvwy
South Maui House Representative Terez Amato
Kihei Community Association's Priorities 2025
- Fire prevention
Working with agencies, landowners, and the community to form a Fire Prevention Task force for South Maui and pass along requests and recommendations between that group and the community - Flooding mitigation
Working with Public Works, upcountry landowners, and flood control experts to reduce the risk of flooding in South Maui - North-South Collector Road
Advocating the completion of the next segments of the North-South Collector Road between Waipuilani and Kaonoulu - WasteWater Initiatives
Supporting efforts to speed the replacement of cesspools in Maui Meadows with clean water alternatives and advocating for identification and treatment of pollution from failing pipes at major hotels and condo developments - Healthy Living through Smart Growth
Supporting efforts to make Kihei a walkable, bike able community with sidewalk and bikeway connectivity throughout, especially to all our schools including the new Kūlanihāko‘i High School. Supporting the implementation of the revised South Maui Community Plan and the values it espouses
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KCA relies on your membership dues to accomplish our goals for a smartly planned community. Well-managed traffic, drainage, safe walking and biking routes, community parks and clean ocean water are just a few agenda items. You can help shape our future by renewing or joining KCA today. Have time and a desire to make a difference? The KCA board seeks new volunteers to help with projects and carry the torch into the future. Please contact KCA to ask how you can be of service to our community.
To see what our future community may look like, check out Dick Mayer's presentation on the developments planned for South Maui.
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Mahalo to our business members
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- Ali'i Resorts
- Aloha Aku Inn
- Bayer
- Dowling Company, Inc.
- Haleakala Ranch
- Haleakala Shores
- Hawaiian Electric
- Hawaiian Inspection Group
- Hawaii Materials Recycling
- Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union
- Insurance Associates, Inc.
- Kihei Canoe Club
- Kihei Ice
- Kihei Kai Nani
- Kihei Real Estate
- L&F Tax & Bookkeeping Services, LLC
- Mana’olana Pink Paddlers
- Maui Coast Hotel
- Maui Luxury Real Estate LLC
- Maui Pro Arts
- Pacific Rim Land, Inc.
- Timber Creations Maui
- Villas at Kenolio AOAO
- Wailea Point Village AOAO
- Water Quality Consulting, Inc
Resources
- Maui County Website
- County/State Contacts
- Maui County Charter
- Hoaloha’aina
- Pump Dont Dump
- Park Watch
- Alliance Home Page
- Maui Island Plan
- Kihei-Makena Community Plan
- Noise Reference Manual
- Kihei Charter School
- Grow Some Good
- Maui Bicycling League
- State Clean Water Alerts
- Aha Moku O Kula Makai
- Title 19 (Zoning Processes) Proposed Changes
- Sea Level Rise Viewer
- Safe Pedestrian Route Study for New High School
- South Maui Community Plan Update
- Complete Streets Guide
- Kihei Public Library
- KCA Design Guidelines
- KCA Road Guidelines
Kihei Community Association's mission statement
The objects and purposes of the corporation shall be to encourage, promote and aid in developing, improving and maintaining the area of Kihei, Island and County of Maui, as a desirable residential community; to develop unified community spirit; to do any and all things to promote the health, safety and welfare of residents within the Kihei area; to encourage recreation and service programs, and programs to enhance social life and community welfare within the Kihei area; to promote better understanding and fellowship among its members, their families and all residents of the Kihei area.