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 there’s some dispute how long Maalaea small boat harbor has been in existence( since 1952?) it’s unquestionably several decades, and some contend much of it remained unchanged, save for deterioration. After many false starts, the refurbishing began last year, but a recent look in March only reveals the roadway & parking areas were repaved, and the [...]

While the community waits… and waits for the North South Collector Road (Liloa) across Kihei, or at least a bicycle strip in the corridor, the people make do to find a place to bicycle somewhat safely, away from motor vehicles, in the meantime. As Kihei experienced our first season rainstorm on Tuesday (2/7/12), we examined [...]

Updates: While PETCO announced they will no longer sell Yellow Tangs at the Maui store, they refused to take other actions,  like no sale of wild caught reef fish, so the protestors returned again on January 4 for a couple of hours, and announced yet another rally on Saturday1/14/12 at 11 AM  in this same [...]

UPDATE: 2/1/12   Council passed on second and final reading. UPDATE:Full County Council  hearing on this proposed ban on 1/20/12  resulted in unamimous approval. The second and final reading is expected soon. Maui County Council is deliberating a complete ban on alcohol consumption at both Kalama and adjoing Cove Parks.  KCA has not taken a position on this matter, [...]

  A few very alert members of the street tree committee observed numerous young trees planted in the Kihei Community Park were being severely damaged by inadverent tree ”girdling, ” which if left unchecked would have killed the trees. Wire wrapped around the young tree trucks and affixed to ground stakes to offer support when first planted were [...]

As the County Council has unanimously passed the bill on 8/23/11 to ban mopeds from bicycle paths on Maui, the community is waiting for the mayor’s decision to sign it into law.

A formal Hawaiian blessing and dedication took place on Friday morning with the tradional mahalo to so very many of the people who were invloved on numerous levels, including the KCA, as Maui celebrated opening of the first segment of the park after about 20 years of planning. While well over 100 attened and heard [...]

What are you doing on Friday? If you have the morning off, after a late breakfast you can meander to the bright green patch makai of the Pi’ilani Highway in Central Kihei to hear the blessing of Kihei’s newest park. The first phase of this long awaited regional park is scheduled to open this Friday, [...]

Maui County has announced the opening ceremony for initial segment of the bike path/greenway next Friday 7/30/11 at 11:00 AM at intersection of Liloa and Pi’ikea in N Kihei. As you can see, the end segments at Lipoa ( South) and Waipuilani (North) seem almost ready. However the middle portion shows a lot more preparation will be [...]