The City and County of Honolulu, the Trust for Public Land and two local organizations have closed on the purchase of a 9.5-acre parcel of land in Aina Haina from an entity owned by developer Jeff Stone that will be added to the larger Wailupe Nature Preserve.
The $4.1 million purchase price included $4.05 million from the city’s Clean Water and Natural Lands program and $50,000 in private funds from the Aina Haina community through the Trust for Public Land. The Aina Haina Community Association…