Community Service project at Ulupo Heiau State Park, Sat. Apr. 11, 2015

Join us on Saturday Apr. 11, 2015 at Ulupo Heiau to malama this wahi pana (sacred place). At 8:30 am we will begin our Oli Kahea and have an orientation to this mapele heiau. We will be cleaning out the hau, weeding in the auwai, cutting weeds in the marsh and preparing lo’i for planting. Bring a cutting or digging tool, water bottles, bug spray and a snack. Wear shorts or long pants, gloves, hat and use sun screen. No slippers or open toed shoes! Wear tabis or footwear when working in the loi and shoes in the land areas. We will end by 12:00 pm. Join us and earn those community service hours. Call 263-8008 or email rick_scudder @ yahoo.com for more information or to let us know if you’d like to bring a group of volunteers.

Community Service project at Ulupo Heiau State Park, Sat. Mar. 14, 2015

Join us on Saturday Mar. 14, 2015 at Ulupo Heiau to malama this wahi pana (sacred place). At 8:30 am we will begin our Oli Kahea and have an orientation to this mapele heiau. We will be cleaning out the hau, weeding in the auwai, cutting weeds in the marsh and preparing lo’i for planting. Bring a cutting or digging tool, water bottles, bug spray and a snack. Wear shorts or long pants, gloves, hat and use sun screen. No slippers or open toed shoes! Wear tabis or footwear when working in the loi and shoes in the land areas. We will end by 12:00 pm. Join us and earn those community service hours. Call 263-8008 or email rick_scudder @ yahoo.com for more information or to let us know if you’d like to bring a group of volunteers.

Community Service Project at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine, Sat. Feb. 21, 2015

Please volunteer with us on Saturday Feb. 21, 2015 from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm to help restore Na Pohaku o Hauwahine located along Kapa’a Quarry Rd. in Kawainui Marsh, Kailua. Our restoration efforts at this site are to remove alien plants and replant with endemic natives. We are also maintaining a native wetland bird habitat in the marsh where we remove alien weeds. We will be primarily concerned with weeding and cleaning up areas and possibly do some new native plantings. Wear work clothes, shoes, (no slippers!) bring your gloves, weeding or cutting tool, bug spray, water and snack. Contact Kaimi Scudder at 263-8008 or email: email@ahahui.net if you’re coming and for more information.

 

Community Service project at Ulupo Heiau State Park, Sat. Feb. 14, 2015

Join us on Saturday Feb. 14, 2015 at Ulupo Heiau to malama this wahi pana (sacred place). At 8:30 am we will begin our Oli Kahea and have an orientation to this mapele heiau. We will be cleaning out the hau, weeding in the auwai, cutting weeds in the marsh and preparing lo’i for planting. Bring a cutting or digging tool, water bottles, bug spray and a snack. Wear shorts or long pants, gloves, hat and use sun screen. No slippers or open toed shoes! Wear tabis or footwear when working in the loi and shoes in the land areas. We will end by 12:00 pm. Join us and earn those community service hours. Call 263-8008 or email rick_scudder @ yahoo.com for more information or to let us know if you’d like to bring a group of volunteers.

Community Service Project at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine, Sat. Jan. 17, 2015

Please volunteer with us on Saturday Jan 17, 2015 from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm to help restore Na Pohaku o Hauwahine located along Kapa’a Quarry Rd. in Kawainui Marsh, Kailua. Our restoration efforts at this site are to remove alien plants and replant with endemic natives. We are also maintaining a native wetland bird habitat in the marsh where we remove alien weeds. We will be primarily concerned with weeding and cleaning up areas and possibly do some new native plantings. Wear work clothes, shoes, (no slippers!) bring your gloves, weeding or cutting tool, bug spray, water and snack. Contact Kaimi Scudder at 263-8008 or email: email@ahahui.net if you’re coming and for more information.

 

Community Service project at Ulupo Heiau State Park, Sat. Jan. 10, 2015

Join us on Saturday Jan. 10, 2015 at Ulupo Heiau to malama this wahi pana (sacred place). At 8:30 am we will begin our Oli Kahea and have an orientation to this mapele heiau. We will be cleaning out the hau, weeding in the auwai, cutting weeds in the marsh and preparing lo’i for planting. Bring a cutting or digging tool, water bottles, bug spray and a snack. Wear shorts or long pants, gloves, hat and use sun screen. No slippers or open toed shoes! Wear tabis or footwear when working in the loi and shoes in the land areas. We will end by 12:00 pm. Call 263-8008 or email rick_scudder @ yahoo.com for more information or to let us know if you’d like to bring a group of volunteers.

Happy Holidays from Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi

Happy Holidays to all our supporters, friends, relatives and volunteers. We hope you have a safe and wonderful holidays. Ahahui will be doing strategic planning and capacity building in 2015 in order to better implement our mission to practice and promote a Modern Native Hawaiian conservation ethic. Your continued support, participation and input is welcomed.

Watch this blog for upcoming events in January, 2015.

Kaimi Scudder, Administrator

 

Wili wili pua at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine, 2014.

Community Service Project at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine, Sat. Dec. 20, 2014

Please volunteer with us on Saturday Dec. 20, 2014 from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm to help restore Na Pohaku o Hauwahine located along Kapa’a Quarry Rd. in Kawainui Marsh, Kailua. Our restoration efforts at this site are to remove alien plants and replant with endemic natives. We are also maintaining a native wetland bird habitat in the marsh where we remove alien weeds. We will be primarily concerned with weeding and cleaning up areas and possibly do some new native plantings. Wear work clothes, shoes, (no slippers!) bring your gloves, weeding or cutting tool, bug spray, water and snack. Contact Kaimi Scudder at 263-8008 or email: email@ahahui.net if you’re coming and for more information. This will be our last community service project of 2014.

Happy Holidays!

 

Community Service project at Ulupo Heiau State Park, Sat. Dec. 13, 2014

Join us on Saturday Dec. 13, 2014 at Ulupo Heiau to malama this wahi pana (sacred place). At 8:30 am we will begin our Oli Kahea and have an orientation to this mapele heiau. We will be cleaning out the hau, weeding in the auwai, cutting weeds in the marsh and preparing lo’i for planting. Bring a cutting or digging tool, water bottles, bug spray and a snack. Wear shorts or long pants, gloves, hat and use sun screen. No slippers or open toed shoes! Wear tabis or footwear when working in the loi and shoes in the land areas. We will end by 12:00 pm. Call 263-8008 or email rick_scudder @ yahoo.com for more information or to let us know if you’d like to bring a group of volunteers.

Birds of the Marsh Tour, Sat. Dec. 6, 2014

SPACES STILL AVAILABLE!

Join us on the annual Birds of the Marsh Tour

 

Leaders: Katie Doyle, wildlife biologist with Division of Forestry and Wildlife and Ka’imi

Scudder geographer with Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi.

 

Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 (8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

 

Learn about Hawaii’s endangered waterbirds and the efforts to restore the Kawainui,

Hamakua and Kaelepulu wetlands.

 

The tour will visit sites around Hamakua and Kawainui Wildlife Sanctuaries, and Kaelepulu wetlands. Other stops will be at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine to look at the volunteer-created wetland bird restoration project and the Corps of Engineers project in the upper marsh.

 

This natural history tour is co-sponsored by Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi and the Kailua

Hawaiian Civic Club. A $10.00 donation is requested. We will car-pool between sites.

 

Contact Kaimi Scudder at 263-8008 for more info.

Reservations required. Sign up for the tour via email: email @ ahahui.net or call

263-8008. Reserve your space early! Limited to 25 persons.

Alae ula. Photo by Kaimi Scudder