Ōma'opio Ridge News

2011

November, 2011

Paul Rice, who is Maui’s pre-eminent master of rock construction, is building rock entryways for Lots A, B, E, F, and G.  (Lots E and F share a driveway off Ikena Kai Place.   Also, Lot H and Lot I share a driveway).

Fall, 2011

The new roadside native Hawai’ian plants are doing well – iliahi, a'ali'i, and naio.

July, 2011

Plans are under way to build stone entryways to the driveways to Lots A, B, and
G, E/F (which share a driveway entrance) and H/I (which also share a driveway).
These will be similar to the ones that we have built on Lots 3 and 8. 

 

 

In preparation for that, we have added the base for the beginnings of driveways; this one is on Lot B.

 

 

 

June, 2011

Lot J has been sold.

Spring, 2011

 

 

As part of our continuing battle with the deer, we have installed individual fences around 23 Hau trees, which we hope will prevent further damage.  

 

 

 

2010

Summer, 2010

The native Hawaiian plants that were installed in 2009 are surviving, despite adverse conditions. 

Spring, 2010

We have constructed a stone pentagonal planter in the middle of the lower turnaround and filled it with a variety of native Hawaiian groundcover plants -- 'Ahinahina, 'Uki'uki, and 'Akia.  

The pentagonal planter is at the lower turnaround.  The extension of Ikena Kai Place goes off to the right.  The driveway at the left goes to Lots 4 and 5.

2009

August 13, 2009

After two and a half years of work on Phase II, we finally have full, final approval from the Maui County Department of Public Works!

January 26, 2009

Ho'olawa Farms, Inc., has installed 100 native Hawaiian plants along the extension of Ikena Kai Place.  These include 23 Hao trees as well as the shrubs Alahe’e, Naio, A'ali'i, and Iliahi.  Also, they planted almost 300 Ilie'e plants (a native groundcover) on the banks above the turnaround. 

A'ali'i Shrub

Iliahi Shrub

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2008

2007

September 22, 2008

The Maui Electric Company (MECO) is finally hooking up the electricity through the conduits that were installed months ago.


A MECO technician is preparing to hook up the electricity for Phase II.



This is a MECO pull-box -- a concrete box that houses connections between the high-voltage wires that power the Phase II lots.

At last, the final paving of the extension of Ikena Kai Place is complete!


This shows the tank access road near the top of Phase II. Lot C is on the left; Lot D is on the right. Mt. Haleakalā can be glimpsed in the background, above the new water tanks.



This is looking down the new road toward the lower turnaround, where the orange barrier is protecting the road while it hardens. Lot I is on the left and Lot 6 is on the right.


This is a view down the road from about 100 yards above the boundary between Phase I and Phase II (the former gate can still be seen at the boundary). Lot A is on the right and Lot G is on the left. Beyond the fence, Lot 6 is to the right, and Lots H and I are on the left. The north shore and an edge of the West Maui Mountains are in the background.



The photo was taken looking down from close to the top of the tank access road.  Lot D is on the left, and Lot C is on the right.  Kahului Harbor is in the background.

The Maui Electric Company has required some additional reinforcement of their equipment below the lower turnaround, and this work, part of which is shown in the photo, is now almost complete as well.

The 6-inch base coat of gravel has been laid down and compacted. The photo shows the water truck spraying the gravel base prior to compaction.  Lot E is on the left, and Lot B is on the right.

The final grading of the road is complete, and the electrical cables have been extended from the lower turnaround to the upper turnaround. The picture, taken from the lower turnaround, shows a pile of the kind of gravel that will be used to create a 6-inch base. Lot I is on the right; Lot 6 is on the left.

Over the last six months work on the water system, the electrical infrastructure, and the road has been steadily progressing. The picture shows the final grading of the upper tank access road, viewed from the upper turnaround. Lot C is on the left, and Lot D is on the right.

Electrical subcontractor Glenn Santos (orange shirt) and his crew pour concrete over the conduits for electricity, cable TV, and telephone lines. The concrete layer prevents any inadvertent contact with the high-voltage electric lines.

