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Maui trust purchases land for preservation

source: Honolulu Star | Nov 08, 03 | submitted by Ryan

Maui, Hawaii - An ancient coastal land dune with wildlife wetlands has been purchased for preservation in northeastern Maui. The Maui Coastal Land Trust said it has signed an agreement to buy the 277-acre property for $4.8 million.

The coastal land, located 10 minutes north of Wailuku and on the northern side of the county's municipal golf course, is on the old Waihee Dairy site and has a wetlands area frequented by endangered species, including Hawaiian stilts and coots and the Blackburn sphinx moth.

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