#Hamoa Beach

8.6 acres at Hāmoa, Maui forever protected for cultural preservation, stewardship

Ke Ao Hāliʻi, a Hāna-based nonprofit community organization, in partnership with the County of Maui, State of Hawaiʻi, and Hawai‘i Land Trust, has completed the purchase of 8.6 acres of Hāmoa lands for permanent cultural preservation and stewardship. The County of Maui contributed $800,000 and the State of Hawaiʻi Legacy Land Conservation Program contributed $247,500 toward the purchase.

Ke Ao Hāli’i receives $100,000 grant to support Native Hawaiians in Hāna

The OHA funding will be used by Ke Ao Hāliʻi to manage more than 90 acres of coastal land south of Hāna town that has been recently returned to community ownership and stewardship.

BREAKING: 33 acres of Hāna coastline now permanently protected at Mokae II

An additional 33 acres along the Hāna coast in East Maui is now permanently protected thanks to a decades-long, multi-partner effort.

Update/Road Open: Utility pole down at Haneoʻo Road in East Maui

Haneoʻo Road is closed between the Koki beach area (near the Huli Huli Chicken stand) and Hāmoa Beach due to a downed utility pole.

Hawai‘i Land Trust Receives Donation from Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos

Amazon founder and Executive Chair, Jeff Bezos has made two more personal donations to nonprofits on Maui, bringing the growing list of philanthropy on Maui for the e-commerce executive to four.  Today’s announcements include monetary donations of unspecified amounts to the Hawaiʻi Land Trust and the Mālama Family Recovery Center.

Search for Missing Idaho Man Continues at Hāmoa Beach in East Maui

The search continues today for a 45-year-old Idaho man who went missing in waters off of Hāmoa Beach in the Hāna area of East Maui on Thursday night.

Search Underway for Missing Man Offshore of Hāmoa in East Hāna

The US Coast Guard and Maui county partners are searching for a missing 45 year-old man with red hair last seen offshore Hāmoa Beach in Hāna, Maui. He was last seen wearing blue shorts.

Missing Hāna Man, Cell Phone and Keys Found Near Hāmoa

Leonardo Diaz, 30, was seen at his home in Hāna on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 at around 10:30 p.m.  He was also observed by a resident at around 7:30 a.m. the following day on Haneoʻo Road walking towards Hāmoa Beach wearing only surf trunks.

Siren Testing at Hāmoa Beach, Maui on March 28

The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency will conduct siren testing at Hāmoa Beach in East Maui between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2019.

Hāna Fire Crews Rescue Visitor at Hāmoa During Training

The 34-year-old man visiting from Salt Lake City, Utah, was body boarding with two other friends when he was caught by the rip current.

Maui’s Hāmoa Beach Holds on to No. 4 Spot on Dr. Beach’s Top 10

Maui’s Hāmoa Beach in the remote east end of the island has once again claimed a spot on the top 10 Best Beaches in America list compiled by Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, a professor at Florida International University.

Maui’s Hāmoa Beach Included on Dr. Beach List

Kahanamoku Beach in Waikīkī on Oʻahu took 2nd and Hāmoa Beach in the East Maui town of Hāna was 4th in the annual ranking.

Maui’s Hamoa Beach makes Dr. Beach List of top 10

Maui’s Hamoa Beach on the East end of the island was ranked ninth on the 20th annual survey of Top Beaches released by Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach.  The professor from Florida International University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research selected the beaches on the list based on various factors including water and […]

Dr. Beach Names Kauai’s Hanalei Bay #1; Maui’s Hamoa #5

Kauais Hanalei Bay was named the number 1 beach in the annual list released by Florida professor Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach.