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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...
NO LEFT TURN  coming soon to Welakahao      Maui News report

NO LEFT TURN coming soon to Welakahao Maui News report

3/26/18 #kihei  Maui News report today  Work to close ‘tricky’ left-hand turn in Kihei to begin Monday Van driver’s left turn onto Piilani Highway led to a double-fatal crash   JUL 26, 2018 MELISSA TANJI Staff Writer mtanji@mauinews.com A handmade sign...

Sand removal- the good, needed kind- on SKR

Sand removal- the good, needed kind- on SKR

  7/26/18 #kihei If you ever drive, bike, walk, run, push a stroller, skateboard or move along on the northern portion of South Kihei Road (SKR) you know about the wind-blown sand on the roadway. It happens continuously and is unstoppable. It can be annoying...

ACTUAL preparation work on high school underway in Kihei

ACTUAL preparation work on high school underway in Kihei

7/25/18 #kihei Yes. It really has finally begun. We see actual equipment and workers at the site of the State Department of Education (DOE) high school!! If you are not familiar with the Kihei high school project, or perhaps since it has been going on for so long, you...

What’s New, Maui  Lu? Redo

What’s New, Maui Lu? Redo

What do these markers indicate along shoreline at Maui Lu? 7/24/18 #kihei  The mystery of the future of the Maui Lu, a former resort property in north Kihei near Kalepolepo park, continues. Comments of start days have gone on for years, but no action takes place....

Not Only South Maui Sees Great Need for High School  in Kihei

Not Only South Maui Sees Great Need for High School in Kihei

Maui High Principal Talks Overcrowding 7/21/18 #kihei #school #highschool As we see construction of the new Charter School up in the R & T Park ready to welcome students next month, the State Department of Education (DOE) fiasco on the same side of Pi'ilani Hwy...

Gridlock hits Kihei early Friday Afternoon

Gridlock hits Kihei early Friday Afternoon

Deadly vehicle collision closes Pi'ilani Highway UPDATE   Highway was open shortly after 5:00 PM 7/20/18 #kihei A motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Pi'ilani Highway and Welakahao Road shut down Pi'ilani Highway,...

Candidate Forum Meeting Fills the Room

Candidate Forum Meeting Fills the Room

7/18/18 #kiheiLast evening at our current general membership location, St Theresa Church Hall, over one hundred registered voters gathered to hear the seven state legislature candidates. For the District 11 House Seat we had Don Couch, Lee Myrick and Tina Wildberger...