Conservation Office, City & County of Honolulu, Dept. of Housing and Land Management

The purpose of the Clean Water and Natural Lands program is to provide for the purchase of or to otherwise acquire real estate or any interest therein for land conservation in the City and County of Honolulu for the following purposes:

- Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply;

- Preservation of forests, beaches, coastal areas and agricultural lands;

- Public outdoor recreation and education, including access to beaches and mountains;

- Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites;

- Protection of significant habitats or ecosystems, including buffer zones;

- Conservation of land in order to reduce erosion, floods, landslides, and runoff; and

- Acquisition of public access to public land and open space.