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Space Force Telescopes on Haleakalā?

2/8/2026 #kihei #haleakala #telescope #spaceforce Last year the Maui County Council voted unanimously to oppose the addition of seven military telescopes on Haleakalā after overwhelming public opposition: https://mauinow.com/2024/06/06/county-council-opposes-air-force-telescope-project-atop-haleakala/ It is back anyway with a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for public hearings, with one scheduled in Kīhei for February 17, 6:30-9:00pm at the Kihei Community Center.

UPDATE Testify at State Leg by Monday 2/9 Morning to keep our reef fish on the reef SB2996

UPDATE 2/11/26  DECINSION POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY THE 13  This allows more time to comment   2/7/26  #kihei It seems like forever that Hawaii has been trying to prevent exporting our natural resources to much of the world for somebody's profit. The classic example is our reef fish. For well over a decade we observe government hearings which seem to conclude to keep the fish here on the reef and not harvested by for profit business for export. Then we see it has not been...

See an emergency? Call 911! See something that needs to be fixed? ComConnect (See Click Fix)

2/3/26  #kihei   Water leaking in the park:  Pothole: light out?  abandoned vehicle?  fire prevention? sidewalks?  Dumped trash?  sign down????? It is not an emergency, but it is a problem that someone should fix. But what department is responsible? Who should you contact?  NO WORRIES There is just one entity!  Com Connect or See, click fix, and you get there via you phone or computer.    SEE ...

Who is my government representative? How can I contact her?

1/26/26 #kihei KCA has long advocated for community members to be active participants to improve the quality  of our part of our Island home. Often do ing so means communicating with elected officials. But who is that & how can I reach them?? There is a new tool that can help with that.  the 2026 edition of the Hawaiʻi Directory of Public Officials   Hawai‘i Directory of Public Officials. PC: Pacific Resource Partnership. Pacific Resource Partnership announced the release of...
FIREWORKS PUBLIC MEETING RAISES INTEREST IN CHANGES

FIREWORKS PUBLIC MEETING RAISES INTEREST IN CHANGES

UPDATE 5/3/19  The Legislature approved HB89 CD1 which would take affect when the Governor signs it. 5/1/19 #kihei #fireworks About 50 concerned Maui residents turned out at 6:00 PM last evening at the Pomaika’i Elementary School Cafeteria in Kahului to hear from...

BICYCLE RIDE OF SILENCE SOUTH MAUI SATURDAY MAY 18th

BICYCLE RIDE OF SILENCE SOUTH MAUI SATURDAY MAY 18th

5/5/19 #kihei Did you know that May is National Bike Month? National Bike Month is sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists, which was founded in 1956. The intent of this month was to encourage more people to give bicycling a try and to discover the many...

KCA Continues Testifying at Council in Support of our District

KCA Continues Testifying at Council in Support of our District

#southmaui #kca #mauicountycouncil 4/17/18 We reported on the annual Council's Committee regional visit to our South Maui district last Tuesday, April 9th, in the evening to hear the fiscal year 2020 budget concerns. So why did we venture to the Council chambers in...

Council’s Budget Committee Comes to Listen in Kihei

Council’s Budget Committee Comes to Listen in Kihei

  4/12/19 #kihei#mauicounty An evening meeting on April 9th at the Community Center was gaveled to order by the new  Economic Development and Budget Committee, chaired by first-term County Council member Keani Rollins- Fernandez. Eight of the nine members of...