Celebrate Hawaiian Culture at the Ulupo Hoike June 9th

You are invited to the 2007 Ulupo Hoike on June 9th. The event will start at 9 am and run until 2 pm. It will celebrate Hawaiian culture and honor Kumu John Lake. There will be an awa ceremony, Hawaiian music, hula, cultural demonstrations, exhibits, games and a fund-raising ono imu-cooked Hawaiian lunch for the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club. The event is free and all are welcome to attend. Come and check out the progress of the restoration of the Ulupo Heiau complex. Parking will be available at the churches next to the Windward YMCA. If you would like to volunteer for this event please contact us at: email@ahahui.net.

Service project at Ulupo Heiau improves the view

At today’s service project at Ulupo Heiau we had 27 students from Mid-Pacific Institute, several adult volunteers and Glenn and crew from Olomana Gardens. Some students worked the lo’i, others worked on the banks. A third larger group moved cut up Hau into a large pile. Hananloa, Kaimi and Doc Burrows led the groups in their restoration work.

A fitting end to the days work was when Glenn’s crew dropped the last major Java Plum breaking the view plain from the heiau. It’s a great view now of Kawai Nui Marsh. And the bonus is the Java Plum crushed a lot of Hau on the way down. The kalo lo’is are looking better with each day.

Go check out the new view!

The Kailua High students will be there in force on Monday for service work.

Kamehameha Schools Biology classes study Kawai Nui Marsh

Kamehameha Schools Biology classes visited Ahahui’s project sites today May 7th (and tomorrow) as part of their annual field study of the Kailua Ahupua’a. Kamehameha Schools has been conducting these field studies for over 15 years. Chuck Burrows, the President of Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi formerly taught science at Kamehameha Schools for 35 years. Now “retired,” he continues to assist the current teachers in the education of their students in the field.

Ahahui had 100 students, their teachers and resource specialists rotating to three study sites at Ulupo Heiau, Na Pohaku o Hauwahine and Kaha Park by the Oneawa channel. Another 100 will come on the 8th. Many of the students had never been to the places they visited and used as research sites. They caught fish and insects, took water samples and identified plants.

As Ahahui grows, it hopes to host more of these types of educational activities around Kawai Nui Marsh, especially by the local schools.