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KAILUA JOINS GLOBAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION TO SPREAD MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER IN THE WORLD
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For Immediate Release Contact: Chuck “Doc” Burrows
Event is October 24, 2009 Mobile: 372-7594
Email: <chuckb@hawaii.rr.com>
KAILUA JOINS GLOBAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION TO SPREAD MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER IN THE WORLD
One of Over 2,000 Simultaneous Events in Over 150 Countries
Kawainui Marsh at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine in Kailua, Oahu: October 24th— 75-100 students from Kailua and Oahu will gather in Kawainui Marsh to form the number “350” as part of the largest day ever of climate change activism. People joining from more than 2,000 communities in over 150 countries are part of a global day of action coordinated by 350.org to urge world leaders to take bold and immediate steps to address climate change and reduce carbon emissions.
“These young students will encounter the effects of global warming in the town of Kailua and Kawainui Marsh within their lifetime if we don’t take real action to reduce our carbon footprints before the problem becomes worse here in Hawaii and globally,” said Chuck “Doc” Burrows, board member of Hawaii Interfaith Power and Light and president of Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi.
Around the world on 24th October 2009—from capitol cities to the melting slopes of Mount Everest, even underwater on dying coral reefs—people will hold rallies aimed at focusing attention on the number 350 because scientists have insisted in recent years that 350 parts per million is the most carbon dioxide we can safely have in the atmosphere. The current CO2 concentration is 390 parts per million.
Add comment October 17, 2009
2008 THE NATURAL and CULTURAL HISTORY TOURS of the KAILUA AHUPUA`A and KAWAINUI MARSH
THE NATURAL and CULTURAL HISTORY TOURS of the KAILUA AHUPUA`A and KAWAINUI MARSH
Sponsored by ‘Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi, Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club and Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation
The educational tours of the Kailua Ahupua‘a and Kawainui Marsh are offered to inform residents and visitors about the Hawaiian archaeological, historic and ecological resources of the marsh.
The tour groups meet at Ulupo Heiau next to the Windward Kailua YMCA at 8:30 am and walk, as well as car pool, to the various sites. Return trip is usually back to the Windward YMCA by 1:00 pm. A donation of $5.00 for non-members and $3.00 for members will be accepted for the tour. Donations are used to support the cultural and ecological restoration work of Kawainui Marsh. Group size will be limited to 25 persons.
2008 KAWAINUI TOURS
1. Sat. Feb. 2 - Ramsar World Wetlands Day – Kawainui/Hamakua Marsh
2. Sat. Mar. 1 - Native Plant Revegetation Projects in Kawainui Marsh
3. Sat. May 3 - Archaeological sites and historic sites of Maunawili Valley
. 4. Sat. June 7 - Kailua Bay – Geological and Marine Resources
5. Sat. June 21 – Ulupo Heiau Hoike
6. Sat. t.b.d. Aquatic Animals & Insects of Kawainui streams & Marsh
7. Sat. Aug. 10 or 24 – KHCC Poi and Papale
8. Sat. Sept. 6 – Cultural and Natural History Tour of Kawainui Marsh
9. Sat. Oct. 4 – Geology of the Kailua Ahupua‘a
10. Sat. Nov. 1 - Archaeological & Historic Sites of Kawainui/Hamakua
11. Sat. Dec. 6 - Birds of the Marsh (Kawainui, Hamakua & Kaelepulu)
(Dates or tours may be subject to change depending on weather or other circumstances. Check for updates at: http://www.ahahui.wordpress.com/)
WHAT TO BRING: Backpack or Fanny-pack, walking shoes, water bottle, mosquito repellent, sunscreen, rainwear, hat or cap, sunglasses. Optional: camera and binoculars.
CONTACT INFO: Call 593-0112 for more information and to register for these educational tours, or email: email@ahahui.net or hemanumalia@hotmail.com
(There are also service-learning trips for elementary through college age students to our project sites around Kawainui Marsh. Contact us for more information.)
(Revised 3/25/08)
Add comment March 25, 2008
Sign up for Natural and cultural history tour of Kawai Nui Marsh
Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi, the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club and The Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation will begin their Fall Kawai Nui Marsh Educational Series, Saturday Sept. 1, 2007 with an introductory natural and cultural history tour of Kawai Nui Marsh. Chuck “Doc” Burrows, Hawaiian naturalist and conservationist, will lead participants on a driving/walking tour from Ulupo Heiau to Na Pohaku o Hauwahine, the Kawai Nui Estuary at the Kawai Nui Neighborhood Park and A’ala (Lanikai) Point, places where active restoration and maintenance are taking place. He will explain how these sites were used in ancient and historic periods and present plans by community organizations, state and federal agencies to restore the health of the natural and cultural ecosystems of the marsh and the Kailua Ahupua’a. New residents to Kailua are especially encouraged to come. The tour will start at 8:30 am and be completed by 12:30 pm. A donation of $5 is requested. Contact Rick “Kaimi” Scudder at 593-0112 or email Malia Bird Helela <hemanumalia@hotmail.com> for more information and registration for this tour.
Add comment August 25, 2007
Kailua Bay Geology and Marine Resources Tour
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Aloha kakou,
A Kailua Bay Geology and Marine Resources Tour will be conducted on Saturday May 5, 2007 from 8:30am to 12:30 pm. Significant topics on the geology of Kailua Bay and the offshore islands, the dynamics and history of rising sea levels and beach erosion, marine fishery conservation and Hawaiian mo’olelo will be shared. Tour contributors will be Chip Fletcher, UH Geophysics professor, Floyd McCoy, UH Windward Community College professor, Todd Hendricks, Kailua High School Marine Science Teacher and Chuck “Doc” Burrows, Hawaiian Naturalist. The tour will begin at Lanikai Point and end at the Oneawa Canal outlet in Kailua Bay. Co-sponsors for this tour are Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi, the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club and the Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation. A donation of $5 per person is requested. Register for the tour at Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi, 593-0112 and/or email Malia Helela at<hemanumalia@hotmail.com>
Add comment April 30, 2007
