Help Maintain the Hawaiian Xeriscape Garden at Kawainui Neighborhood Park (Kaha Park)

You are invited to work with Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi this Saturday April 26th from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm to maintain the Hawaiian Xeriscape Garden at the Kawainui Neighborhood Park (Kaha Park). The garden was commissioned by the Kailua Bay Advisory Council to demonstrate the growing of Hawaiian native plants in a xeriscape garden and how stream banks can be stabilized with native plants. Hui Ku Maoli Ola, the Hawaiian plant nursery, prepared the site, and planted the native plants. Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi was selected to work with the Women’s Community Correctional Center and community volunteers to maintain the Hawaiian Xeriscape Garden.We would like to encourage the residents who live in the neighborhood of the park and Coconut Grove to join with us every 4th Saturday of the month to malama this native garden. Bring a weeder, gloves, water, snack or lunch and wear comfortable work clothing for the day. Call Ahahui at 593-0112 if you would like to kokua on this project.

Celebrate Earth Day by working at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine

Let’s celebrate Earth Day by coming out to Na Pohaku o Hauwahine in Kawainui
Marsh this Saturday April 19th from 8:30am – 12:30 pm.  We will be working
in our native planting restoration areas by removing alien weeds and shrubs
and caring for the endemic plants that have been out planted on the 12 acres
of this special place.  Na Pohaku o Hauwahine is located on Kapa’a Quarry
Rd. about a mile in from the intersection of the Kalanianaole/Pali Highways.
Bring a weeding or cutting tool, gloves, water bottle and lunch if you plan
to work longer with us.  Call Kaimi Scudder at 593-0112 or email Malia Bird
Helela <hemanumalia@hotmail.com> for more information and registration.

Community Service Project at Ulupo Heiau on April 12th

You’re invited to kokua (help) and malama (care for) Ulupo Heiau on Saturday, Mar. 8th starting at 8:30 a.m. and going to 12:30 p.m. Ulupo Heiau (Night of Inspiration) one of the first sacred temples to have built as a “mapele” (agriculture) heiau by the first people or menehune and dedicated to Kaneulupo. The Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club and ‘Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi are the co-curators at this State Historic site complex and conduct service projects every second Saturday of the month to restore the Hawaiian ethno-botanical and culutral features. We meet at the parking area by the Heiau and behind the Windward YMCA. Bring: Lunch, water, rain gear, sunscreen, work gloves.If you can, also bring tools such as sickles, handsaws, machete, hand cultivators or chain saws.For more info and to signup: call Kaimi Scudder at 593-0112 or email at “email@ahahui.net” If you have not been to Ulupo Heiau in a while, you are in for a big surprise. See what community volunteers can do to malama ‘aina!