KCA: Kula Community Association

03/26/2026

Beginning tomorrow, Thursday March 26, Mayor Richard Bissen will hold community meetings for residents Upcountry, and in ‘Iao Valley, South Maui, Moloka‘i and West Maui to discuss impacts of the recent kona storms in those areas.

The Upcountry Maui meeting will be at 5:30pm Thursday March 26 at Hannibal Tavares (Pukalani) Community Center, 90 Pukalani St., Pukalani.

County of Maui staff from the departments of Public Works, Environmental Management, Water Supply, Emergency Management and ʻŌiwi Resources will attend to provide response updates and help with any questions.

Mayor Richard Bissen will hold community meetings for residents Upcountry, and in ‘Iao Valley, South Maui, Moloka‘i and West Maui to discuss impacts of the recent kona storms in those areas. A community meeting also is anticipated for Molokaʻi.

03/26/2026

KCA is here for you with post-storm recovery resources—including the upcoming community meeting with Mayor Bissen + County of Maui departments tomorrow, Thursday March 26 at 5:30pm at the Pukalani Hannibal Tavares Community Center. If you’re on our mailing list, just check your inbox! Or sign up & access our newsletters online: https://www.kulamaui.org/latestnews

Plus big mahalos to Common Ground Collective Hawaiʻi Farmers Union United Kula Community Watershed Alliance Mālama Kula & Maui Farmer Support Network, plus so many more.

02/10/2026

As wet weather sweeps through the islands, we’re looking forward to Wednesday’s KCA General Meeting on all things ʻĀina and wai, featuring community leaders and experts in conservation and ecosystem stewardship. See you there? Swipe through to get the low-down on our speaker line-up, including:

• Lissa Strohecker from Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC)
• Liz Yannell from Hui O Ka Wai Ola
• John Starmer from Maui Nui Marine Resource Council
• Joe Imhoff from Kula Community Watershed Alliance Skyline Conservation Initiative Haleakalā Biochar
• Gina Youngi from East Maui Watershed Authority

Mark your calendars, tell your friends and ‘ohana, and we’ll see you there!

02/05/2026

We can’t wait to see you next week at KCA‘s first general meeting of 2026 on Wednesday, February 11! We’ll hear from community leaders on all things ʻāina and wai (see the full lineup below)—from watershed restoration in Kula to community lead initiatives testing water quality and coral reef health in the wake of winter storms to insights on invasive species.

Mark your calendars, tell your friends and ‘ohana, and we’ll see you there! Our featured speakers include:

• Lissa Strohecker from Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC)
• Liz Yannell from Hui O Ka Wai Ola
• John Starmer from Maui Nui Marine Resource Council
• Joe Imhoff from Kula Community Watershed Alliance, Skyline Conservation Initiative & Haleakalā Biochar
• Gina Young from East Maui Watershed Authority

02/03/2026

Hawaii Department of Transportation begins work to install 9 speed tables on Kula and Kekaulike Highways today through the week, weather permitting. Click through for the details on location and timing!

Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation begins work to install 9 speed tables on Kula & Kekaulike Highways.

11/30/2025

For decades, KCA recognized the intersection of Kula Highway and Ōmaʻopio Road as the most dangerous traffic location in our community. Accordingly, the KCA Board ensured that installation of traffic lights at that intersection was a high priority for the State Department of Transportation ( Department of Transportation. After years of advocacy and lobbying, KCA received word from DOT that improvement projects—including traffic signals, highway lighting, guardrail updates, acceleration and de-acceleration lanes, and more—will begin Monday, December 1 and is projected to continue through October 2026. 🚗🚴🚦 Read on for details!

As we celebrate this victory for our community, we want you to have all the info you need to keep your commute easy. Here’s what we know:

• Delays and closures will be updated and posted on Fridays for the following week at https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/roadwork/.
• Beginning Monday, Dec. 1 the northbound lane at the intersection will be closed from 8:30am to 3:30pm on weekdays, except state holidays.
• Traffic will be alternated in the open lane.
• The shoulder along the northbound lane at the Kula Highway and Ōmaʻopio Road intersection will be closed 24/7 to allow the work.
• With the shoulder closure, bicyclists may be using the travel lane. The law requires drivers to give the cyclists a 3-foot clearance when passing.
• The posted construction speed limit through the project is 25 mph.
• The project includes installation of a traffic signal, highway lighting, guardrail upgrades, left-turn lane on Kula Highway, embankment widening, and a retaining wall.

All work is weather permitting. Visit Hawaii Department of Transportation here on Facebook or on X/Twitter for updates!

11/13/2025

See you tonight!

11/12/2025

TONIGHT: Bring a friend & join us at the (Kula) Von Tempsky Community Center 6-8pm for our last general meeting of the year! Doors open at 5:30pm for a dynamic lineup of speakers on wildfire prevention, ecological impacts, and community recovery efforts:

- State Fire Marshal Dori Booth
- Olena Alec of Haleakalā Conservancy
- Jordan Jokiel of Haleakalā Ranch
- Dr. Marsha Lowery on the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study

Weʻll also be conducting elections for the KCA Board, and sharing about volunteer positions currently open in our organization. Tell your friends and ʻohana, and we hope to see you there!

Refreshments will be served.

11/10/2025

Please join us this Wednesday at the (Kula) Von Tempsky Community Center for our last general meeting of the year featuring a dynamic lineup of speakers on wildfire prevention, ecological impacts, and community recovery efforts:

-State Fire Marshal Dori Booth
-Olena Alec of Haleakalā Conservancy
-Dr. Marsha Lowery on the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study
-Jordan Jokiel of Haleakalā Ranch

Weʻll also be conducting elections for the KCA Board, and sharing about volunteer positions currently open in our organization. Tell your friends and ʻohana, and we hope to see you there!

10/31/2025

After community members raised concerns about a lack of transparency and a rushed process, the state’s Department of Land and Natural Resources is giving community members more time to weigh in on a proposal that would take 3,434 acres of historic lands called Kamehamenui out of agriculture and instead pave the way for a state forest area run by DLNR, like the Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area.

The KCA board still has questions regarding potential wildfires, loss of agricultural lands, and DLNR’s capacity to steward this land, at a time when its other lands such as Polipoli have been overrun by invasive species.

You have until November 23 to make your voice heard by sharing your thoughts with (as an FYI, there isn’t a link/easy way to find the portal to share comments on the Kamehamenui web page). But we made it easy for you — share your feedback here:

tinyurl.com/kamehamenui 🌱

10/28/2025

TONIGHT 6pm: Upcountry Water Source Development Meeting at Pukalani’s Hannibal Tavares Community Center

County of Maui Department of Water Supply (DWS) Director John Stufflebean will present his department's plans to develop new water wells in the upcountry area. He will discuss the locations of these wells and will also share plans for potential reservoirs and connections to other County water systems. The meetings are being organized by Maui County Council Member Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins and the DWS.

Attend either October 9th or October 28th, as meeting content will be repeated both days.

Office of Vice-Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura Maui County Council COMMUNITY INVITED TO UPCOUNTRY WATER SOURCE DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2025 PUKALANI, Maui — Council Vice-Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura announced today that two community meetings focused on Upcountry water source deve...

10/28/2025