The Local Working Group (LWG) is made up of the local community, stakeholders, and partners located within the Mauna Kea SWCD service area. 

• One of the objectives of the LWG is to identify resource concerns and issues that are impacting local agriculture operations.  The top five identified resource concerns will be used to drive the USDA-NRCS locally led Farm Bill Program for the Waimea Service Area.

FY2025 Priority Resource Concerns

• Livestock Production Limitations
• Pest Pressure
• Fire Management
• Degraded Plant Conditions
• Soil Quality Limitations