WCA News
The Shops at Wailea Announces December Holiday Celebrations
Wailea, Maui, Hawaii (December 2, 2025) Following Santa’s arrival on Black Friday, The Shops at Wailea continues the holiday season throughout December with a full lineup of festive celebrations. Guests can enjoy free Santa photos, complimentary gift wrapping and...
The Wailea Community Association Has a New GM
Aloha State Daily, 11/13/2025 Matt Chierek assumed the role as general manager last month, succeeding Bud Pikrone, who stepped down after 25 years. Chierek shares about his career path, what initially attracted him to the 1,500-acre master-planned resort community and...
The Shops at Wailea to Host Keiki Halloween on Oct. 26
Maui News, October 4, 2025 The Shops at Wailea invites families to Keiki Halloween on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 3 to 7 p.m. A beloved tradition, the free event transforms the center into a festive destination filled with family-friendly activities, including a costume...
Wailea Community Association General Manager, Matt Chierek
Maui News, 10/2/25 The Wailea Community Association, the nonprofit organization for the master-planned resort community on Maui’s south shore, has appointed Matt Chierek as general manager. In this position, Chierek oversees all operational functions, financial...
Wailea Community Association continues to support Maui’s newest nurses
University of Hawaii Foundation, Mitchell K. Dwyer, Staff Writer, 9/3/25 The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 underscored nurses’ crucial contributions to the wellbeing of our island communities. Nurses provide comfort, compassion, and care in our most desperate moments,...
Bud Pikrone to retire as GM of the Wailea Community Association after 25 years
Kelsey Kukau Medeiros, Aloha State Daily, 5/9/25 Since 1987, the nonprofit corporation has stewarded the 1,500-acre master-planned Wailea Resort community on Maui, which today, has over 2,400 members and a budget of more than $3.5 million. A search for Pikrone’s...
Wailea Community Association Launches Search for GM; Pikrone to Retire After 25 years
April 29, 2025 Maui Now After decades of leadership as the Wailea Community Association general manager, Frank “Bud” Pikrone has announced his plan to retire this year. A search for Wailea Community Association’s next general manager has been launched by the Inkinen...
Honua’ula Partners Seeking Design Review of Piilani Highway Widening Project
Honu'aula Partners will go before the Urban Design Review Board on May 6 for a design review of its project plans for widening a portion of Pi'ilani Highway from two to four lanes in Kihei. The board’s design review is a preliminary step before taking the $48 million...