Maui Nui coconut wireless
Mahalo to our sprout recipients from the 2026 ‘Aha Niu: Maui Nui Coconut Celebration Festival for helping preserve and protect niu across Maui Nui!
Coconut sprout map
At our festival in June 2026, we gave away 122 sprouted coconut trees! This map shows where our community members have planted those trees in Maui, with each colored pin representing a different niu variety (e.g., dwarf, super dwarf, and tall).
I just got my coconut — now what?
The organizations and people listed below can help you care for and protect your new coconut tree.
Grow Tree, Grow Community
Jermy Uowolo
https://www.mu-bi.org/projects/grow-tree-grow-community/
Grow Some Good
Will Sands, Farm Manager
https://growsomegood.org/
Hawaiʻi Farmers Union United
Kaiea Medeiros – Mauna Kahālāwai Chapter
https://hfuuhi.org/
Hawaiʻi Ulu Cooperative
Chris Kaʻiakapu
https://ulu.coop/staff
Hawaiian Land Trust
Kiaʻi Collier
https://hilt.org
Maui Coconut Care
Alex Pinsky
https://www.mauicoconutcare.com/
Wai Kahe Nursery
Trent Coffin
https://www.niuhui.org/
Indigenous Cropping Systems Laboratory
Noa Lincoln
https://sites.google.com/hawaii.edu/ics-lab/home
Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC)
Sibley Barnette
https://www.biisc.org/
Hawaiʻi Ulu Cooperative
Chris Kaʻiakapu
https://ulu.coop/staff
Hawaiʻi Farmers Union United
Kaiea Medeiros – Mauna Kahālāwai Chapter
https://hfuuhi.org/
Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC)
Lissa Strohecker
https://mauiinvasive.org/
Grow Tree, Grow Community
Jermy Uowolo
https://www.mu-bi.org/projects/grow-tree-grow-community/
Hawaiʻi Ulu Cooperative
Chris Kaʻiakapu
https://ulu.coop/staff
Indigenous Cropping Systems Laboratory (oil press)
Noa Lincoln
https://sites.google.com/hawaii.edu/ics-lab/home
Remathau Community Of Hawaii Inc. (kaula)
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Hrx5U5Cjs/
Kukini Suwa (ʻapu ʻawa and more)
https://www.facebook.com/kukini.suwa/
Maui County Department of ʻŌiwi Resources
Kaiea Medeiros – ʻĀina Advocate
https://www.mauicounty.gov/2916/Department-of-iwi-Resources
Maui Grown 808, LLP (weaving)
Uʻi Kahue & Mario Siatris
https://www.mauigrown808.com/
Prevent the spread of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) was recently confirmed in Wailuku. If you received a new coconut tree at our ʻAha Niu Festival, it’s your kuleana to ensure your tree is CRB free!
Your tree was grown responsibly and inspected, but we are relying on you to ensure you are not introducing CRB to your neighborhood by taking a niu tree home from this event. As soon as you get home, please:
- Fill a large container with water, enough to completely submerge the entire pot up to the trunk of the tree.
- Submerge the pot and tree in the water for 48 hours.
- Make sure the water completely covers any coconut husk still present from the sprout. Use a stone or cinderblock so that the tree stays submerged.
- Collect, bag, and freeze any larvae that float up out of the soil to the top of the water. They can be large or small.
If you find larvae that look suspicious, please send photos to [email protected] and include your name, phone number, and address in the email.
Mahalo nui loa to our ʻAha Niu 2026 event partners and sponsors:
