Puapuaʻa Iki Habitat Restoration Project

Recipient: County of Hawai‘i

Federal Funding: $1,901,521

This project will restore 11.5 acres of coastal land and provide shoreline stabilization while protecting historic infrastructure on the site. The County of Hawai‘i and the Hawai‘i Coastal Management Program will partner to remove invasive plants and plant native species to improve soil structure and reduce the influx of harmful nutrients into the bay and coastline.

For more information on the Office for Coastal Management grant program funding this project, visit Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Awards. (2025)