West Maui Soil and Water Conservation District

O le West Maui Soil ma Vai Faʻasaoina District auauna le west Maui region, working ma landowners ma agricultural operators i implement soil ma vai faʻasaoina faʻatinoga lea e protect le area's precious ma limited fanua ma vai punaoa. O le district board tuʻuina atu faʻapitoa fesoasoani, faʻatautaia USDA faʻasaoina cost-share polokalame, ma taulimaina erosion ma runoff mataupu lea e contribute i sedimentation i le nearshore waters around west Maui's coral reefs. E lagolagosua faʻatumauina fanua management i se region facing taua pressure mai tourism ma atinaʻe.

West Maui's coral reefs ma coastal waters depend i good fanua management faʻatinoga upstream i prevent le sediment runoff lea e smothers reefs, ma lenei district lagolagosua those faʻatinoga. Landowners ma nuʻu sui i west Maui e mafai ona engage ma le district mo faʻasaoina punaoa ma i advocate mo fanua stewardship faʻatinoga lea e protect le coast.