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 [...]

About eighty people filled the Whale Sanctuary Room for a well planned forum organized and presented by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council and Maui Tomorrow on flooding problems in Kihei. Attendees were grouped by their ahupua’a to discuss regional experiences and opinions of past flooding in South Maui, and a representative from each group orally presented [...]

The KCA Planning committee met with three entities on Tuesday (5/8/12) to discuss their proposed changes to zoning and land use designation for this 33 year old industrial facility. Blanca Lafollette of Pacific Rim Land, Ken Gift of Goodfellow Brothers and Mich Hirano of Munekiyo and Hiraga presented the history of Kihei Rock Crushing on [...]

At a special meeting of the KCA BOD, several board members discussed, via a conference  call with Towne Development, the North South Collector road to be built between Walua Place and Keonekai Road in South Kihei. Christopher Lau from Towne  and Karlynn Fukuda of Munekiyo and Hiraga answered questions and offered background information concerning their request to the [...]

UPDATE;  Event is THIS Friday 5/11/12, 5:30-7:30 PM at the Whale Sanctuary on So Kihei Road. UPDATE:4/26/12- Participants will be grouped by ahupua’a (watersheds), given a “storm scenario” to apply to their neighborhood, shown some big maps and markers and pads and asked to share their experiences  of stormwater impacts to their neighborhoods and what could make [...]

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 [...]

UPDATE:We now have confirmation by grading permits issued this month that mall construction has begun! More details on Eclipse’s Kihei Outlet Mall http://eclipsedevelopmentgroup.com/siteplans/Maui%20Leasing%20Brochure5.13.11.pdf   Some quotes from the brochure: “With more than three quarters of a mile of frontage along one of Maui’s busiest highways, the site sees roughly 38,000 cars per day. This figure is [...]

In a meeting with KCA this morning (4/25/12), Sempra representatives Lisa Briggs and construction manager Dan Hyatt, along with Leilani Pulmano of Munekiyo and Hiraga,  explained their Auwahi Wind farm project, already in initial stage on construction,  likely will only affect the South Maui coastal area during a  three week period in August. when 3 to 4 [...]