Several KCA Directors were included in a meeting at the Kihei R & T Park this morning (12/20/12) which was hosted by Steve Perkins of R & T Park with special guest the renowned Dan Burton of the Walk Institute, examining pedestrian safety and sound road planning. Others included were State Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Charlene Sheboya, Sandra Mc Guinness of Nutritional...
Read MoreThursday (2/16/12) morning, members of the KCA board and planning committee had the opportunity to discuss Kihei’s “walkable/bikable” needs, & how to achieve them with renowned street planner Dan Burden and his Walkable and Livable Communities Institute with manager Sarah Bowman, three members of County Planning, Jeff Duck, Kathleen Kern and David Yamashita and...
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4/8/2022 #kihei #highschool #roundabout #underpass What is the difference between a signaled intersection and a roundabout? In a signaled intersection, all through traffic and left turns in one or more directions are halted while traffic goes forward in another direction In a roundabout, traffic flows continuously from and to all directions Why would you want traffic to flow continuously...
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What is Walkability? (And Why it Matters for Health, Resiliency, Happiness, and Sustainability) From bluezones.com Walkable communities are healthier and more economical, but they also offer so much more—they are more diverse, resilient, sustainable, friendlier, and greener. These in-demand neighborhoods draw people from all income brackets and research shows that people who live in these...
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4/21/19 #kihei #southmaui #kca Kihei has several rivers that flow, on rare occasion, mauka to makai in our district. They are usually called gulches because they are generally dry, but they were formed over centuries by flowing water. The largest gulch is Kulanihakoi, which runs into the kai (sea) just south of Kaonoulu Street and north of the Humpback Whale Sanctuary. Starting at its...
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UPDATE: WE HAD UNDERSTOOD THE NEXT MEETING WOULD BE 4/10 AS SHOW IN CLOSE, BUT WE NOW HAVE CONFIRMATION IT IS THIS WED 4/3 AT 9:30 AM AT THE MACC- more info this weekend Land Use Committee Moves to Await Status Report from DOE after Community Feedback is Reported to the State #kihei #LUC #kiheihighschool #HIDOE #HIDOT Gaylyn Nakatsuka, an architect from the Office Of School...
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8/15/18 #kihei While the tragic incident taking three lives at the intersection of the Pi’ilani Highway at Welakahao once again raised the concern about South Maui’s only highway, this is not a new matter. Early this century, when the two lane highway was re-striped (NOT widened) for a 4 lane undivided highway with narrower traffic lanes, narrower & at times very skinny...
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5/25/17 #kihei With a number of visuals “loaned” to the senator from school consultants G-70 (formerly Group 70) surrounding much of the room, there was little doubt that the StateEducation Departments High School project to be built in Kihei was her prime focus, and seemingly the major concern of most attendees, about 30 in number, including KCA. But not the...
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So you though this was all finally settled, and KHS would commence admitting the first students in 2016? Not so fast, Brah. Maybe not, Sista. Let’s hear what the Hawaii Board of Education can advise this Tuesday (9/16), along with our regional state legislators. KCA director Andew Beerer has...
Read MoreIncreasing a road speed limit naturally increases the number of vehicles that can drive along it, right. Whoa!!, slow down. That is not necessarily the case, say the experts. On Thursday (12/19/13) at 6:00PM, renowned transportation innovator Dan Burden and his team from Walkable and Livable Communities Institute http://www.walklive.org/about-the-institute/our-team/ offered a power point...
Read MoreThis morning (10/30/13) the County Council Land Use Committee, chaired by Council Vice- Chair Bob Carroll, heard a single item, Community Plan Amendment and Change in Zoning for the Proposed Kihei High School. The only two public testifiers were your Association BOD members Mike Moran and Andrew Beerer. While both strongly endorsed approval of the change to facilitate the progress of getting the...
Read MoreUPDATE (2/26/13) This month we saw the portable speed device again alerting drivers in each direction their present speed, makai of the Pi’ilani highway on Ohukai in North Kihei. Now Public Works Director David Goode has announced vehicle speed statistics were being compiled with a potential outcome being that speed tables or other traffic calming devices could be installed, if the data...
Read MoreA glaring lack of attendance as nationally renowned street planning expert Dan Burden offered his “Safe Routes to Schools” presentation in Kihei on Thursday evening (2/16/12) concerned the few who did attend. The staffs of the Nutritional & Physical Activities Coalition (NPAC), who arranged the presentation, and County Public Works (DPW) who observed, outnumbered the public in...
Read MoreWhen the County Council’s Planning Committee, chaired by Kihei’s own Don Couch, announced they would be discussing, “Walkable & Livable Communities,” as well as “Repetitive loss of Properties; Floodplain Management Plan,” at their afternoon meeting on December 12, we felt Kihei was very interested, and sent a representative to address & listen to the...
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10/30/21 #kihei Today’s Maui News Editorial https://www.mauinews.com/opinion/editorial/2021/10/another-hurdle-for-high-school/ Another hurdle for high school OCT 30, 2021 If only we had a nickel for every time the words ?long-awaited? have been used in conjunction with the oft-delayed Kihei high school. Look up any story about the project from the past...
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10/29/21 #kihei https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2021/10/doe-request-to-open-school-without-a-crossing-denied/ DOE request to open school without a crossing denied Decision to delay school launch date; commission says blame lies with DOE. October 28, 2021 #kihei DOE request to open school without a crossing denied Decision to delay school launch date; commission says blame lies...
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Or should would we say we WILL achieve it? You decide. v 7/15/18 #kihei We informed our community several years ago after we attended the State Land Use Commission (LUC) meeting when the State Department of Education (DOE) petitioned the LUC for a change of use from Agricultural for the future site for their high school in Kihei. The commission granted the request with some conditions including...
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UPDATE 8/6/15 After several months of numerous hearings, the defendant, Michael Cattaneo, agreed to a plea agreement by stating no contest to two of the numerous charges, with the remainder dismissed. A sentencing hearing is now scheduled for December 4 at 9:00 AM See Maui News Article Kula man pleads no contest in fatal crash August 14, 2015 The Maui News Save | Post a comment | ...
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Tuesday, May 21 - 6:30 pm
ProArts Playhouse, Azeka Makai
1280 S. Kihei Road
Pacific Disaster Center, Kihei
Dr. Erin Hughey, Director of Global Operations
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global) is an applied research center managed by the University of Hawaii that supports the most demanding governmental and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide in helping to create a safer, more disaster resilient world. For more than 25 years, we’ve helped our partners enhance disaster management capacity, save lives, and reduce disaster losses through the application of our advanced tools and technologies, evidence-based research, and analytical information.
As always, we will be collecting donations for the MAUI FOOD BANK. They can stretch a dollar like no one else so checks sealed in envelopes are also welcome.