#Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission

The Restoration of Kamōhio Watershed Phase I project will take place from 2025 through 2028 and focuses on reducing sedimentation and improving water quality in Kamōhio Bay and surrounding nearshore waters.

Two events will be held today to mark the 50th anniversary of a watershed moment that eventually led the U.S. military to stop bombing Kaho’olawe and put the island at the center of the Hawaiian rights movement.

To bring back the cloud bridge requires restoring the forests that disappeared due to wild animals, ranching and the U.S. military’s bombing of Kaho’olawe.

A new public art exhibition honoring voices of Lahaina has been unveiled at Lahaina Cannery.

The Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission has announced permitted trolling dates for September 2025.

The Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission has announced permitted trolling dates for July 2025.

The Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission has announced permitted trolling dates during two weekends in March of 2025.

The Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) has announced permitted trolling dates during two weekends in January of 2025.

Maui Ocean Center employees helped reintroduce 1,500 native plants on the island of Kahoʻolawe last week under the guidance of the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC).

Mākena Golf & Beach Club will host I Ola Kanaloa, a fundraising dinner event honoring local organizations Protect Kahoʻolawe ‘Ohana and Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission for their work towards supporting Kahoʻolawe. All proceeds from the event will benefit the honorees. The event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Mākena Golf & Beach Club’s Nāulu Farm.

For the last two weeks, Hōkūleʻa has been docked at Māʻalaea, where the crew has been hosting students and the community for tours and presentations as part of the Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail. The crew departed Māʻalaea early Friday morning and arrived in Kahoʻolawe later that day.

The Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) has announced permitted trolling dates for October 2024.

The Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) has announced permitted trolling dates for September 2024, including: Sept. 7-8 and 28-29.

The Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission has announced permitted trolling dates for December including: Dec. 2-3 and 16-17. All vessels must register annually with the KIRC before entering the Reserve to troll during designated trolling dates.

During a three-day site visit, members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee were met by state officials and community members who delivered presentations on their plans for a range of both Governor’s and Senate priorities, including: economic and workforce development, investments in infrastructure, and the coalescing of a food innovation network. The group also discussed the future of Kahoʻolawe and Kalaupapa.

SMALL TOWN * BIG ART artist Anthony Pfluke will present a 30-minute public, outdoor pop-up performance featuring original songs inspired by the history, culture and sense of place of Kahoʻolawe and Wailuku, Maui. The event takes place on June 16, 2023, at Kīpuka Square beside the ʻĪao Theater in Wailuku. 

The Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission has announced permitted trolling dates for June 3-4 and 17-18 between 12:01 a.m. Saturday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday.

Colleagues and friends are mourning the passing of former Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board Chair, Colette Machado.

Access to the Kaho’olawe Island Reserve waters is highly restricted because of the continued presence of unexploded ordnance, as well as for the protection of marine resources within the Reserve. However, during two scheduled weekends each month, limited trolling is allowed in Reserve waters deeper than 30 fathoms for vessels permitted by the KIRC.

The and Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission is urging support of House Bill 1577, which seeks to fund two full-time equivalent permanent positions, and provide additional funding to support safety and infrastructure.