Sanctuary is more than a project—it’s a service to the mountain. It is a prayer for the life of the land.

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Sanctuary is built on an important understanding: that the ecological need for habitat restoration and the human need for wellbeing are not separate issues, but in fact, they are fundamentally the same. In healing the land, our selves are nurtured. ​

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What is Sanctuary?
Sanctuary Maui is dedicated to restoring native Hawaiian forests and reconnecting people with ʻāina (land). We believe that caring for the Earth and caring for ourselves are inseparable—when the land thrives, so do we.

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How You Can Join​

Give to the Forest
Spend time protecting, propagating or planting seedlings and restoring native ecosystems.

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Internships and Apprenticeships
Learn forest restoration, stewardship, and cultural practice through immersive mentorship.

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Support the Sanctuary
Help grow trees, increase fresh water supply, build resilience, and sustain this work for future generations.
 

Why It Matters

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• Protects watersheds and biodiversity

• Revives cultural landscapes

• Creates resilience against wildfire

• Heals land and people together

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Join us in caring for the land, renewing watershed function, and re-instating maximum co-existence and biodiversity, particularly for native and endemic species that once existed in the Leeward Haleakalā forest ecosystems. Learn more about our approach to forest restoration here. 

 

Interested in getting involved? Please, join us or get in touch using the form below.