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Six Main Styles of Hawaiian Fishponds

Six Main Styles of Hawaiian Fishponds. A fishpond symbolized a rich ahupua‘a (major land division), which reflected favorably on the ali‘i as well as on the people living in the ahupua‘a. There […]

Limu needs groundwater to thrive

In Hawaiʻi, there are approximately one hundred names for kinds of limu, sixty of which can be matched with scientific names. Hundreds of species of marine algae were once found in Hawaiʻi. […]

BILL SB 507 RELATING TO WETLAND PRESERVATIONS

Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email Donna Wong Executive Director Phone/fax: 808-262-0682 EMAIL: htf3000@gmail.com 2023 Legislative Bills GOOD BILL SB 507 RELATING TO WETLAND PRESERVATIONS The purpose of SB 507 […]

Ka `Āina Pulu o Lā`ie

World Wetlands Day Events February 2nd & 4th 2023

What are Cryptorheic basin Wetlands?

Cryptorheic vs. Endorheic: Several of the wetlands in South Maui are in the form of cryptorheic basins. A cryptogenic basin has no visible outlets but is estimated to have underground outlets that […]

7 benefits of restoring wetlands

How many wild cattle are there on Maui?

How many Wild Cattle are there on Maui? We don’t have an exact number for the population of wild cattle on Maui, but the population is considered to be high, and the […]

KULA KAI WETLAND MAP

Click on the map to learn more about any wetland

Wetlands Calendar

If you canʻt wait for our `alemanaka to be printed, you can download it and print it to your home computer FOR FREE!

Flora and Fauna Report from Kim and Forest Starr

Flora and Fauna Report from Kim and Forest Starr BOTANICAL INVENTORY OF WAIOHULI-KEOKEA (LAIE) KIHEI, MAUI Prepared by Forest Starr and Kim Starr.

Wetland Coloring Book

Wetland Coloring Book ITʻS HERE for your Reading pleasure! (and Click here for Download!) Our beautiful, full-color booklet ma ka `ōlelo Hawai`i (with english translations) is NOW AVAILABLE for you to download […]

La Perouse Bay, lava field and Anchialine Wetland Ponds

Anchialine pools of La Perouse Maui

Anchialine pools of La Perouse Maui Another type of wetland we see in Hawaii is the Anchialine Pool. We have several great examples in South Maui. An anchialine pool is an enclosed […]

Different Types of Wetlands

There are many different types of wetlands, they are varied and diverse, and many types are specific to their areas. In Hawaii, we have our own types of wetlands many of which […]

Marsh Migration credit: Make Way for Marshes/NROC.

What is Marsh Migration?

What is Marsh Migration? Rapidly rising seas threaten to drown tidal marshes and diminish the benefits provided to people and wildlife by these valuable coastal ecosystems. Increasingly, government agencies and non-government organizations […]

The wetlands in the Kalepolepo area in 1963

A brief history of wetlands in Kihei

A brief history of wetlands in Kihei Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono – The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. If we do the right thing […]

Volunteer to Mālama a Wetland

Sign Up to Mālama a wetland: School kids and adults can help us to care for our wetlands. These community-based workdays typically consist of removing trash, selectively removing invasive plant species as […]

Freswater flows from the wetland through the sand into the ocean. wetlands and dunes filter stormwater before it reaches the ocean.

How Wetlands Work

The critical role of Wetlands: Coastal wetlands in Maui play a critical role in protecting beaches and other valuable near-shore natural resources by providing a number of important ecosystem services, including regulating […]