Kihei Community Association | Maui, Hawaii

If there was a single unified emotion expressed by the attendees at last night’s community meeting on proposed development along the Mokulele Highway approaching Kihei, it likely was surprise. While many were aware of the proposal by  State Public Safety of a new jail/prison (you decide correct term,) to replace MCCC, and some were aware of [...]

 While much of our community expresses concern about proposed development in Kihei, the inquiries we hear repeatedly are “how was this approved, and why didn’t we know about it?” So KCA will devote the next two meetings to this general topic. Doors open at 6:00 PM for talk story and pupu.  Community meeting  on Tuesday May [...]

In a very positive environment this morning (5/4/12,) representatives for Maui Outdoor Circle (MOC), Wailea Elua Condo and KCA met with County Planning Director Will Spence and Executive Assistant to the Mayor, John Buck at the director’s office to discuss the complete removal of all trees at Maui County’s Ulua Beach Park lot, and how best [...]

It’s been over a year since we were first contacted by members of the community advising that four half century old monkey pod trees on SKR were fated for immediate removal by County Government, which had the ways and means to do so . Some guys said ain’t it a shame that they were to be [...]

A lot of knowledgeable individuals addressed the members, and the members responded and inquired concerning the Maui Island Plan being evaluated by the County Council, as over 100  overflowed the room on Tuesday (4/17/12) evening. However, while the Plan covers the entire Island, and the meeting was focusing on South Maui, the overwhelming single topic [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

At a sparsely attended public meeting Monday (4/9/12) evening at 5:00 PM at Maui Waena school in Kahului, Transportation Officials offered the community choices available for the first phase on the proposed airport access road between Puunene Av and Hana Highway. With costs ranging from $25 to $45 million for the choice of 3 plans, [...]

As the elected and appointed County officials conducted the ceremony  opening Kihei’s Roundabout at Liloa and Pi’ikea Monday, Councilman Don Couch named two past KCA presidents as being instrumental figures in this accomplishment for our community, David Frazier and George Rixey, who was present. One half of the ten current KCA board members joined other [...]