Kihei Community Association | Maui, Hawaii

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 [...]

This month’s community meeting featured presentations from Community Work Day and a presentation on planning issues related to Makena State Park; including DLNR’s Recreation Renaissance Redevelopment Plan. The presentation was presented by the Oneloa Coalition, the advisory group to the Makena State Park Master Planning process, of which KCA is a member. Lucienne De Naie [...]

The KCA is engaged in a project to produce and install signage for the South Maui Coastal Trail system. This trail, in some form or another runs along our entire coastline. It covers areas of State and County lands including many Maui County Parks. It also includes transition areas from one beach park to another. [...]

President Jon Miller opened the meeting with an announcement that at this same location & time, 6:30PM, one week later (3/23) Maui County Council has scheduled the local budget hearing,encouraging all to attend to testify. He then proceeded to introduce the panel discussing the proposed State Prison in South Maui: Tommy Johnson, Deputy Director, Depart [...]

The Maui Food Bank and Maui Disposal have joined together to fight hunger on Maui. At 10:00 AM on 16 March, Maui Disposal’s Kihei Recycling Facility (located at the corner of Welakahao Road and Piilanai Highway) will launch GIVE A HI-5 TO HELP THE HUNGRY. Mayor Tavares will be attending the event along with other [...]

February 17 Community meeting concerning South Maui Parks featured three power point presentations by Community Resource Coordinator Sue Kiang on all our local parks, Goodfellow Brothers project manager John Spasari on building our new regional park, and our volunteer extraordinaire Bob Richardson, on volunteering with the KCA to better all our parks. Next meeting is [...]

The Kihei Community Association has completed phase one of a project to purchase and install high quality commercial grade park benches at Kalama Park. The first ten benches were generously paid for by Maui community members and businesses. This needed project was possible because of the strong partnership between the community and the Maui County [...]

The first meeting for 2010 featured presentations by retired MCC professor Dick Mayer & RAM director Dave De Leon and included input from Kula Community officer Alan Kaufman on the present system of electing County Council members and potential changes and improvements, which included what the “other” KCA had concluded on this issue. A detailed [...]

Covering Graffiti at Kalama and Keopuolani Skate Parks Originally Published online at The Honolulu Advertiser Thursday, January 14, 2010 The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation announced today that due to the efforts of community volunteer Andrew Beerer (KCA Parks Committee member)and youth from the Boys and Girls Club of Maui, both the [...]

Currently all voters in Maui County select all nine County Council for all areas, rather than each area being able to decide who will be its representative. Thus the voters in large populated areas truly decide for everyone. What changes would you make, and what do you want to protect from change? Here’s your chance [...]