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The state of Hawaii has allocated $20 million of their budget to purchase 280 acres of land surrounding Maui’s famed Honolua Bay from the Maui Land and Pineapple Company. Once finalized, the state will designate Honolua as a state park. The decision was met with enthusiastic cries of support by members of the Save Honolua Coalition, a group that has been pressuring the state to protect the land from a series of proposed developments, including a golf course and a series of luxury homes. For more than six years, the Save Honolua coalition has been fighting to preserve the cultural, historical, and archeological significance of the land to ensure that it remains unblemished. According to Tamara Paltin, president of the Save Honolua Coalition, this announcement is a massive leap forward to protect Honolua’s natural state.

“For us the decision by the state to purchase Honolua is a monumental event. Future generations of keiki will be able to enjoy Honolua without any fear of development. It also means we can now focus our attention and efforts on restoring the ecosystem, which has been experiencing significant decline and on community based resource management utilizing Native Hawaiian practices and values.”

The approved budget to purchase the land has passed and according to Maui’s State Senator Roz Baker, “It’s a done deal that this is going to happen, but it’s not going to happen tomorrow or the next day,” Baker told the Maui News. “The funds don’t become available until July, and there’s a process that follows.”

For surfers like Maui’s Ian Walsh, it’s heartwarming to know that Honolua will remain untouched. “Honolua is such an important place on Maui. There’s a lot more to it than just the wave. Getting down there and experiencing the bay, the cliffs, the nature…it’s all a part of the experience. It’s the place as a whole, it’s not just the wave that makes it so special. I’m really happy that they’ve protected the area from development. I’m stoked that my kids and even my grandkids will be able to experience this place the same way I did.”

Come join us and let's take over the whole block. This is the big one.
10/15/2026

Come join us and let's take over the whole block. This is the big one.

Fire ant infestations have been found across roughly 40 acres in the Plantation Golf Course, Plantation Estates, and Mok...
09/13/2026

Fire ant infestations have been found across roughly 40 acres in the Plantation Golf Course, Plantation Estates, and Mokule’ia bay. Surveys are being conducted in surrounding areas including Kapalua Golf Course, surrounding roadsides, Honoapiilani Highway, Honolua Valley, and Honokahua Beach Park.

The Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) capacity is strained, so they’re seeking community volunteers to help:

- Volunteer for survey work

- Property owners near red zones on the map: contact MISC for a free survey

- Report sightings directly: stoptheant.org/report-little-fire-ants/

- If you hire a landscaping company, please share their contact
info with MISC. Fire ants are most commonly spread through infested plant materials

- For more info you can contact Richard Martinez at MISC at [email protected] or txt 808-633-6148

The plan is:
1. Delimitation (current phase) — mapping exact infestation boundaries, which requires surveying private residences near confirmed zones
2. Treatment (1–3 years) — customized plans built with homeowners; products reviewed with them in advance
3. Monitoring (5 years) — after zero LFA is confirmed, the site is watched for 5 clean years, then officially declared eradicated
Cost: Free — funded by county, state, and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Save Honolua will continue working w/ MISC to monitor for ants in Honolua and work w/ stake holders to do the same.

Post Lala dawn patrol.
08/16/2026

Post Lala dawn patrol.

Unprecedented numbers of commercial boats have moored and dropped anchor at Honolua/Mokulē‘ia over this last week. Our M...
06/19/2026

Unprecedented numbers of commercial boats have moored and dropped anchor at Honolua/Mokulē‘ia over this last week. Our Makai Watch has reported to multiple DLNR departments and are getting varied answers about the legalities and enforceability. Three years after the Mega Yacht grounding, the agencies responsible are still trying to work it out. The last few days remind us that this MLCD designation is not working and that we can do a lot better.

We have a plan. The Puʻuhonua O Honolua Cultural Sanctuary Plan will reduce land-based visitors by two-thirds per day, limit commercial boat access to one mooring at a time, while leaving dedicated space for waʻa. This, and more, is what the reef, the land, and our community needs to be healthy.

For more information, visit savehonolua.org.

This morning, a highway contractor was dumping boulders and clearing rubble, sending debris rolling down the cliffside a...
06/02/2026

This morning, a highway contractor was dumping boulders and clearing rubble, sending debris rolling down the cliffside and into the bay, impacting the water near snorkelers. Our Makai Watch team documented the incident and got word to Department of Transportation officials, who quickly shut it down.
We want to be clear: DOT has done an incredible job in West Maui since the floods, diligently clearing rubble, keeping roads open, monitoring bridge safety, and consistently responding to our concerns. Mahalo for their hard work and fast action today.
This is the second time since the flood that debris has entered the bay this way. We’ll keep watching. 👀

05/02/2026
Mahalo to Kamehameha III, Aloha Pu'ukukui, and Surfrider for a wonderful time in Honolua mauka tree planting.
04/26/2026

Mahalo to Kamehameha III, Aloha Pu'ukukui, and Surfrider for a wonderful time in Honolua mauka tree planting.

Hula Girl returns on 1st day of business to Honolua Bay where she grounded last year and caused significant damage to re...
04/09/2026

Hula Girl returns on 1st day of business to Honolua Bay where she grounded last year and caused significant damage to reef.

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