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Drought leaves extreme low flows in East Maui streams; debate sparked over emergency easing of stream flow standards

Alarmed about a severe and protracted drought, state and Maui County water officials are reporting historic low flows in East Maui streams and weighing their options to maintain water supply to residents and farmers. The dry weather impacts are being felt in a region popular among visitors for its Road to Hāna, which traverses Maui’s normally lush landscape, a […]

“Saving Kiwikiu-Maui Parrotbill on the Brink” TV Special Debuts this Week

Kiwikiu (Maui parrotbill) is the most endangered native Hawaiian bird. The small yellow honeycreepers live only in high elevation forest on windward Haleakalā, Maui. With an estimated population of less than 150 individuals, it is at high risk of going extinct within a few years.

Special Chronicles Importance of Native Forests

A one-hour documentary, Forests for Life, chronicles the life-giving importance of Hawai‘i’s native forests. It is set to debut this Friday, Jan. 18.

9,000 Acres at Haleakalā Funded for Forest Watershed Protection

Here on Maui, projects were selected to protect more than 9,000 acres on the north, east and south slopes of Haleakalā, according to an announcement from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Maui Parrotbill Population Shows Signs of Stability

There’s new hope for a critically endangered forest bird on Maui.  Results from a two week survey conducted in September suggest that the Maui Parrotbill numbers are showing signs of stability. Teams from the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project estimated there are about 20 parrotbills per square kilometer of forest, that’s more than double the […]

FLOW STANDARDS AT 19 EAST MAUI STREAMS UNDER REVIEW

The State Commission on Water Resource Management will hold a meeting this Wednesday, December 16 to hear recommendations on 19 east Maui instream flow standard petitions. The streams under consideration have been used for more than 100 years to provide water for sugar in the central Maui plains.  More recently, surface water has also gone […]

State Water Commission To Address Remaining East Maui Stream Flow Standards

The State Commission on Water Resource Management (Commission) is preparing to address the instream flow standards for 16 surface water hydrologic units in east Maui.  This comes one year after the Commission’s decision to establish measurable instream flow standards for five priority hydrologic units in the same region.  Surface water hydrologic units are comparable to […]