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Despite A Death And Damage, Maui Stalls On Chronic Kīhei Flooding Hononlulu Civil Beat 5/7/26

5/8/26 #kihei   Residents remain frustrated by the county’s lack of progress in addressing the decades-long problem facing the burgeoning South Maui town. ByCaitlin Thompson,Erin Nolan/ May 7, 2026   https://www.civilbeat.org/?p=1776267&utm_source=Civil+Beat+Master+List&utm_campaign=c4237ac5ba-        Mahalo to this wahine duo for talking with KCA directors on this vital topic  

Multimodal Transportation in the South Maui District

5/3/26  #kihei Almost daily we hear community comments about the lack of transportation infrastructure in South Maui. Traffic jams on the Pi'ilani Hwy; why don't we have sidewalks? what happened to the North South Collector Road? I would bike ride if it was safe; buses that come once per hour have little value; we need a plan!   Almost six years ago there was an attempt at some proposals coordinated through the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)  ...

South Maui Needs Shade Trees NOW

5/1/26  #Kihei#   There is that old expression  that offers the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago.  Next best is NOW!  So we have the who (YOU!) the  what and the when. How about the where? Even the best tree planted in the wrong location may not work. "Right Tree Hawaii" can help with the where once you have the what. https://www.righttreehawaii.com/        

UPDATE 4/25/26 Will they construct and OPEN a new hotel in LIPOA (R & T Park)??

UPDATE  4/25/26      After years this completed but vacant facility is being utilized, at least temporarily. Hale Makua also helped Maui Health transfer 50 patients to a facility in the Kīhei Research and Technology Park that ‘Ohana Pacific Health, a sister company of Hale Makua, had been trying to sell. A wing of Maui Memorial has also been cordoned off for Kula patients. Fulton said Kula staff have also relocated to the facilities where their patients have gone.  ...
WHALE DAY PARADE RETURNS TO KIHEI

WHALE DAY PARADE RETURNS TO KIHEI

UPDATE 2/9/20  Maui News Professional report on the event: https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2020/02/mauis-favorite-marine-mammal-celebrated-in-s-maui/   2/8/20 #kihei  After a few years absence, Whale Day is back. A collaborative effort which...

WHAT IS THE LATEST ON THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN KIHEI?

WHAT IS THE LATEST ON THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN KIHEI?

  2/7/20 #kihei With a big mahalo to our South Maui State Representative Tina Wildberger, we have secured the most current State Department of Education time line projection for several phases of the new high school. Recent drive-bys on the Pi'ilani Highway...

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...