Hawaiian Legacy Forest Project announced

The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative and Pomaika’i Partners LLC, also known as Laukiha’a Farms, have announced a partnership to create the Hawaiian Legacy Forest at Haleiwa on Oahu’s North Shore in Hawaii.

The initial project will span approximately 400 acres of land and will be home to up to 150,000 newly planted native and endemic legacy trees, making it the largest managed endemic Hawaiian forest on Oahu.

“These trees will be part of a permanently managed native ecosystem that will never be clearcut. This forest will enhance our watershed, prevent runoff that damages our reefs, provide native habitat for some of Hawaii’s rarest birds, and become a living resource for the Hawaiian culture and Haleiwa community,” Francis Wong, board chair of the Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative, said in a statement.

For more, visit LegacyForest.org/Haleiwa.