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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...
Do we call it Kihei’s Whale Evening?

Do we call it Kihei’s Whale Evening?

  New location, new day of week, new time, but it IS in Kihei in February and PWF is celebrating the Humpbacks once again               1/6/19 #kihei In 2018 there was no Maui Whale Day Festival in Kihei, although there had been...

Oneloa Coalition Kicks off 2019 at Tante’s Maalaea

Oneloa Coalition Kicks off 2019 at Tante’s Maalaea

New location, but extended process continues to benefit Oneloa (Makena) State Park   1-6-19 #kihei Last week, on January 3rd, the Oneloa Coalition (OC) assembled at Tante's Fish Market at the Maalaea shops.  The Oneloa Coalition was organized back in 2009 to...

Grants available for recycling

Grants available for recycling

Recycling grants from the County 12/30/18 #kihei Now is the time to get started if you are looking to secure a grant for some project. The County's recycling grant allocations have about $240k to distribute. Potential projects may include, but are not limited to:...

Maui Time Report on Mahi Pono

Maui Time Report on Mahi Pono

12/31/18 #kihei  To close out 2018, we are just taking this report from Maui Time verbatim to help inform our members and community, as we felt it contains information many of us had not heard before.  The pix are from KCA files. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Who Are...

YES IT WAS MISINFORMATION ON THE PATH

YES IT WAS MISINFORMATION ON THE PATH

12/31/18    So you can call it a: misunderstanding, misinterpretation, misconstruction, misreading, misapprehension, misconception,  or a screw up, but there is no public access at the site. The five foot wide strip between...

Kalepolepo Park Clear Out

Kalepolepo Park Clear Out

12/26/18 #kihei A portion of Kalepolepo Park directly across from Kaonoulu receives very little attention from the County. But earlier this month volunteers raked and gathered several months worth of natural and man-made debris into huge piles. KCA and others asked...

“Extra” gatherings scheduled at County Council this week

“Extra” gatherings scheduled at County Council this week

12/24/18 #kihei For the past several years, the Maui County Council has not scheduled a meeting between Christmas Day and New Years' Day. Yet outgoing Council Chair Mike White has scheduled two meetings in Council Chambers, on the same day, Thursday 12/27/18, starting...