Forest Stewardship
at Ahu Lani Sanctuary

Ahu Lani is a participant in the State of Hawaii's Forest Stewardship Program.

Please check out our initial Forest Stewardship Proposal for more information.

Below is a map of the land. To the North is is the Pacific Ocean. Looking makai, or towards the ocean, you can look down and see the blue Pacific several miles away and 3000 feet below. To the South (which at Ahu Lani is "mauka" or towards the mountains), you can see the summit of Mauna Kea and the foothills and cindercones at its base. Many of the world's finest astronomical observatories are located atop Mauna Kea, and you can see a few of them from Ahu Lani.

On the Western border is Kalopa Gulch [pronounced Kaa'-Low-Paa'], in which a river flows at times of heavy rains. The gulch is home to groves of Eucalyptus trees.

Ahu Lani is surrounded by ranch land, and you can sometimes hear the low bellowing of cows or the hoot of a paniolo (cowboy). Flocks of wild turkeys and pheasant also call Ahu Lani home.