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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...
Oneloa Coalition July meeting last evening

Oneloa Coalition July meeting last evening

7/13/18 #kihei Last evening about twenty Oneloa Coalition members, including KCA, assembled in Maalaea for the monthly meeting. While we were not able to do so ourselves, the majority of them participated in a committee meeting for one hour preceding this 90 minute...

Can We Achieve A Safe Route To School? Now? Later? Never?

Can We Achieve A Safe Route To School? Now? Later? Never?

Or should would we say we WILL achieve it? You decide. v 7/15/18 #kihei We informed our community several years ago after we attended the State Land Use Commission (LUC) meeting when the State Department of Education (DOE) petitioned the LUC for a change of use from...

When is a DEADLINE not really a deadline?

When is a DEADLINE not really a deadline?

7/12/2018 #kihei You probably received this post card last month from Maui County Clerk, Elections Division with valuable voter information. You see it clearly states “Voter Registration Deadline for Primary election is Thursday, July 12, 2018”. So if it is July...

WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE PI’ILANI PROMENADE, AKA MEGAMALL?

WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE PI’ILANI PROMENADE, AKA MEGAMALL?

Stakeholders meet with representative to hear what is being considered for future development on lands 6/28/18 #kihei We were included with a number of concerned stakeholders to hear a proposed update from Harry Lake of Koa Partners, the stated representative of...