West Maui Advocates Seek to Make Water a Public Resource

West Maui Advocates Seek to Make Water a Public Resource

This is one of an occasional series of stories published in conjunction with Hawaiʻi Community Journal. West Maui and Lahaina are at a vital tipping point — with funding slowly trickling in to support rebuilding efforts and homes beginning to be developed one by one, the question on many residents’ minds is how West Maui will be sustained for the future. At the center of discussions is wai — or water, a sacred part of the ecosystem in Hawai‘i. C…