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Kahikinui community and restoration groups outline fence, fog-drip and reforestation progress
Summary
Community leaders and restoration groups told the Hawaiian Homes Commission about completed perimeter fencing, phased reservoir and fog-drip projects, and continued invasive‑species and fire‑risk work at Kaʻākiniui/Kahikinui.
Community leaders and conservation partners gave commissioners a multi-part update on Leeward Haleakalā (Kahikinui) restoration efforts, highlighting completed perimeter fencing, piloted fog-drip (cloud-harvesting) systems, seed-source plots and next steps for reservoir, fencing and animal-removal work.
Why it matters: Kahikinui contains large portions of Maui’s remaining native dry forest and is a core watershed area. Testimony tied forest restoration to water capture, wildfire risk reduction and cultural-resource protection.
What speakers said: Andrea Buckman, executive director of Uhiwai'o Haleakala, said…
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