Maui County has nearly completed mapping wetlands across Maui, Molokai and Lanai in an effort to help mitigate flooding, control harmful runoff, enhance wildlife habitat, restore natural fire breaks and provide other benefits like sequestering carbon. Over the last year, the Planning Department, Hawaii Sea Grant and consultant H.T. Harvey & Associates tried to determine … Continue reading Maui Is Mapping Its Wetlands To Protect Environmentally Sensitive Areas