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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.

Ke Ao Hāliʻi gets $100K grant for stewardship of East Maui lands, among list of OHA awards

Ke Ao Hāliʻiʻs project is intended to activate community stewardship to bolster the health of lands at Mokae and Makaʻalae in East Maui.

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.

BREAKING: 30 Acres of East Maui Coastline Protected at Makaʻalae

Hāna-based nonprofit community organization Ke Ao Hāliʻi (Save Hāna Coast), in partnership with the State of Hawaiʻi, County of Maui, and Hawai‘i Land Trust, announce the purchase and protection of more than 30 acres at Makaʻalae along Maui’s Hāna coast.

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.

$2.7M in Grants Proposed to Protect Maui County Lands

The two sites, in Maka’alae and Mapulehu, are among the commission’s list of top five sites across the islands nominated for funding of $6.4 million in total.

Hāna Pasture Gets Grant for Conservation Protection

A coastal pasture in Hāna, Maui is among a list of locations set to benefit from grant funding from the State Legacy Land Conservation Program. 

VIDEO: Reflections of Pekelo Cosma at 2012 Kalo Fest

Many of the performances at this weekend’s Maui Taro Festival were dedicated to beloved Hāna entertainer, Pekelo Cosma, who passed away in August at the age of 51.