Malama Maui County: Trilogy Helps Restore Ancient Fishpond at Waihe‘e and Native Species On Lana'i

It’s no secret that the crew here at Trilogy is proud of the islands we call home.

Which is why, since our founding in 1973, three generations of this family-owned company have worked to malama, or take care of these islands—even in capacities not directly related to our Maui snorkeling tours.

What happens mauka, or upland, on these islands, eventually affects all things makai (by the sea), and it’s important for us as island stewards to look at our Maui ocean activities as part of a greater whole.

It’s also important for our company leaders to constantly connect, engage, and learn about cultural practices, local history, and core Hawaiian values, so we can foster that ‘ike (knowledge) and share it with guests—who are not only looking to go snorkeling in Maui—but also want to develop their own sense of appreciation for these islands.

Conservation and Education, FeaturedTrilogy ExcursionsAugust 30, 2022Comment

Trilogy Celebrates World Oceans Day With Boats Powered By Biodiesel

Conservation and Education, FeaturedTrilogy ExcursionsJune 7, 2022Pacific Biodiesel, Biodiesel boat enginesComment

Keeping the Environment Healthy is a Communal Effort: It Takes a Village

I’ve learned while traveling as a Protector of Paradise that keeping the environment healthy is a communal effort, spanning all spectrums of industry, community, and business. No effort is too small. Keep striving to do better and share your environmental story with others so they too can help make a change!

Conservation and EducationTrilogy ExcursionsJuly 3, 2019Comment

Protector of Paradise

To me, being a protector of paradise holds great meaning. It means I must do as much as I can to help make our environment more sustainable. I must go beyond my local community and visit others to see how they are living, share stories and knowledge, and work together towards a common goal.

Conservation and EducationTrilogy ExcursionsJune 14, 2019Comment

Kuleana & Promoting Sustainability

What we’ve found is people/students are eager to help but they just don’t know where to start. It was fun to introduce them to like-minded community groups and give them tangible ways to start practicing sustainability in their day-to-day.

Conservation and EducationTrilogy ExcursionsMay 29, 2019conservationComment

Climb Aboard our Marine Science & Sailing Classroom, with Seabury!

Come along with us on 4-day adventure with the February 2019 Seabury Winterim! With squid dissections, sailing lessons, coral surveys, and more, the Trilogy team helped to deliver a week of learning and adventure for these bright-eyed students that is sure to be a fabulous memory for years to come.

An Ocean Voyage with Eat Less Plastic & Trilogy's Blue'Aina Campaign

Read about the exciting new partnership between Trilogy’s Blue’Aina campaign and our friends at Eat Less Plastic, a team of researchers and voyagers dedicated to changing the future. As they embark on a four month long journey through the South Pacific, their research teams (plus a new addition!) will gather microplastic samples and conduct other ocean water testing in an effort to do their part to better our beautiful Earth.

Is Your Sunscreen Reef Safe?

When traveling to the Hawaiian Islands and other tropical locations, there's a good chance you will jump into the big blue. Even if you have no plans to snorkel around coral reefs, you still make an impact on marine ecosystems.

Are You Dolphin SMART?

Unlike humans, dolphins are conscious breathers, so they rest half of their brain at a time. Imagine sleeping with one eye open in a state similar to that of a daydream.

Know Your Coral

Coral reefs are underwater ecosystems, hosting over thousands of marine organisms. They come in blues, reds, yellows, browns, greens, and purples, making the ocean floor a rainbow. Despite looking like rocks, corals are a living invertebrate.

Maui Marine Life, Conservation and EducationTrilogy ExcursionsMay 17, 2018coral reef, coral, maui, hawaiiComment

Voluntourism: A Green-Minded Match Made in Heaven!

High five, its vacation time! As you begin to dream of mai tai’s on the beach and how many swimsuits to pack for Maui, we want to introduce you to a new (heartwarming) trend that’s hitting the travel industry today – Voluntourism!

Hōkūleʻa- “Star of Gladness”

This summer has brought a lot of excitement to the Hawaiian Islands with the recent return of Hokuea. The Hōkūleʻa is a replica of the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes. She was first launched in March 1975. In 1976 she made her maiden voyage to Tahiti departing from Honolua Bay in Hawaii and returned. This voyage was completed exclusively using Polynesian voyaging techniques, such as star mapping, wind and weather, cloud formations, movement of currents, wave patterns, and the flight of birds.

Conservation and EducationTrilogy ExcursionsSeptember 15, 2017maui, hawaii, tahiti, Polynesian wayfinding, HokuleaComment

Coral Health with EOR and the Westin Nanea Ocean Villas

With the start of the fall season, Trilogy is back to hosting floating workshops and reef cleanups. For the month of September, Trilogy hosted the non-profit Eyes of the Reef (EOR) for a workshop on coral health. The corporate sponsor was the Westin Nanea Ocean Villas and the food was provided by Trilogy Excursions.

Blue'Aina, Conservation and EducationTrilogy ExcursionsSeptember 13, 2017cleanup, maui, hawaii, Eyes of the Reef, westinComment

Living a plastic free life . . .or trying to at least

Take a moment and think about all of the products you use or buy in one day. Now count the ones that are made of plastic or have a plastic component. Almost everything we use on a daily basis is composed of plastic. Plastic has become the product of our lives. Polyethylene, one of the most used plastics today was created in 1898.

Conservation and EducationTrilogy ExcursionsJuly 21, 2017plastic, coral reef, maui, hawaiiComment

TRILOGY EXCURSIONS OUTFITS BOATS WITH REEF SAFE SUNSCREEN HAWAIIAN SOL

Trilogy continues its commitment to the environment by educating guests of the harmful effects of reef toxic chemicals.

Trilogy Life, Conservation and EducationTrilogy ExcursionsJuly 18, 2017sunscreen, reef safe, conservation, coral reefComment

Getting Dirty in the Waikamoi Preserve

Waikamoi Preserve provides an important sanctuary for hundreds of native Hawaiian plants and animals. It’s high elevation rain forest and alpine shrubland are home to 12 different native bird species, seven of them are endangered. The preserve shelters a large variety of native ferns, herbs, shrubs and trees that reflect the biodiversity of Maui. Many are rare plants unique to East Maui, including members of the Lobelia and Geranium families.

Conservation and EducationTrilogy ExcursionsJune 22, 2017conservation, invasive, forest, nature conservancy, hawaiiComment

BlueʻAina Earth Day Reef Cleanup Heads to Lanaʻi

Hosting a cleanup on Earth Day is a long-standing tradition for Trilogyʻs BlueʻAina Campaign. The Fairmont Kea Lani has been a Blue’Aina supporter for five years now and requests the Earth Day cleanup every year.

Blue'Aina, Conservation and EducationTrilogy ExcursionsApril 27, 2017lanai, cleanup, reef, coral reef, earth dayComment

Waiehu Beach Clean-Up

Waiehu Beach is known as one of the dirtiest beaches on Maui. Due to the direction it faces, trash continuously washes up on shore. Especially micro plastics. Micro plastics are generally the size of a penny or smaller. Our volunteers managed to get 5 bags full of trash raining in size from micro plastic to large fishing nets which had to be cut free.