Town file
Kihei, Hawaii
Kihei, Hawaii (Maui County, Hawaii) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 262, "Disturbing, Depraved & Disgusting" (10 February 2022).
- Town
- Kihei
- County
- Maui County
- State
- Hawaii
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 262
- Approximate location
- 20.766, -156.435
Episode 262 / 10 February 2022 / 167 min / full
Disturbing, Depraved & Disgusting
"This is Kihei, Hawaii; it's on the south side of the island of Maui, in Maui County" about 0:05:02
The case: Murder of Muriel Delbeck (January 25, 1993); Murder of Marjorie Deebel (May 12, 1986). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2022
- Population
- 22,750
- Median age
- about 37
- Median household income
- $71,423
- Median home value
- $807,800
- Two-bedroom rent
- $1,929
- Cost of living
- 164
- Property crime
- about average
- Violent crime
- ▼ a little under half
History, in brief
- In the height of the whaling era over 400 ships visited in one season, with up to 100 anchored at once in Lahaina Roads. about 0:08:19
- Whaling ended once petroleum replaced whale oil as fuel. about 0:09:05
- Hawaii was annexed in 1898, made a territory in 1900 and became the 50th state in 1959. about 0:09:18
- At the peak in 1943 and 1944 more than 100,000 soldiers were based in Hawaii. about 0:09:50
- Hawaii's beaches were used as practice landings for marines, demolition and sabotage training. about 0:09:59
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Everybody who visits says how beautiful it is; a blessing to have grown up on the island, which radiates the aloha spirit"about 0:10:58
4 stars
"Most people are good spirited and help each other and there are no huge crimes, but the cost of living is almost unaffordable"about 0:12:10
4 stars
"Absolute paradise with no place to compare, but homelessness, drugs and littering are problems"about 0:13:29
2 stars
"Roads are poorly maintained and wash away, the county has poor relations with its people, county workers stand around and the cost of living has skyrocketed"about 0:13:56
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Haiku, Hawaii13 miles
- Hana, Hawaii27 miles
- Kawaihae, Hawaii64 miles
- Hilo, Hawaii115 miles
- Burlingame, California2342 miles
- Terra Linda, California2343 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.