#restore stream flow

Instream Flow Standards Set for Two West Maui Streams

The standards are aimed at providing mauka to makai streamflow for native stream animals and traditional and customary practices at Kahoma and Kanahā streams.

Maui Water Holdover Bill HB2501 Passes House

The bill allows Alexander & Baldwin Inc. to continue a previously authorized disposition of water rights for three years or until its pending application for water rights is resolved, whichever occurs sooner.

Demonstrators Seek End to Continued Maui Water Diversions

Demonstrators on three islands led chants of “e ola i ka wai, mauka to makai” in separate “Free the Streams” rallies focused on water rights and opposition to Alexander & Baldwin’s continued stream diversions.

80 Organizations Support East Maui Kalo Farmers Against HB2501

More than 80 organizations signed a coalition statement in support of restoring water to East Maui streams as a group of taro farmers from the region voice opposition to a measure that they say would allow continued water diversions.

Rally for Stream Restoration Held Across Central Maui

The group Hui o Nā Wai ʻEhā joined community members, concerned citizens, and kuleana loʻi kalo farmers in conducting a rally at various streams across central Maui on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014.