West Maui Kumuwai is a unique, collaborative effort made up of Maui community members, individuals from nonprofits and state and federal agencies. If you’d like to get involved, Contact Us.
Our first campaign team, 2013!
(Back row, Left to Right) Liz Foote, Project S.E.A.-Link; Tova Callender, West Maui Ridge to Reef Initiative; Kaau Abraham, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary; Kristen Maize, SeaWeb; John Seebart, Makai Watch volunteer; Amy Hodges, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council.
(Front row, Left to Right) John Mitchell, Alakaina Foundation’s Digital Bus Program; Sheila Sarhangi, SeaWeb; Sarah McLane, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council; Ananda Stone, Save Honolua Coalition.
WMK Campaign Team members not pictured: Lucienne de Naie, community advocate; Kathy Chaston, NOAA Coral; Joe Ward, Convergent Conservation.
We’re now an “Advisory Group,” as the campaign is now being managed locally on Maui. Here’s our crew in early 2015:
Left to Right: Bradley Mason (Sacred Hearts School), Darla White (Division of Aquatic Resources), Sarah McLane (Pono Project & University of Hawaii Maui College), Kim Thayer (West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership), Amy Hodges (Maui Nui Marine Resource Council), Linda Castro (Division of Aquatic Resources), Ekolu Lindsey (Polanui Hiu & Maui Cultural Lands), Ananda Stone (Splash Productions & Save Honolua Coalition), Adam Wong (Division of Aquatic Resources), Liz Foote (WMK Campaign Manager, Project S.E.A.-Link & Ka’anapali Makai Watch). photo by Tova Callender, West Maui Ridge to Reef Initiative.
not pictured: Jen Cox (Malama Maui Nui), Ka’au Abraham (Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary), Lucienne DeNaie (Sierra Club), Tegan Hammond (Maui Nui Marine Resource Council), Lauren Blickley (Surfrider Foundation), Andrew O’Riordan (Surfrider Foundation), John Seebart (West Maui Taxpayers Association & Makai Watch), John Smith (County of Maui), and Darren McDaniel.
The West Maui Kumuwai campaign also supports the efforts of the West Maui Ridge to Reef Initiative.
