Caring for the Pu‘u Kukui watershed from the summit down to Honolua Bay

Help us protect and restore the native Hawaiian forest that captures the rain and provides our water:

Join us! We are looking for volunteers to help us. Depending on the time of year, it may be collecting and processing seeds, removing invasive plants, maintaining a lo’i kalo, or planting Koa trees.

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The Pu‘u Kukui watershed is a precious native Hawaiian forest which works as a natural sponge to capture the water used by the entire West Maui community.  It is home to plant and animal species that exist nowhere else in Hawai‘i, or anywhere else. 

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A small crew of paid staff works to protect and restore the forests. Hear directly from the people who work at Pu‘u Kukui.