Ulupo Heiau Hoike Saturday July 11, 2009

You are invited to attend the 2009 Ulupo Heiau Hoike to be held on July 11, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Service Project at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine Sat. June 20th

Please join with us this Saturday June 20th from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm to malama Na Pohaku o Hauwahine located along Kapa’a Quarry Rd. by Kawainui Marsh, Kailua.  Our restoration efforts at this site is to remove alien plant invasives and replant with endemic natives. We are also restoring a native wetland bird habitat in the marsh.  This Saturday we will be primarily concerned with weeding in areas planted with natives and watering to keep the young plants alive and growing.  Wear work clothes, shoes, bring your gloves, weeding or cutting tool, water and snack.  Contact Kaimi Scudder at 593-0112 if you’re coming and for more information.  See Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi’s website at: <www.ahahui.net>

Service Project at Ulupo Heiau Sat. June 13th

Please come to Ulupo Heiau on Saturday June 13th from 8:30 am-12:30 pm on our Community Service Work Day. We will be weeding in the lo’i kalo, raking leaves, cutting Hau and bamboo, picking up rubbish, etc. Bring gloves, water and snacks. Call Kaimi Scudder at 593-0112 or email Malia Bird Helela <hemanumalia@hotmail.com> if you can join us on the 13th. Ulupo Heiau is located behind the Windward YMCA in Kailua, Oahu. Malama ‘aina.

Volunteers work in the lo'i kalo at Ulupo Heiau

Service Project Sat. May 16th at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine

Aloha kakou,

Please join with us this Saturday May 16th from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm to malama Na Pohaku o Hauwahine located along Kapa’a Quarry Rd. in Kawainui Marsh, Kailua.  Our restoration efforts at this site is to remove alien plant invasives and replant with endemic natives. We are also restoring a native wetland bird habitat in the marsh.  This Saturday we will be primarily concerned with weeding in areas planted with natives and watering to keep the young plants alive and growing.  Wear work clothes, shoes, bring your gloves, weeding or cutting tool, water and snack.  We begin the day’s work with a Hawaiian protocol and an orientation to this sacred site.  Contact Kaimi Scudder at 593-0112 if you’re coming and for more information.  See Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi’s website at: <www.ahahui.net>

Mahalo,

Chuck “Doc” Burrows

No Ulupo Heiau service project on May 9th

Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi will NOT be conducting a service project at Ulupo Heiau on Sat., May 9th due to a docent training project. We will have a service project at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine on May 16th starting at 8:30 am.

Sign up for June 6th Native Plants tour around Kawainui Marsh

Mao hau hele with its bright yellow flowers at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine.

Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi will conduct a Native Plants tour around Kawainui Marsh on June 6, 2009.  Mark your calendar. The tour will be led by Rick Barboza of Hui Ku Maoli Ola nursery. We’ll car pool between sites. The tour will visit Ulupo Heiau ethnobotanical restoration, Na Pohaku o Hauwahine native forest and wetland restoration, Kawainui Park native garden and the Hui Ku Maoli Ola nursery in Haiku. Donation of $5 requested.

Sign up with Ahahui for this tour by calling Kaimi Scudder at 593-0112. or emailing “email@ahahui.net”

Ahahui supports biocontrol of strawberry quava in Hawaii

April 20, 2009

To: County of Hawaii – State of Hawaii

FROM: Chuck K. Burrows, Ed.D., President of Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi

RE: Resolution No. 80 09 – Requesting a ban on the release of biological control agents on the island of Hawaii

Aloha Council members, ‘Ahahui Mälama I Ka Lökahi, Hawaiians for the Conservation of Native Ecosystems, opposes Resolution No. 80 09 requesting a ban on the release of biocontrol agents on the island of Hawaii, including insects, fungi, bacteria, virus, or other pathogens, for any tree species related to the ‘Ohi’a (Metrosideros polymorpha), including all species of the family Myrtacaea, such as the strawberry guava(Spidum cattleianum).

