Tadashi Yanai, owner of Kapalua Golf, donated $500,000 to the Aloha Puʻu Kukui nonprofit, bringing his total giving to the West Maui watershed to $1.5 million since 2024. Funds support invasive species removal and native reforestation across the 8,661-acre Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve.
- The Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve is a critical source of groundwater for Maui’s communities, agriculture, and businesses.
- University of Hawaii research estimates every dollar invested in watershed protection yields roughly 580 gallons of additional aquifer groundwater.
- Conservation work includes invasive species removal and reforestation of native Hawaiian forest from the summit down to Honolua Bay.
- The preserve’s forests help capture and retain rainfall in one of the historically wettest areas on earth.
Source: Maui Now
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