The two galvanized steel water tanks have now been completed at the top of the Phase II land. They will be painted in February, after a thin protective coating has worn off.

The first of two 46,500-gallon galvanized steel water tanks has been completed, but not yet painted. The concrete base for the second tank, on the left, has been prepared, and the tank wall will be rising soon. The view here is northeast, across a deep gulch that separates Ōma'opio Ridge from the nearest neighbors, who are near the palm trees in the distance.

The County of Maui has granted final bonded approval of the subdivision! This means that lots in Phase II are now available for sale.

Preparations for installing the two new Scafco water tanks are well under way.



A view of the upper tank site. All the trenches have been excavated.



This metal ring is the form into which the concrete base for one of the tanks will be poured. A similar ring will be laid out for the second tank. Each tank has a diameter of 24 feet.



Preparation of joints in the pipes. A short section of pipe will go up into the bottom of each tank.

Read a news article about Ōma'opio Ridge in the Maui News

Jerry Perreira, of AJ Trucking, has begun to dig the trenches for the high-voltage electrical conduits. Seen here are hundreds of feet of conduit of varying diameters, ready to link the new lots with the Maui Electric Company.

Based on our electrical engineer's plans, the Maui Electric Company (MECO) has proposed an underground electric distribution system. MECO will start installing the transformers and primary and secondary cables as soon as the pipes that the wires go through are in place.

The two new water tanks have been ordered. Each of these steel tanks will hold 42,000 gallons, and they are designed to operate independently in case one needs to be shut down for maintenance. They have been fully approved by the State of Hawaii's Department of Health. The existing lower tanks, which are located on an easement near Lot 6, will continue to operate as they do now.

All the new 6" ductile iron water pipes have been installed.

We now have approval from the County of Maui's Department of Services Administration to do the full construction of the infrastructure for Phase II of Ōma'opio Ridge. That means we're now able to move beyond the road-grading work that has been going on over the past few weeks, and start on laying water pipes, installing fire hydrants, and so forth.


This is a stack of water pipes made of ductile iron, with a diameter of 6 inches. It's the high-pressure pipe that will connect the new water tanks at the top of Ōma'opio Ridge to each of the lots.

This shows how a connection is made between the 6-inch iron pipe and a fire hydrant. All this will be buried, with just the fire hydrant (not shown here) emerging from the ground.


This shows some of the heavy equipment that the contractor A.J. Trucking & Excavating is using on the Ōma'opio Ridge project.

Work continues on the extension of Ikena Kai Place into Ōma'opio Ridge Phase II. Jerry Perreira's crew has moved down to the section of the road between the existing turnaround and the upper boundary of Lot 6.

The edge of Lot 6 is on the left. Lots H and I are on the right. Beyond the fence, Lot A is on the left and Lot G is on the right. In the background, Mount Haleakalā is mostly obscured by clouds.

The grading job is now under way! Jerry Perreira's company, A.J. Trucking & Excavating, has started construction of what will become the extension of Ikena Kai Place.

This photo was taken from above the new turnaround. Lot B is on the right and Lot C is on the left. The sitting of the road was chosen so that the large Kiawe tree would be in the center of the turnaround. We don't yet know if the two smaller Kiawe trees, one on the left and one on the right, can be saved.

This shows some of A.J. Trucking and Excavating equipment being used to grade the roadway for the extension of Ikena Kai Place. The photo was taken from a spot between Lot A (on the right) and Lot G (on the left), looking north. Lot 6 is in the background.

The County has granted us a permit to do the grading of the Ikena Kai Place extension. Jerry Perreira's team has started to mark the final elevations and the excavation is slated to begin on April 9.

Work on Phase II has finally started! Jerry Perreira, a long-time Maui general contractor, has the contract to build the extension of Ikena Kai Place and the rest of the infrastructure for Phase II. He has started with the preliminary clearing work, preparing for the construction of the paved road and the installation of the new water tanks.


The view from the extension of Ikena Kai Place down toward the southern corner of Lot 6. In this photo, Lot A is to the right and Lot G is to the left.




Jerry Perreira (left) and one of his bulldozer operators clear land near the new turnaround.