Latest News at Kuau Bayview at Paia

• By way of comparison to the $135 per YEAR Kuau Bayview dues, the HOA dues for a 570 sq ft condo in Kuau Plaza are $427 per MONTH!
• The intermittent street light in the first block of Lae St was reported to MECO months ago and again on Dec 29/24. Repaired Jan 14/25.
• There was a power outage in Kuau Bayview from 10:20pm Dec 28 to 5am Dec 29/24. Cause unknown.
• 2024-06-25 Paia Town Hall Meeting at PCC: The entire Paia Fire Dept + Fire Marshall Brad Ventura were there. Meeting focused on fire prevention, preparedness, and evacuation planning. $2500/day fines could be imposed for WUI lands that are not cleared of wildfire fuel.
• Kudos to our Councilmember Nohe U'u-Hodgins for supporting Bill 95 to restrict access to Holomua Rd.
• 2024-04-02 Standing-Room-Only Meeting at Paia Community Center:
  • Many people spoke about the crisis on Holomua Rd. A MISC worker was attacked and bloodied that same day. Car windows were smashed and side mirrors ripped off. Old Maui High workers are afraid when walking to their vehicles. People who used to walk their dogs along this formerly beautiful, canopied avenue no longer feel safe. The road is being used as a car-stripping operation. The Lot 24 Honda CRV which had been stolen March 8/24 was found on Holomua Rd a week later.
  • The captain of the Paia Fire Department testified that there were already 40 calls to Holomua Rd in 2024... 32 for fires (some camp fires, 8 arson fires, 6 burned cars) and 8 for medical emergencies. There is no water available in that area. He expressed concern that as we enter the dry season, a fire with strong winds could wipe out everything from Holomua to Paia. At least 8 firemen attended the meeting wheresas no one from MPD showed up.
  • Many people from Haiku encouraged the County to purchase a 134 acre plot that is currently for sale for $6.8 Million across Hana Hwy makai of Haiku Community Center to preserve fishing rights, access to the shoreline, and so the school can expand. Homeless people are threatening the children so they have had to put up fencing to protect them.
  • Paia merchants complained about the lack of parking & lack of garbage receptacles in Paia and the terrible effect on the town from aggressive homeless, especially Mochi.
  • Merchants appealed for extension of the Clean & Safe program beyond June and doubling of the security patrol from 8 to 16 hours.
  • A couple, Amagi Lee & Kristan, has been voluntarily collecting trash daily along the streets of Paia town. Paia has only 3 trash receptacles. They requested the County provide 11 trash receptacles.
  • Some non-profits requested more funding due to the increased demand for mental support services after the Lahaina fires.
  • Bodhi Be encouraged support for natural burials and less use of tradional burials which introduce toxins into the soil and take up land area.
• Hansen Rd: As of Sept 2022, the dangerous intersection of Pulehu Road and Hansen Road has been converted to an all-way stop, with stop signs posted at all four entry points. Stop and proceed with caution.
• HB490 HD2 SD1 lowers the age at which enhanced penalties apply for crimes against seniors from 62 to 60 years of age. Makes commission of certain criminal offenses against a senior's person or property applicable if the perpetrator knows or reasonabley should know the senior victim's age.
• SB1387 SD1 HD2 CD1 requires dog & cat owners to microchip their pets. Took effect 1/1/2022.
• Thief TYLER WALLETT was put in prison on July 20th and released again on July 26, 2021. Lock your cars and keep your eyes out for a tall, skinny local man who does not belong in KB.

• KB House Sales:

• 2024: Lot 47 sold Jan 5/24 for $1.875 Million, a record high price.
• 2023: Lot 43 sold in Sept for $1.46M and Lot 61 sold for $1.1M on Nov 24 (the highest per sq foot price ever).
• 2022: Lot 51 sold in Feb for $1,445,000 and Lot 82 sold in March for $1,475,000.
• 2021: Lot 26 sold in March for $999,000. Lot 74 sold for $900,000 in June. Lot 43 sold on Dec 30th for $1,298,640!
• 2020: There were 6 house sales in 2020: Lot 65 for $975,000, Lot 57 for $950,000, Lot 86 for $770,545, and Lot 8 for $975,000. Lot 57 sold a 2nd time 8 months later for $977,000. Both sales for Lot 57 were record highs for a one-story home. Lot 27 sold in Dec for $900,000.
• 2019: No houses sold in 2019.
• 2018 was a record year for house sales in KB with 7 houses sold, including the first $Million dollar sale (Lot 80).
• On July 22, 2018 a woman who fell asleep at the wheel crashed her car into our Paia-side front garden shoving one of the large boulders into the rock wall and taking out a 25 foot fan palm tree.
• On July 27, 2018 a drunk driver took out our brand new stop sign at Lae St & Hana Hwy.
• From July to September in 2018 A&B installed cattle fencing along the east and south boundaries of Kuau Bayview. There will be 10 paddocks with beef cattle (steers) rotated from paddock to paddock to even out the grazing.
• On Dec 20, 2018 A&B sold 41,000 acres of former sugar cane fields to Mahi Pono, which consists of Pomona Farming LLC and Public Sector Pension Investment Board, one of Canada's largest pension investment managers. Under the terms of the agreement, Mahi Pono purchased the farm lands as well as Kulolio Ranch (A&B's grass-fed cattle project) and Central Maui Feedstocks, A&B's energy crop project. Maui News article. Early plans include a community farm near Puunene Mill.
• Hawaii Fireworks Laws: Using aerial fireworks without a permit or license can be prosecuted as a Class C felony. Licensed applicants must have a pyrotechnics license from the State of Hawaii, among other requirements. For those celebrating in their driveways, fireworks can be legally set off only from 9 pm Dec 31st to 1 am New Year's Day.
• We had a Water Department worker check the water pressure in Kuau Bayview. It was almost 100 psi at several houses. The pressure for residential houses should be between 50 and 60 psi. Apparently the pressure reducers installed when the houses were built wear out after 20 years such that the water now flows through at full pressure. This can cause pipes and water heaters to burst. You can buy a pressure gauge for about $10 at Home Depot to test your pressure by screwing it onto your hose bib. A new pressure reducer costs about $83 at Home Depot.

Reporting Streetlight Outages

You can now report faulty street lights online by clicking here. You can still report any streetlight or utility pole problems by calling the MECO Trouble Line at 871-9777.

Hawaii Energy Rebates

The Refrigerator Trade-Up offer gives you a $150 rebate for purchasing a new, ENERGY STAR® refrigerator and for trading in your old but operational one.