West Maui Wildfire Readiness Ohana

What is the most important factor in a making successful garden or farm? It is soil health – and how you water is one of the most important strategies in building a healthy soil. Why is soil health important? Preserving soil nutrients, and nurturing mycorrhizae and other beneficials like earthworms. The word “mycorrhiza”. To be more specific,…

Let’s face it. Water is getting harder and harder to come by, especially in the Hawaiian Islands. With increasing demands and limited resources it is a responsibility of us all to conserve and make the most of what we have. Follow this guide to not only save this precious gift but also make your plants…

Fire breaks are implemented as both a preventative fuel management measure and in active suppression efforts to provide a break in fuel which both slows the fire spread and allows crews to access the fire edge more easily. Also, large windbreaks help slow fire’s advance especially in high wind areas such as Launiupoko and Olowalu.  Green…

With the devastation of Lahaina, the loss of life, and the heartbreak of our neighbors fresh in our minds, keeping anything like this from happening again must be everyone’s top priority. Removal of fuel for potential fires ia first step, and the most dangerous and flammable of these fuels are Haole Koa and the various…