Kaua`i Watershed Alliance

For more information, visit the Kaua`i Watershed Alliance's Website at http://www.kauaiwatershed.org/.

Partners Department of Water of the County of Kaua‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawai‘i Division of State Parks Kamehameha Schools McBryde Sugar Company, Ltd. Grove Farm Company, Incorporated Līhu‘e Land Company Kealia Ranch, LLC B.A. Dyer Princeville Development, LLC.

75,000 acres

The Island of Kaua‘i is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. As a high island (reaching elevations in excess of 3,000 feet), it intercepts trade winds and receives significant rainfall in its windward and montane regions. The summit region of Kaua‘i, near Wai‘ale‘ale, is arguably the wettest spot on Earth, and the central highlands of Kaua‘i represent a tremendous water resource for the island. The vast majority of the central highlands is covered in native rainforests and associated ecosystems such as montane bogs and dense, wet shrublands. This vegetation extends downslope into lower regions. Streams run through all the districts of the island. The central highland area represents the Kaua‘i watershed, and corresponds well to the boundaries of the conservation district on Kaua‘i.

In April 2003, nine state and private landowners officially formed the Kaua‘i Watershed Alliance (KWA). The members of this partnership have different interests, priorities, and constituencies, but all share a common commitment – the long-term protection of Kaua‘i’s upper watershed. The KWA partners continue to recognize that cooperation is the key to a timely and successful watershed management program that will protect Kaua‘i's watershed from invasive alien animals, plants, and other threats.

For more information please visit http://www.kauaiwatershed.org/

Contact: The Nature Conservancy, Kaua`i Program
4180 Rice St., Suite 102-B
Lihue, HI 96766
Contact: Trae Menard, Coordinator
Ph: (808) 246 0829
Email: tmenard@tnc.org
www.kauaiwatershed.org