These are our reasons:

1. The ban on biocontrol agents is too general in its scope and will be detrimental to the survival of all Hawaiian endemic plants such as ‘Ohia Lehua (Metrosiderous polymorpha) from the spreading alien invasive strawberry guava (Spidum cattleianum).

2. The resolution’s Whereas, these biological control agents “may adapt and evolve to begin attacking related species, including the ‘ohi’a lehua” is a false assumption not based on scientific research and data.

3. Infact, a valid statement can be made that if there is no biocontrol to slow the vigorous growth of the strawberry guava, the native endemic ‘Ohia Lehua and Koa forest ecosystem will be decimated in years to come.

4. Over 15 years of extensive and controlled scientific research in Hawaii and in Brazil have been carefully conducted to determine that the recommended biocontrol (Tetococcus ovatus) for strawberry guava CAN NOT SURVIVE and DOES NOT FEED ON ‘OHIA AT ALL!

5. Tetococcus oavatus which is a natural parasite that has evolved with strawberry guava in its native Brazil has not been found on other Brazilian myrtaceous plants to indicate a host shift from strawberry guava to another related host plant over its long evolutionary time scale.

6. The biocontrol T. ovatus has been tested in Hawaii on a broad range of related myrtaceous plants and other agricultural food crops, and all evidence has shown that this biocontrol insect is extremely host specific.

7. Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi firmly believe that if our native endemic forests and wildlife would no longer exist due to the ravages of alien invasives such as strawberry guava, so would the identity of the Hawaiian indigenous people and its culture which evolved from the natural landscape.

We kanaka moali strongly urge you to vote NO on this resolution.

Mahalo for your deliberation and consideration, 
 


Charles K. Burrows, Ed.D. President

Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi P.O. Box 751 Honolulu, Hawaii 96808

Service Project at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine Sat. Apr. 18th

We will meet Saturday, April 18st from 8:30am-12:30pm at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine located along Kapa’a Quarry Rd. (about a mile in from Pali Hwy.) to work on several different projects, weeding in the native plant areas, clearing alien plants, hauling in mulch, watering native plants and/or planting some native plants. Dress in work clothes with covered shoes, bring gloves, a cutting or digging tool, your water bottle and snack. Contact Kaimi Scudder at 593-0112, or email Ahahui at “email@ahahui.net” to register for the service project.

Tour to the Queen Liliuokalani Retreat (Boyd/Irwin Estate) in Maunawili Valley.

Aloha kakou,

Please join us this Saturday April 4th at 10:30am at the Kawainui Neighborhood Park (End of Kaha St.) to go on a tour to the Queen Liliuokalani Retreat (Boyd/Irwin Estate) in Maunawili Valley.  This will be a part of the Kailua Earth Day activities celebrated at Kawainui Neighborhood Park as well as Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi’s monthly educational tour.  The tour will be guided by Drs. Paul Brennan and Chuck Burrows to educate the public about the historical importance of this site and why it must be protected from increasing vandalism.  The tour will also include visits to another ancient Hawaiian temple (heiau) and to a restored taro pond field in upper Maunawili.  The tour will begin at 11:00 am and be completed by 2:00 pm.  People usually do not visit this area of upper Maunawili because there is no public access through private and governmental lands.  We can accommodate about 30 people for this tour and a donation of $5 would be appreciated.

Mahalo,

Chuck “Doc” Burrows

Service Project at Ulupo Heiau on Sat., April 11th

Please come to Ulupo Heiau on Saturday April 11th from 8:30 am-12:30 pm on our Community Service Work Day. We will be weeding in the lo’i kalo, raking leaves, cutting Hau and bamboo, picking up rubbish, etc. Bring gloves, water and snacks. Call Kaimi Scudder at 593-0112 or email Malia Bird Helela <hemanumalia@hotmail.com>  if you can join us on Saturday. Ulupo Heiau is located behind the Windward YMCA in Kailua, Oahu. Malama ‘aina. Service projects details in the article below.