Drag and drop the Comment Pin at the top of this page to any IAL-eligible area on the map to leave a comment. 

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Welcome to the Maui Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) map review site. This map was developed on a set of 8 criteria set forth in HRS §205-44 to identify parcels that are eligible for IAL designation.  IAL scores were developed for each criteria and summarized with equal weighting into a single eligibility score. This map is intended to provide guidance and is a screening layer subject to further review. Below are the criteria used to develop this map.

IAL Criteria:

1. Land currently used for agricultural production
2. Land with soil qualities and growing conditions that support agricultural production of food, fiber, or fuel- and energy-producing crops;
3. Land identified under agricultural productivity rating systems, such as the agricultural lands of importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) system adopted by the board of agriculture on January 28, 1977;
4. Land types associated with traditional native Hawaiian agricultural uses, such as taro cultivation, or unique agricultural crops and uses, such as coffee, vineyards, aquaculture, and energy production;
5. Land with sufficient quantities of water to support viable agricultural production;
6. Land whose designation as important agricultural lands is consistent with general, development, and community plans of the county;
7. Land that contributes to maintaining a critical land mass important to agricultural operating productivity; and
8. Land with or near support infrastructure conducive to agricultural productivity, such as transportation to markets, water, or power.