Besides being the project’s landowner, `Ulupalakua Ranch (UR) also provides the Auwahi project with an annual donation based on a fixed percentage of revenues generated by the Auwahi Wind Farm. Other primary private funders of the Auwahi project include The Hawai`i Community Foundation and the Frost Family Foundation. With public funding, the Auwahi project, working closely with UR and the US Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Services is finalizing an important four-year committed grant series, securing essential funds for invasive species control and management for Auwahi forest. The County of Maui’s Department of Water Supply and Office of Economic Development have both been long-term perennial supporters of the Auwahi project, especially in regards to Auwahi as a hydrological research site where native forest restoration has demonstrated significant increases in aquifer recharge, critically important information in an era of coming climate change and potential limited water resource availability. The US Geological Survey has been a long-term supporter and collaborator in conducting scientific research at Auwahi to better understand effects of native forest restoration.
`Ulupalakua Ranch: landowners of Auwahi forest
Hawai’i Community Foundation: funder through many private grant opportunities
Hawai’i Tourism Authority: funder
Frost Family Foundation: funder
Erdman Family Foundation: funder
Simon Family Foundation: funder
US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Services: funder and collaborating entity
Hawaiian Island Land Trust: conservation lease holder of the land and collaborator
The County of Maui’s Department of Water Supply: funder
Office of Economic Development: funder
Marisla Foundation: funder
`Olino: 501-c- 3 fiscal sponsor
Ke Kula Kaiapuni o Maui: education and outreach collaborator
Kekaulike High School: education and outreach collaborator
Kamehameha Schools: education and outreach collaborator
State of Hawai`i Division of Forestry and Wildlife: funder and collaborator
US Geological Survey: funder and partner in scientific research
Leeward Haleakala Watershed Restoration Partnership: collaborator
US Fish and Wildlife Service: funder and collaborator
Auwahi Wind: donor
Costa Y Selva: donor
Atherton Family Fund: funder
Hoku Nui Project: collaborator
Edward L. Anderson Jr. Foundation: donor
Kaiser Permanente: donor
Pono Infusions: donor
Omidyar Ohana: donor
Tia Fergeson: donor
Mike Mullens: donor
Vineyard Food Company: donor
Jane and Brian Dellaport: donors