What we do

Water is a precious resource. So is the biodiversity of species in our native forests. As leaders in our community, we are trying to ensure these resources are protected so that Maui's most precious resource, her children, can benefit from our current watershed protection efforts. We do this via natural resource mangement and outreach to the community.

Natural Resource Management

The East Maui Watershed Partnership staff and our partners are implementing several programs to protect and monitor the native ecosystem. Projects include fence construction and maintenance, the removal of invasive plant and animal species within the watershed, implementing runoff and stream protection measures, and monitoring water quality.

Since 1991, significant progress has been made to protect the pristine areas of the East Maui Watershed.  The partner agencies and staff of EMWP have:

• Constructed over 7 miles of fence in the remote areas of the watershed
• Implemented a hunting program to increase access for hunters
• Developed a monitoring and management plan
• Initiated animal control and invasive plant specie programs above the fence lines

Education and Outreach

EMWP is largely a community based organization. Ultimately, the watershed must be taken care of by the people of Maui, just as it was many years ago by Hawaiians in the ahupua'a. Without the help and support of the community, business leaders and politicians, a healthy watershed and water supply cannot exist.

The EMWP Outreach Program offers four activites to the Maui community. Go to the Teachers' Resources page for complete details.

1) classroom presentations
2) interpretive hikes and field studies
3) educational displays at your community or school event
4) art contest

We hope to educate the public on the importance and value of a healthy watershed. Our eyes and ears are open to ideas and suggestions. Look for us at local festivals, in classrooms, in your local paper, and on the highway (we have adopted a 2-mile stretch of Hana Highway near Ke'anae).

Education is the key to our future! EMWP teaches at local schools and community events. Find out more!>>

One of our remote cabins

Fence check with Haleakala National Park, South Slope

Interpretive hike into Waikamoi Preserve

Native species art show in Hana