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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Kihei Charter School students rallied for another “volunteer” day recently. They had left an early morning message with the Kihei Community Association saying, “They graffitied our bunker on the Mokulele again and we want to fix it”. The KCA contacted Bobby Motooka from HC&S for permission to enter their property and repaint the bunker, and [...]

The Kihei Community Association will be accepting applications for 2010 Board of Directors positions until Nov. 16, 2009. Please click here for an application.

Maui News September 16, 2009 Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful presents awards HONOLULU – Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful, state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful Inc., presented its Laulima awards for 2009, including three for contributions on Maui. The Laulima Award recognizes outstanding environmental achievements by individuals, businesses and government representatives who are named by [...]

Maui News: August 30, 2009 By CHRIS HAMILTON, Staff Writer County awaits only permits from itself for project’s start KIHEI – Before the end of this year, the Maui County Parks and Recreation Department expects to break ground on the much-anticipated South Maui Community Park, said Director Tamara Horcajo. The county is waiting only on [...]

Maui News Editorial | August 3, 2009 How’s this for a change? A Mainland-based developer is planning a large project in one of Maui’s most populated communities on a parcel between existing shopping centers, and . . . no one’s screaming about it. That apparently is the case for Downtown Kihei, a mixed-used project proposed [...]

Volunteers continue work on Maui Lu sand dune area. Updated photos from September 2009. Original posting from July 14, 2009 – The Maui Public Works Dept recently altered the dunes north of the Maui Lu in an effort to mitigate the problems of blowing sand and subsequent dangerous driving situations along South Kihei Rd. The [...]

Mahalo to all those who turned out Saturday May 30th to clean-up Kamaole Beach Park on behalf of the Honu Heroes. The Honu Heroes are a group of Kihei Charter School (KCS) students who volunteer their time aiding our green sea turtles in numerous ways. On Saturday May 30, they staged a clean up in [...]