Volunteers throughout Maui County will be cleaning and beautifying our highways, parks, harbors, beaches, historic sites, and “Adopt-a-Sites” on Saturday, July 17th during Community Work Day Program’s annual “Litter Bugs Me” Cleanup. The cleanup is coordinated in partnership with state and county agencies, local businesses, schools and community organizations to help remove unsightly litter from [...]

The July 20, 2010 Kihei Community meeting will focus on “net energy metering” this meeting is being presented in partnership with South Maui Sustainability. Please check back for more information on guest speakers as the meeting gets closer.

The National Weather Service (NWS) will present the five major weather patterns that affect Hawaii, and the type of weather each pattern brings to the Islands: Trade Winds, Cold Fronts, Tropical Cyclones, Kona Storms, Upper Lows Attend the session, and YOU can become a Skywarn Weather Spotter! Skywarn Spotters report vital hazardous weather conditions to [...]

Congratulations to all the nominees and finalists in the County of Maui Volunteer Center’s 2010 Volunteer Recognition Awards Program. Kihei volunteer Marie Thomas was awarded second place in the senior division (over 60) for her extensive work on behalf of Hale Kau Kau. KCA Board member Andrew Beerer received second place in the adult division [...]

Anyone who recreates in our south shore waters over the years will verify the reef system is continuously deteriorating. The longer you’ve observed, the worse the situation has declined. There are myriad reasons for the deterioration, running the gambit from pesticide & insecticide run off, sewage dumping and leakage, injection wells, unrestricted street and gulch [...]

The County Council Public Service Committee meeting on Wednesday 6/3 at 9 AM will include introduction of two bills pertaining to control of aquarium fish collecting in Maui’s near shore waters. If you are concerned about how this affects the number of reef fish in South Maui, you can offer testimony in person, or submit [...]

Who was that group working at Kamaole I on Wednesday morning and what were they doing? They were a group of AmeriCorps volunteers working with Community Work Day on a dune restoration project through the KCA. They were removing the roots of hau and sea grape trees that have grown up at Kamaole I over [...]

Meeting opened with a short power point announcement by Rene Umberger regarding a pending hearing at the Public Service Committee of the County Council on 6/2 regarding aquarium fish collection from near shore waters. The main topic of transportation in South Maui begun with Public Works Director Milton Arakawa’s presentation of the process of achieving [...]

The Kihei Community Associations sponsors numerous volunteer opportunities in South Maui, to encourage, promote & aid in developing, improving & maintaining the community of Kihei. Volunteer opportunities include: Community service activities, dune restoration, litter pick up, planting native plants, & removing graffiti; ongoing Community Work Day Saturdays & as needed. Contact: Bob Richardson, Volunteer Coordinator [...]

The Kihei Community Association (KCA) monthly meeting on Tuesday 5/18 will focus on a variety of transportation issues of interest to South Maui residents. From designing and planning to building, as well as coordination between state and county government departments, all aspects will be discussed by a knowledgeable group composed of officials from the State [...]