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In an effort to protect their community from the threat of wildfires, homesteaders with residential lots at the Villages of Leialiʻi in Lahaina have completed a community hazard assessment with the Hawaiʻ Wildlife Management Organization.

Applications for the Nā Hua Hoʻohuli i ka Pono Hoʻoilo 2019-2020 Program are due by Monday, June 10. Through this program, participants will have the opportunity to learn valuable skills to prepare them for future careers in advancing the protection of Maui’s natural resources. The program will run from Oct. 14, 2019 through June 6, […]

Two ‘Alalā in the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve have reached a new milestone, one not seen in the forests of Hawaiʻi for almost 20 years- they have built a nest. In early April, reserve team members observed two birds, Mana’olana and Manaiakalani, beginning to build a nest platform near their 2017 release site. According […]

Applications are now being accepted for the Nā Hua Hoʻohuli i ka Pono service-learning program, which aims to help develop Maui’s next generation of conservation leaders. The programʻs Hoʻoilo 2019 to 2020 term will run from October 14, 2019 to June 06, 2019, for 19 hours each week. Participants will earn a bi-weekly living allowance […]