Ma’alaea Bay Coral Studies and related topics:

• “Status of Maui’s Coral Reefs”, short summary published by the State of Hawaii, Division of Aquatic Resources.
• “An Evaluation of Causal Factors Affecting Coral Reef Community Structure in Ma’alaea Bay“,  June 29, 2011, study funded by the County of Maui.
• Click here to be directed to the USGS website of Maui coral reef studies
• “Pohakea Watershed Storm Water Management Plan“, November 16,2018, prepared for Maui Nui Marine Resource Council, a plan to reduce sediment run-off into Ma’alaea Bay.
• “Pohakea Watershed Plan, Final Report”, January 25, 2023, prepared For the Hawaiʻi Office of Planning and Sustainable Development Coastal Zone Management Program
• “Aquatic Ecosystems of Kealia Floodplain and Maalaea Bay, Maui“, 1971, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.
• “Diuron from Maui Sugarcane Field Runoff is Potentially Harmful to Local Reefs“,  by Royer, Tester and Stewart, 2014
• “West Maui Fire and Erosion Control“, HI Division of Forestry and Wildlife, 2021.
• “AN EVALUATATION OF CAUSAL FACTORS AFFECTING CORAL REEF COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN MA‘ALAEA BAY, MAUI, HAWAII”, Marine Research Consultants Inc, June 29, 2011
• “HAWAII REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT KAHULUI AND KIHEI REGIONS”, US Army Corp of Engineers and HI DLNR, Feb 16, 2011
• “Inventory catalog of HI Reefs 1900 to 1979“, various authors, issued in 2002
• “Atlas of the Reefs of West Maui“, 2020, The Nature Conservancy/NOAA
• “Distribution, Abundance and Food of Sea Urchins”, 1989, by Ogden, Ogden & Abbot, study of sea urchins in Ma’alaea Bay
• Kealia Ponds National Wildlife Refuge, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, USFWS, 2011

Coastal Erosion and Maalaea Harbor Studies

• “Ma’alaea Harbor Impacts on Shoreline Erosion of Ma’alaea Bay Beach, Maui, Hi“, by Dr. Hany Elwany, Coastal Engineering, November, 2020.
• “Jenkins & Jenkins letter to DLNR”, December, 2020, regarding Ma’alaea Harbor Impacts on Shoreline Erosion of Ma’alaea Bay Beach (see above)
• “National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Historical Shoreline Change in the Hawaiian Islands“, USGS, 2012
• Beach Restoration “whitepaper”, Hawaii Shore and Beach Preservation Association (HSBPA), 2014
• “Managing Maui’s Dynamic Shorelines“, Tara Owens, 2020
• “Kanai A Nalu Beach Management & Erosion Response Plan“, Sea Engineering Inc, 2019
• “Kanai A Nalu:  Beach Replenishment, Monitoring Results, and Erosion Control Options“, Zoe Norcross, circa 2003(?)
• “Updated Wave Response of Proposed Improvements to the Small Boat Harbor at Maalaea“, US Army Corps of Engineers, 1998
• “Investigation for Providing Wave Protection in Concert with Preserving the Maalaea Pipeline at Maalaea Harbor“, US Army Corps of Engineers, 2002
• “DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR MAALAEA HARBOR FOR LIGHT-DRAFT VESSELS“, US Army Engineers and HDOT, 1992
• “Beach Management Plan for Maui”, June 2008, County of Maui
• “Hawaiʻi Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report“, December 2017, State of Hawaii DLNR
• “Shifting shorelines and political winds“, December 2021, by Thorne Abbott
• “Stable Road Beach Restoration Project“, Sprecklesville, Maui, 2013, by State of Hawaii
• “A Desktop Study Investigating the Presence of Submerged Sand Deposits in Mā’alaea Bay, Maui”, September-2021, prepared for County of Maui.
• “Ma’alaea Beach sand search study”, powerpoint presentation by Tara Owens, September-2021
• “Assessing the Feasibility and Implications of Managed Retreat Strategies for Vulnerable Coastal Areas in Hawaii”, commissioned by State of Hawaii, Dept of Business Economic Development & Tourism, February 2019
• “Beach Impacts of Ma’alaea Harbor”, September 9, 2022, report by Coastal Environments, Inc., Reinhard Flick Ph.D.

Community Development Plans and Historical Information

• Kihei 701 Civic Development Plan, 1971
• “A Cultural History Overview of the Kahoma Stream Flood Control Project, Lahaina, Maui and the Ma’alaea Small Boat Harbor Project, Ma’alaea“, Joerger & King, 1979
• Maalaea General Store, National Registry of Historic Places Registration Form, 2011
• Kealia Ponds National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan, 09/28/2011
• “History of Ma’alaea Mauka Development Plans”, Aug 5, 2022, presentation by MVA to Mayor Vitorino
• DLNR/DOFAW Land Conservation Fund Grant Application, Pohakea Watershed/Ma’alaea Mauka, February 2022
• Ma’alaea Condo usage statistics, from COM Property Technical Section, 2/11/2021

Shoreline Permitting Information

• Milowai Seawall Repair EA, 2014 
• Kahana Bay Erosion Mitigation Project: draft EIS over 1000 pages in length
• May 18, 2021 Civil Beat Kahana Beach Restoration
• Kaanapali Beach Restoration:  Link to Hawaii DLNR website with numerous documents

Wastewater

• “Options to Improve Wastewater Management in South Maui”, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council/Steve Parabicoli, 7/20/2016
• “Maalaea Community Wastewater Feasibility Study”, September 2019
• Cambrian Innovation, Presentation regarding Ma’alaea Wastewater Treatment proposal, October 2020

April 9, 2022, Wastewater Committee Meeting

• Audio recording of Zoom meeting
• Video Recording of Zoom meeting