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.