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:

Lush green mountain landscape with dense vegetation in the foreground and misty mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

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. 

Learn more about the watershed

Group of four people planting a small shrub in a grassy field with a scenic landscape in the background.

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.

Sign up for Dec 18, Honolua Third Thursday Volunteer Day

Learn more about volunteering

A man sitting cross-legged in a forest with dense green foliage, wearing an orange shirt with black text, smiling, with trees and mossy rocks in the background.

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