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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...
THIS TUESDAY IN KIHEI–Future Solar Farm Above Maui Meadows

THIS TUESDAY IN KIHEI–Future Solar Farm Above Maui Meadows

October 14, 2018 #kihei #energy #solar As reported in the Maui News today, the Innergex energy company has made it to the final award stage of MECO's request for bids on renewable energy. This will be erected on 200 acres just mauka of Maui Meadows, connecting to a...

South Maui’s Historical Land Districts – October 26

South Maui’s Historical Land Districts – October 26

October 11, 2018 #kihei Hawaiians saw the importance of the connection between mauka (upcountry) and makai (sea), with stream flows linking the two and nurturing life all the way down. Appropriate crops were grown at each elevation. The people of a district - an...

Kamaole Beach Park I Makai Parking Lot to Close for Upgrades

Kamaole Beach Park I Makai Parking Lot to Close for Upgrades

  Kamaole Beach Park I Makai Parking Lot to Close for Upgrades   WAILUKU, Maui – The South Maui Parking Lots Improvements Project will impact parking at several lots during upgrades, starting with Kamaole Beach Park I makai side Oct. 22 through Nov. 2; and...

Wastewater Treatment Effect on Ma’alaea Bay and beyond

Wastewater Treatment Effect on Ma’alaea Bay and beyond

Is it time this element be treated as a resource? 10/5/18 #kihei At the Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) classroom in Ma'alaea, the Ma'alaea Village Association (MVA) had a meeting concerning what should and will be done with the wastewater created there by...