Ma‘alaea Village Association News

Ma’alaea Village Association – Making an Impact Mauka to Makai

MVA VISION:

“Our Community, Our Bay, Our Ohana, Our Responsibility.”

MVA led 20+ year community effort to preserve 257 acre Ma’alaea Mauka/Pohakea. Working with Trust for Public Lands, land County of Maui purchased land and turned over to the State Dept of Land & Natural Resources Division of Forestry & Wildlife to create a 5,000-acre Forest Reserve above Ma’alaea. Efforts are underway to reduce sedimentation into Ma’alaea Bay and instail irrigation to address wildfire risks.