#Kahoʻolawe
State Department of Health continues to support watershed restoration on Kaho‘olawe
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.
Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission announces February trolling schedule
The Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission has announced permitted trolling dates for February 2026. All registered vessels may enter the Reserve to troll on Feb. 7-8, and 21-22 (12:01 a.m. Saturday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday).
Lā Muʻumuʻu, a celebration of muʻumuʻu set for Jan. 31 at the Bailey House
The Maui Historical Society will host Lā Muʻumuʻu, a celebration of Muʻumuʻu Month, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 31 at Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House in Wailuku. The event honors the muʻumuʻu as an expression of the history, creativity and living culture of Hawaiʻi. The gathering will feature local vendors selling food, […]
KIRC announces January trolling dates
The Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission has announced permitted trolling dates for January 2026 — Jan. 17-18 and Jan. 24-25.
50th anniversary observance planned for the landing of the “Kahoʻolawe Nine” at Kūheʻeia
The Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana observes the 50th Anniversary of the landing of the “Kahoʻolawe Nine” at Kūheʻeia on the island of Kahoʻolawe. The observance comes after a press conference on Jan. 4, 2026.
Mākena Golf & Beach Club hosts fundraising dinner celebrating the Pilina of Kanaloa Kahoʻolawe
Mākena Golf & Beach Club will host I Ola Kanaloa, a special benefit dinner dedicated to honoring the enduring legacy of Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana (PKO) and the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC).
DLNR: Critically rare native plant on Kahoʻolawe finds success in cultivation
Native Hawaiians have tended a relationship with the critically endangered native Hawaiian plant—Ka Palupalu o Kanaloa (Kanaloa kahoolawensis)— for over a thousand years. Now the rest of the world can experience and learn about it online at a new website dedicated to telling its story of resilience.
Maui Ocean Center employees volunteer on Kahoʻolawe
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).
Kanaloa Kahoʻolawe fundraising farm dinner at Mākena Golf & Beach Club
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, 2024, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Mākena Golf & Beach Club’s Nāulu Farm.
Hōkūleʻa visits Kahoʻolawe and Miloliʻi
Hōkūleʻa’s voyage through the Hawaiian Islands continued with visits to Kahoʻolawe and Miloliʻi, Hawaiʻi Island.
Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana asserts full Environmental Impact Assessment is necessary for Kaʻula Island
The Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana wants a full Environmental Impact Study completed before any further use of Kaʻula Island for military exercises.
Kahoʻolawe permitted trolling dates announced for December
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.
Strong Conversation Efforts Lead to Proposal To Downlist Endangered Hawaiian Stilt to Threatened
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to downlist the aeʻo (Hawaiian stilt)from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce Event Features Update on Kahoʻolawe
Michael Nahoʻopiʻi, Executive Director of the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) will update Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce’s members on the ongoing restoration of Kahoʻolawe during its next membership dinner on Thursday, Aug. 16 in the Nahele Room of Kahili Restaurant in Waikapū. Archeological evidence suggests that Hawaiians came to Kaho‘olawe as early as […]
