Don’t just bike ride Hawaii, make it better. Contribute to the non-profits that protect and preserve the aina (land) we love.
The Nature Conservancy of Hawai`i works with federal, state, and private partners to protect more than 200,000 acres that shelter native species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. The Conservancy’s newest preserve, the 5,821-acre Kona Hema Preserve, protects part of an ancient koa & ohi`a forest that spans more than 100,000 acres along the leeward coast of the Island of Hawai`i. Here on the slopes of Mauna Loa fly the endangered Hawaiian hawk, or `io, the Hawaiian hoary bat, and globally unique native songbird species: the `apapane, `i`iwi, `elepaio, and `amakihi. The Conservancy is now working with neighboring landowners to create a model for achieving large-scale forest restoration along the entire Kona Coast.