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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...

Drone Footage of Hale O Pi’ikea Construction

6/14/2025 #kihei #development #housing #environment Here is bird-seye view of the Pi’ikea Avenue construction site, where the new housing development, Hale O' Pi'ikea, is under construction. What used to be a wetlands is being developed into an affordable housing complex. While Maui is experiencing a housing crisis, building on Kihei's remaining wetland areas is an environmental concern. According to Maui Now, "Hale O Pi‘ikea III will introduce a mix of one-, two-, and three- bedroom housing...
Wave of Luxury Development Headed for South Maui

Wave of Luxury Development Headed for South Maui

10/25/24 #kihei While this was not a KCA membership meeting, we did co-sponsor it along with Maui Meadows Neighborhood Association (MMNA) and Maui Tomorrow Foundation. The meeting was moderated by Les Iczkovitz, who is affiliated with all three orgs.  Dick Mayer...

KCA Candidate Forum October 15, 2024

KCA Candidate Forum October 15, 2024

10/15/2024 #kihei #council #politics #candidates Candidates to the Maui County Council from South Maui, Upcountry and Makawao/Haiku/Paia participated in the candidate forum in Kīhei on October 15, 2024.

Where’s the park playground?

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...

Traffic jammed in central Kihei

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...

Candidate Forum with South Maui State Candidates 9/17/2024

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?

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...