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January 19th Meeting on Voting Districts

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 [...]

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Park Construction Accommodates Pedestrian Students

Mahalo to Goodfellow Bros. Construction Co for their very successful effort to accommodate the children from Lokelani School on their way to-and-from home. The Goodfellow crew fenced off an existing dirt roadway that was used by school children before the regional park construction site was underway. This pathway was the only route available to these [...]

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Help Choose Bus Shelter Design for Kihei

The County of Maui is moving forward with the construction and installation of bus shelters for two bus stop locations in North Kihei. We need your input to help decide which design is appropriate for our community. Please click here to view the designs and locations (pdf format). Then add your selection to our web [...]

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Maui County Council accepts donation of 10 benches from the KCA

The KCA has worked for years with the Parks Dept to help improve Kalama Park in Kihei. This 36 acre park is the center of Kihei and much appreciated for the varied amenities it offers the public. The Parks Dept is currently completing the installation of a lighted walking trail around the park and it [...]

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Urgent! MECO wants to install 70 foot steel towers through Kihei!

If you are concerned about the installation of 70 foot steel towers and overhead electricity lines through Kihei please attend Maui Electric’s community input meeting on Thursday, December 10th at Kamali`i School cafeteria at 6:30 pm. MECO plans to apply to the Public Utilities Commission for permission to install a new high voltage transfer line [...]

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Maui Weekly Coverage of November Education Meeting

Island Keiki in a School Daze By: Trisha Smith Published Nov. 26, 2009 Kihei Community Association meeting features Kihei High School update and passionate panel discussion between school personnel and parents regarding the governor’s recent “Furlough Fridays” proposal. “We want to be a real partner in education…” Hawai‘i’s island communities have faced many challenges battling [...]

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Kihei Community Park, Ground Breaking and Blessing Dec. 3rd

On Thursday, December 3, 2009 10:30 A.M. at Liloa & Halekuai Street in Kihei, Goodfellow Bros., Inc. (GBI) will host the South Maui Community Park Groundbreaking and Blessing. This park, also known as the regional park, is a much anticipated benefit to the community . GBI is excited to grow with the community by providing [...]

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Maui News Coverage of November KCA Meeting

Baker Expects Special Session on Furloughs By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer posted Nov. 19, 2009 KIHEI – The state Legislature is likely to return for a special session to address the issue of school furloughs, possibly in early December, according to state Sen. Roz Baker. Baker said she has not yet made up her mind [...]

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Recap of November 17th Education in South Maui Meeting

The November 17th meeting focused on Education in South Maui. The last 2009 community meeting went out on a high note with the largest audience, the largest panel presentation and the largest donation for the Food Bank. The meeting began with the vote for the 2010 KCA board of directors, which showed the return of [...]

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Education in South Maui: Meeting Recap, Download Education Newsletter & High School Docs

The November 17th meeting focused on Education in South Maui. The last 2009 community meeting went out on a high note with the largest audience, the largest panel presentation and the largest donation for the Food Bank. Group 70 from Oahu presented the proposed Kihei High School plans as part of the pre-EIS process. A [...]

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