This project will see to the creation of a cultural corridor and the restoration of Malu ʻUlu o Lele, Mokuʻula and the Loko o Mokuhinia Complex. A Cultural Corridor along the coast will restore, honor and protect culturally significant sites from Mokuʻula to the King’s Loʻi Kalo—including other sites such as, Loko o Nalehu, Loko o Kaluaʻehu and Hale Piula. Restoration of the three areas will create a sustainable and vibrant cultural space that remembers and highlights Hawaiian history, restores Lahaina’s natural wetland coastal ecosystem and cultural historical sites, supports the well-being of the Lahaina community, and, with the planting of ‘ulu trees throughout Lahaina town, reduces urban heat index and provides an abundant food source for generations to come. This project will provide healing for the community, wetland restoration, habitat restoration, cultural restoration, restoration of Native Hawaiian places of historical and spiritual significance, flood mitigation and control, fire risk mitigation through green breaks and water breaks, increase in water flow and groundwater recharge, and a buffer between the ocean and the town to mitigate hazards of sea level rise, shoreline erosion and waves.

Restoration of Mokuʻula and Mokuhinia will require collaboration and communication between the community and government agencies across County, State and federal levels. Community visions for restoration may look different from one another. Restoration will require several years for planning and implementation, so funding needs will be ongoing. Additionally, restoration will have interdependencies with other recovery efforts like the reconstruction of the town, watershed restoration and water and stream flow, so timing and coordination will be key in the planning phase.

This project will see to the creation of a cultural corridor and the restoration of Malu ʻUlu o Lele, Mokuʻula and the Loko o Mokuhinia Complex. A Cultural Corridor along the coast will restore, honor and protect culturally significant sites from Mokuʻula to the King’s Loʻi Kalo—including other sites such as, Loko o Nalehu, Loko o Kaluaʻehu and Hale Piula. Restoration of the three areas will create a sustainable and vibrant cultural space that remembers and highlights Hawaiian history, restores Lahaina’s natural wetland coastal ecosystem and cultural historical sites, supports the well-being of the Lahaina community, and, with the planting of ‘ulu trees throughout Lahaina town, reduces urban heat index and provides an abundant food source for generations to come. This project will provide healing for the community, wetland restoration, habitat restoration, cultural restoration, restoration of Native Hawaiian places of historical and spiritual significance, flood mitigation and control, fire risk mitigation through green breaks and water breaks, increase in water flow and groundwater recharge, and a buffer between the ocean and the town to mitigate hazards of sea level rise, shoreline erosion and waves.

Restoration of Mokuʻula and Mokuhinia will require collaboration and communication between the community and government agencies across County, State and federal levels. Community visions for restoration may look different from one another. Restoration will require several years for planning and implementation, so funding needs will be ongoing. Additionally, restoration will have interdependencies with other recovery efforts like the reconstruction of the town, watershed restoration and water and stream flow, so timing and coordination will be key in the planning phase.