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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...
“Homelessness issue” meeting of volunteer committee

“Homelessness issue” meeting of volunteer committee

Proposal is for Thursday 12/7/17 at 5:30 PM in Kihei UPDATE 12/5/17. CORRECTION  We have been advised that this meeting set for tomorrow evening is NOT the third Community meeting in the series, but that will likely occur  next month. This will simply be a...

NOVEMBER 21 MEMBERSHIP MEETING RECAP

NOVEMBER 21 MEMBERSHIP MEETING RECAP

Final Membership Meeting results in expanded 2018 BOD 11/22/17 #kihei With about 80 people filling the Charter School room last evening, we saw the membership vote to expand the number of directors from current eleven to sixteen, the largest number in a decade a...

County Council Addresses Multiple Issues  and Concerns

County Council Addresses Multiple Issues and Concerns

KCA addresses Council on issues specific to our region 11/18/17 #kihei Yesterday In chambers, at the meeting of the Council, seven members participated with two excused. Probably the two largest issues of concern were the sand mining moratorium, which was again...