West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership

Partners Hawai‘i State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Maui County Department of Water Supply Amfac/JMB Hawai‘i, L.L.C. Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. C. Brewer and Company, Limited County of Maui The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i (TNCH).

50,000 acres

On November 20, 1998 state, county, and private landowners officially formed the West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership (WMMWP). Although the members of the partnership have different priorities, mandates, and constituencies, all share a common commitment – the long-term protection and preservation of the West Maui Mountains Watershed. As the preamble to their case statement indicates:
"The purpose of forming and maintaining a WMMWP is to protect the West Maui watershed and prevent further degradation. Water has long been recognized as the most important resource of the forests of the West Maui Mountains. These tropical forests are the essential recharge area for west, central, and south Maui’s urban, industrial, and agricultural water needs as well as for sustaining the island’s ecological resources."
From the case statement of the West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership -- November, 1998

Contact: Christopher Brosius, Coordinator

West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership

P.O. Box 13240

Lahaina, HI 96761

Phone: (808) 669-6461

Fax: (808) 669-4461

Email: brosius@hawaii.edu

http://www.westmauiwatershed.org/