WAIMEA NATIVE FOREST ACQUIRED
WAIMEA NATIVE FOREST ACQUIRED
A recent land acquisition by federal, state and private-sector partners has ensured the protection of an entire watershed and nearly the entire ahupua‘a, from the Koʻolau summit to Waimea Bay on O‘ahu. This native forest provides habitat for native plants and animals, many of them rare and endangered. The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) and The Trust for Public Land (TPL) have completed the purchase of 3,716 acres – the upper Waimea watershed – from Dole Food Company.
What:
News Conference
When:
Monday, Dec. 30, 2019
11:00 a.m.
Where:
Kalanimoku State Office Building, 1151 Punchbowl Street (makai breezeway)
Who:
- Suzanne Case, DLNR Chair
- Lea Hong, The Trust for Public Land, Hawai‘i State Director
