Alelele Point News Today

Less than a mile of remote county roadway at Alelele Point near Mile Marker 39 will be closed to all traffic, with the exception of emergency vehicles, between

Motorists are advised that the highway in the Kīpahulu area of east Maui is closed near Mile 39 from Alelele Bridge to Lelekea Bridge due to erosion damage to the road caused by recent heavy rains. The closure is expected to remain in effect for at least two months while repairs are made to the makai edge of the road.

The County of Maui’s roadway along rural Alelele Point in East Maui was reopened Tuesday, after the completion of infrastructure reinstallation that followed emergency slope scaling and rock debris removal.

Road restoration, catchment fencing and reinstalling Hawaiian Telcom infrastructure will continue on the $1.5 million emergency slope stabilization project. Anticipated completion is July 19, 2023.

The Maui News Maui County reopened its rural roadway at Alelele Point for local traffic at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the county Department of Public Works announced

Emergency slope scaling and rock debris removal started Sunday, June 11, at the rural Alelele Point area of East Maui. Nearly a one mile stretch of road has been closed following a rockfall on April 28, and a subsequent assessment in which officials deemed the area unsafe on May 10. About 150 cubic yards of […]

The Maui News Emergency slope scaling and rock debris removal in East Maui began on Sunday at the rural Alelele Point area where less than a mile of county r

Police ID bicyclist killed in crash Maui police have identified the 62-year-old Lahaina man killed in a crash on June 6 as Bryan Harnden. Harnden was ridi

Kaupo residents ask questions during Sunday’s meeting at Kaupo School on the county’s $1.5 million project to shore up a cliffside following a rockfall at A

More than 100 people attended community meetings held over the weekend in Kīpahulu, Hāna and Kaupō, to hear updates on the Alelele Point rockfall project. “It’s important to go directly to impacted communities who are experiencing hardship, provide an update and make ourselves available to help with questions and address concerns,” said Mayor Richard Bissen […]