Kihei Community Association | Maui, Hawaii

Katy, Ryon, Steve and David (not pictured) make up the Aloha Bluegrass Band, performing at the Farmer’s Market in Kihei on Saturday. (3/30/13) morning, inspiring a lot of head bobbing and foot tapping by the produce shoppers and sellers. The members are split between Kihei and Haiku, and true to their areas, play at Casanova’s and [...]

UPDATE 4/1/13   Our last report from almost 16 months ago(following) addressed what happen when stop sign was flattened several times. Here is the newest installment.       12/5/2011–Right by the entrance to the new Kihei Community Park, where Liloa ends at intersection of Halekuai, vehicles driving south on Liloa had a full stop, before they [...]

If much of South Maui was unplanned, or poorly designed, is it too late to fix it? Do you have a  vision for Kihei’s future? What does smart planning mean to you? This month’s general membership meeting on Tuesday, April 16, will examine some of these issues and concerns, beginning at 6:30 PM at the [...]

A couple of Kihei sisters and an upcountry cohort entertained early shoppers last Saturday (3/23/13) at the Farmer’s Market. Self accompaniment on guitars with their melodic singing brought smiles an applause from the fresh organic(mostly) produce buyers off Lipoa in central Kihei. The three friends, Chelleigh Starfish (upcounty), Isa Inca, and Celeste Keele have only performed [...]

UPDATE (MAR 22, 2013) As the County Council awaits receiving the budget from  the mayor on Monday (3/25/13), KCA is awaiting confirmation that the money is there for this long expected bicycle path (APR 24, 2012) As the community enjoys the just completed bike path makai of Liloa between Lipoa Street and Waipuilani Road, Public Works [...]

The KCA expresses out thanks to Council Member Don Couch for a conversation this morning (3/18/13)  concerning KCA priorties for  the upcoming 2014 FY budget. Several directors advised our major concerns formulated mostly around making South Maui more pedestrian and bicycle friendly.  Specifics went to the North South Collector Road corridor and what can be achieved there with [...]

Last evening (3/19/13) an audience of about 85 listened & questioned presenters on numerous topics of concern to the So. Maui Community at our monthly public community meeting. Whether it was George Rixey on smart growth at the conclusion, or Mike Moran’s opening on Pump Don’t Dump  or the PUC/Pi’ilani Promenade proceedings offered by Mark Hyde, [...]

At 9:00 AM this morning (3/16/13), Maui County blessed and opened the first official off leash dog park at Keopuolani Park in Kahului, and has already announced plans for the next one in Makawao. Will south Maui be next?  While there is an off leash dog park now in Wailea, it is not a county [...]

UPDATE MAR 13, 2013: DOH CAB advises today they have issued the HC&S’s agricultural burn permit for the 2013 season, with the following modifications: ·requiring specific pre-burn conditions on all fields rather than just those fields that are close to public areas; ·providing more clarity and requiring additional documentation when conducting additional burns; ·requiring photos [...]

UPDATED MAR 13, 2013 Maui County Planning Committee unamimously approves next phase of this development, at which KCA offered testimony.  See Maui News Article:   http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/570697/Environmental-clearance-for-Kihei-project.html?nav=10   Interesting they are updating traffic study. NOV 8 2012 Led by executive V. P.  Jay Krigsman, The Krausz Companies offered an updated presentation of their Downtown Kihei Project, which [...]