Hāmoa, Hāna

Size: 8.6 acres
Year Protected­: 2023
Land Protection Strategy: Conservation Easement co-held by Hawaiʻi Land Trust & Maui County
Conservation Values: cultural sites, agricultural land.
Land Features: pasture land just above Hāmoa Beach with cultural sites where alii lived due to proximity to heiau, loko, surf, and rich soil.

ABOUT Hāmoa

This effort is part of the Save Hāna Coast campaign to protect over 150 coastal acres, spanning two decades of cooperative work by landowners, the County of Maui’s Open Space Program, the State Legacy Land Conservation Program (LLCP), HILT, and the Hāna community. The Hāmoa lands, located on Haneo‘o Road just above Hāmoa Beach, which in the past were used for pasture, are concentrated with cultural sites where aliʻi lived due to the nearby heiau, loko (fishponds), surf, and rich soil for agriculture.

The 8.6-acre acquisition builds on Ke Ao Hāliʻi’s commitment to reconnect generational families and the community to ‘āina, informed by cultural practice and protocol. These lands also provide an ideal space for Ke Ao Hāliʻi to create an ‘āina stewardship headquarters and gathering area for the local community.