BEST TOWN TO LIVE IN KIHEI Out of all the great towns that Maui has to offer, Kihei is the proud winner of the Best Town To Live In. Kihei has a laundry list of fantastic restaurants, Oceanside views, and activities to entertain people of all ages. It is impossible to get bored in Kihei. Whether you want to have fun on a Friday night or take it easy in the backyard, Kihei is … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2016: Best Town to Live in on Maui: Kihei
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MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Town To Live in on Maui: Kihei
BEST TOWN TO LIVE IN ON MAUI Kihei If you like sweltering sprawl with a side of cane dust, then Kihei’s the place for you. But can you even call Kihei an actual town? (There’s an actual current development project called “Downtown Kihei” to give the place a town center.) Advantages to living in Kihei: it’s relatively close to other parts of the island; has miles of good … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Town To Live in on Maui: Kihei
MauiTime Best of Maui 2014: Best Town To Live in on Maui: Kihei
Best Town To Live In Photo credit to Sean M. Hower Kihei We ask this question every year, and every year our readers give us the same answer. So that means after all these years, population data would show that Kihei is, by far, the most populous town on Maui. Except that it’s not. Of course, the most recent population data we have is from 2010, but it clearly shows … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2014: Best Town To Live in on Maui: Kihei
MauiTime Best of Maui 2013: Best Town to Live in on Maui: Kihei
Best Town to Live in Kihei Kihei (and South Maui in general) gets a bad rap from people on Maui, but for our readers, there’s no better place on the island to live. Kihei is poorly planned, they say, or it’s too ugly. Others say it has too many bars and not enough visible coastline. All are true statements to a certain extent, but as my attorney friend Ben Lowenthal wrote … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2013: Best Town to Live in on Maui: Kihei
MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Town to Live in on Maui: Kihei
This is a tough one. Kihei isn’t exactly a walkable town–sidewalks are rare and portions of South Kihei Road more closely resemble a street racing course than a local thoroughfare–and it’s pretty much the best definition of “urban sprawl” I’ve yet found in Hawaii. Indeed, much of the South Maui coast is hidden from view behind rows of Kihei condominiums. And yet, so many people … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Town to Live in on Maui: Kihei