Explore local and national resources for soil and land management

Click on these links to learn more about your soil and opportunities for better management
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​Photo credits: Mika Sebastian and Tai McClellan Maaz

The Soil Health Institute seeks to improve soil health through scientific research and advancement with a focus on the well-being of our local farms, rural communities, environment.

Healthy Soil Hawaii works with farmers and ranchers statewide to implement Best Management Practices that support soil health and sequester carbon.

An interactive tool, the Hawaiʻi Soil Atlas uses information from the Hawaii Soil Survey to allow users to locate and identify soil in the Hawaiian Islands.

Available for iPhone and Android users, the Soil Web App allows users to conveniently access USDA-NCSS detailed soil data for most of the country.

The Web Soil Survey (WSS) uses information from the National Cooperative Soil Survey and provides access to soil maps and data for most of the United States.

The Soil Nutrient Management for Maui County seeks to educate growers in essential techniques to manage nutrient performance in tropical soils and container crop production.

The Cooperative Extension (CE) serves to educate farmers, consumers, and families in Hawaii in an effort to promote and support local food systems, healthy living, and youth development.

The Oʻahu Resource Conservation & Development Council provides assistance and training for farmers and rural enterprises to foster education and to promote sound conservation practices.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides soil health resources and services to Americaʻs farmers and producers.

Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) aims to improve and enhance American agriculture by investing in education and research.

We are soil scientists bridging across UH departments.

GoFarm Hawaii is a beginning farmer development program that trains new farmers to sustain Hawaii’s agricultural future.