HILT Preserves
The places that HILT protects provide the very essence and foundation for our quality of life in Hawai‘i. The land is a lasting link to the past and our living legacy for the future. We preserve and keep open to the public coastlines, native ecosystems, and cultural landscapes. Protecting and restoring wahi kupuna creates sanctuaries for Hawaiʻi’s native plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world, preserves and often revives the function of ancient cultural sites, and increases Hawaiʻi’s resilience to the effects of climate change.
Kūkūau Community Forest, Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island
Size: 1,600 acres | Year Protected: 2019
Wainiha Beach Preserve, Wainiha, Kauaʻi
Size: 0.4 acres | Year Protected: 2008
Veteran’s Peace Park, Wailuku, Maui
Size: 4.5 acres | Year Protected: 2015
Māhukona Cultural & Ecological Refuge, Kohala, Hawaiʻi Island
Size: 642 acres | Year Protected: 2023
Nuʻu Refuge, Kaupō, Maui
Size: 81 acres | Year Protected: 2011
Maunawila Heiau Complex, Hauʻula, Oʻahu
Size: 9.08 Acres | Year Protected: 2014
Kāhili Beach Preserve, Kāhili, Kauaʻi
Size: 17.63 acres | Year Protected: 2003
Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes & Wetlands Refuge, Waiheʻe, Maui
Size: 277 acres | Year Protected: 2004