Community Resources
As we navigate myriad challenges after the Kula fire, we are learning a lot. We’ll continue to share what we learn here, in the form of links and resources from reputable organizations and sources.
Fire Safety
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Community wildfire protection plan: Upcountry Maui 2016
A comprehensive look at the wildfire risk in Upcountry Maui. To search for a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for another region of Hawaiʻi, click here.
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Ready, set, go! Your personal wildland fire action guide
A guide to saving lives and property through advanced planning, compiled by our friends at Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization.
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Firweise guide to landscape & construction
Do you live in a FIREWISE community? Hereʻs a place to start learning how you can do your part.
Watershed Health and Land Management
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Invasive plants of Kula
A guide compiled by members of the Kula Community Watershed Alliance to support the health of our local ecosystem.
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Hawai'i Watershed Guidance
The Hawai`i Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program and Hawai`i Department of Health (HDOH) have developed this guide to watershed management.
Explore all the ways to join us and get involved.
Join the Alliance.
Are you a concerned resident living in the fire affected areas of Kula? A potential partner that can bring resources to our effort? Join the Kula Community Watershed Alliance and connect with like-minded neighbors who are dedicated to restoring the lands they call home.
Make a Gift
Post-fire recovery, soil stabilization, and land restoration of this magnitude is a long-term stewardship process that requires hard work, specialized equipment, expertise, and resources to properly execute. Please give what you can to help us make our neighborhood fire-safe, recover the land, and support its vitality.
Watch the Watershed.
Have you noticed anything new in your watershed? Submit your observations to our crowdsourced citizen science project to get to know our watershed better.
Volunteer
The Alliance is currently engaged in large-scale soil stabilization work in the burn areas requiring skilled contractors and machine operators – it is work that’s not quite suitable for volunteers.
Sign up to Join the Alliance, and choose the volunteer option, and weʻll be in touch when the opportunity arises!