Ask the Mayor: When is the Pā‘ia Community Center Going to Re-Open?

Pāʻia sign. Photo by Wendy Osher.

Mayor Alan Arakawa answers some of the questions submitted to his office staff. Submit your own questions about County of Maui programs, services, operations or policies to Mayor Alan Arakawa via email at AskTheMayor@mauicounty.gov, call 270-7855 or send them by mail to 200 S. High St., 9th Floor, Wailuku, HI 96793. Questions submitted will be considered for inclusion in the “Ask the Mayor” column.

Dear Mayor Arakawa,

Q: When is the Pā‘ia Community Center going to be re-opened? It has been closed for over a year and even though neither of the meeting rooms nor the original restroom are affected, the parks people have said they are not allowed to take bookings. So it has just been sitting there unused.

The surrounding neighborhood is being greatly inconvenienced by not being able to use this public facility. Mahalo.

A: Our parks staff tell me that the center will be reopened for reservations beginning Monday, Feb. 29.