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Committee passes resolutions to begin planning for Kihei Mauka Road collaboration with county and community
Summary
SCR 37 and SR 21, requesting DOT and County of Maui DOT to work with the Kihei Community Association on planning and implementing the Kihei Mauka Road Project, were passed unamended; local residents testified that the road is needed to relieve congestion and provide emergency ingress/egress.
The Senate Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts voted to pass Senate Concurrent Resolution 37 and Senate Resolution 21, requesting collaboration between the state Department of Transportation, the County of Maui Department of Transportation, and the Kihei Community Association on planning and implementing the Kihei Mauka Road Project.
Mr. Moran of the Kihei Community Association and Rob Weltman testified in support. Moran said South Maui traffic funnels onto a single ingress and egress — Veterans Highway — and described the risk if that choke point were obstructed by fire or flooding. He said planned developments, including the Kihei Mauka master plan and a proposed high school, could add as many as 1,500 homes in the area and underscored the need for additional road connections for safety and traffic relief.
Why it matters: Witnesses said completing the Kihei Mauka Road is necessary to provide alternative ingress/egress, address daily congestion, and support planned housing development.
The chair recommended passing the resolutions unamended; the committee adopted the recommendation. The resolutions request collaboration and planning; they do not appropriate construction funds or set a project timeline.
