The Hawai‘i Association of Watershed Partnerships (HAWP) was established in 2003 to build public and private support
for watershed protection. More than 50 public and private partners — representing nine watershed partnerships and six islands — belong to the Association. Together they are working to protect 850,000 acres of critical forestlands. Through cooperative fundraising, the Association seeks to develop the capacity of island-based watershed partnerships to manage and protect our watershed forests.
This section contains everything there is to know about watersheds and the people
responsible for maintaining them.
How Do they work? What are they used for? Why do we need them? What sort of threats do watersheds presently face and what can be done to protect them? All this information more can be found here.
Meet the people and organizations who manage and maintain the watersheds throughout the state. Find out about the land and the ecosystems these partnerships watch over, and find out what activities they preform.
