What Really Happened in Kihei: The Storms, the Failures and the Families Who Paid the Price

A fact-checked accountability report on Maui County’s storm failures – compiled by the Mayor La Costa 2026 campaign. Every fact sourced. Every person named. Everything the county’s own records confirm.

This report documents:

Then add a List block below it with these four items:

• What the county knew about South Maui drainage risks — and for how long
• The $1.616 billion budget and the $12 million emergency cap
• The Kīhei Kai building collapse and the county’s three documented failures
• What Mayor Bissen said to 150+ residents who came looking for answers/

Read it. Then share it with every Maui family that deserves to know.

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About This Report

P. Denise La Costa has lived on Maui for 36 years. She served as Chair of the Maui County Planning Commission — the body that reviews the exact infrastructure decisions documented in this report. She compiled this report because Maui voters deserve the full picture before August 8.

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