Kihei Community Association | Maui, Hawaii

As the community enjoys the just completed bike path makai of Liloa between Lipoa Street and Waipuilani Road, Public Works Director David Goode has announced his department is set to begin construction of the Waipulani bike path running North from Waipuilani Park fronting the ocean to Kulanihakoi Rd. The funding totaling $1.6 M is in the [...]

While the KCA has advocated for street trees and urban forests for the betterment of our community, on occasion we see the action going in the wrong direction. When Kai Makani condo development was constructed less than five years ago, S Kihei Rd was modified to add parking places and a series of young trees were planted [...]

UPDATE: See news item on project from Maui Now!   http://mauinow.com/2012/04/18/brief-ulupalakuas-auwahi-wind-farm-to-break-ground/   As we gaze west, we easily view the established and developing wind turbines on the West Maui Mountains, but what about the next project,  Sempra’s Auwahi Wind , set to begin its next phase on Tuesday (4/17/12) above us on Haleakala?  They have already been doing preliminary work [...]

UPDATE 4/18/12 Major construction’s completed, now just some enhancements for beautification.   4/13/12. We certainly all well remember the mud floods in 12/10 and 1/11 as muddy water choke with all manner of debris rampaged down Haleakala, damaging numerous homes and businesses before devastating our near shore waters. One facility receiving extensive damage was the [...]

UPDATE Councilman Don Couch advised the KCA last evening (4/17/12) that it would be next to impossible to build anything at this corner due to required permitting issues. Earlier this month, Mayor Arakawa advised the KCA that the County had no interest in purchasing it to prevent commercial building. UPDATE: While Kihei only experienced some showers [...]

The KCA appreciates that the mayor agrees to meet with the board of directors each quarter to listen to our community’s concerns. Last Monday, directly from the new Kihei roundabout blessing and grand opening, several members of the BOD headed up to the ninth floor to voice concern for the very long awaited N-S collector road [...]

The first Maui Island Plan  is still before our County Council, and soon they will examine our section of the Island. So that we are informed and aware, the April 17 public community meeting at 6:30 PM at the Charter School, 41 E. Lipoa , will address the subject in a cooperative effort with Faith Action for [...]

Have you noticed the number of strategically placed benches at our various seaside locations throughout Kihei with the KCA plaque? Each bench was purchased by a donation to KCA, while the installation and bureaucratic legwork was done by KCA volunteers. To maintain  this community project, we continue to look for donors. Each bench is $1500., but you [...]

Energized by a vibrant presentation by the Grow Some Good group at Tuesday evenings (3/20/12) Community Meeting, and armed with numerous ways to begin various types of vegetable gardens in our area, about eighty attendees went home with ready to plant garden starts, as well as a wealth of  knowledge on how to successfully begin [...]

Following a KCA Street Tree Committee meeting with Public Works Director David Goode on March 8, the Board of Directors voted unamimously to submit the requsted letter of agreement to the Director to leave the trees in place and get the sidewalk repaved as soon as possible. Here is the letter. March 17, 2012 David [...]