Community service at Ulupo Heiau Sat. Jan. 9th ‘10

Please volunteer at Ulupo Heiau in Kailua, Oahu on Saturday January 9th from 8:30 am-12:00 pm for our Community Service Work Day. We will be weeding in and around 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 <email@ahahui.net> if you can join us on the 9th. Ulupo Heiau is located behind the Windward YMCA in Kailua, Oahu. Malama ‘aina!

Upcoming service projects

Ulupo Heiau service project – Dec. 12th 8:30 am

Na Pohaku o Hauwahine service project – Dec. 19th 8:30 am

details same as those posted earlier (scroll down to see them)

History and Archaeology tour of Kawainui and Maunawili

Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi, the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club and The Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation will conduct a history and archaeology tour in Kawainui Marsh and Maunawili Valley on Saturday, November 7th. Anthropologist Paul Brennan and Rick Kaimi Scudder will show and speak on the historical and archaeological features at the Ulupo Heiau complex and on up into Maunawili Valley, including the Queen’s Retreat and Kukapoki Heiau. They will explain how these sites were used in ancient and historic periods and discuss plans by Hawaiian organizations, community groups and the State to protect and restore these sacred sites. The public is invited. The tour will start at 8:30 am and be completed by 12:30 pm. A donation of $5 is requested. To obtain more information contact Kaimi Scudder at 593-0112, or email: <email@ahahui.net> for more information and sign-up.

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

Community Meeting on Future of Kawainui Marsh invite from Sen. Tokuda

Kawai Nui Marsh Discussion on Next Steps – March 28th

Dear Friends, As you know, the transfer of title between the City & County and the State of Hawaii last year was a critical turning point for the restoration and preservation of Kawai Nui Marsh. With land ownership now resolved, it is important that we take the next steps as a community to determine our shared vision for the marsh and the best way to get there. From the conversations I’ve had with our congressional delegation and various federal agencies, there is a strong interest and desire to continue supporting projects in the marsh. Knowing this, the community advocates who have shouldered the weight of protecting and restoring Kawai Nui all these many years should provide the direction for where we go from here, and what projects are a priority for the community. On Saturday March 28th from 1:30pm-4:00pm at Le Jardin Academy’s Wong Auditorium, the Harold Castle Foundation and I will be hosting the first in what will likely be a series of facilitated planning discussions on Kawai Nui Marsh. Your presence and participation will be critical to our success. Please help us, also, by forwarding this invitation to past, present and future stakeholders and advocates for the marsh. If you will be able to attend, please contact us at 587-7215 or via email at sentokuda@capitol.hawaii.gov. This will give us a headcount, and help us plan for the event. If you have any questions or cannot attend but would like to be kept informed about the outcomes of the discussion, please do not hesitate to contact us as well. I look forward to seeing you there!

Mahalo! Jill

Senator Jill N. Tokuda

District 24 Kaneohe, Kailua, and Enchanted Lake

Majority Whip

Chair, Committee on Higher Education

Vice Chair, Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture & Hawaiian Affairs

Phone: 587-7215 Fax: 587-7220

www.senatortokuda.com

Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi encourages your participation in this meeting.

Kaimi Scudder

Service Project at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine Sat. Mar. 21

We will meet Saturday, March 21st 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. This service project is supported by a grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Board of Land and Natural Resources approves land transfer for Kawainui Marsh

Great News!

The Board of Land and Natural Resources today approved the land ownership transfer details of Kawainui Marsh from the City & County of Honolulu to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. This will allow the Army Corps Of Engineers restoration project to proceed as well as give access to Division of Forestry and Wildlife for all of the marsh that was owned by the city and county.

Mahalo to all who had some involvement in getting this process done. Time to move forward!

‘Ahahui’s Service Projects schedule for 2008

‘AHAHUI MALAMÄ I KA LOKAHI, KAILUA HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUB and KAWAI NUI HERITAGE FOUNDATION

In cooperation with the following allied environmental and Hawaiian cultural organizations:

DLNR Division of State Parks, Windward YMCA
Invites you to kokua and malama the
Ramsar Kawainui/Hamakua Wetlands of International Importance.

on our 2008 SERVICE PROJECTS

ULUPO HEIAU (Night of Inspiration) one of the first sacred temples to have been built as a “mapele” (agriculture) heiau by the first people or menehune and dedicated to Kaneulupo. Later in the reign of high chief Ku’alii, the temple may have been reconstructed as a luakini or war temple heiau. The Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club and Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi are the co-curators at this State Park heiau complex and conduct service projects every second Saturday of the month to restore the ethno-botanical and cultural features.

NA POHAKU O HAUWAHINE (The rock formation of the Hawaiian Mo`o goddess and guardian of Kawainui Marsh) is located on the right-hand side of Kapa`a Quarry road at the Y-intersection before entering the Kapa`a Landfill Transfer Station. It offers a panoramic view into the “piko” of Kawainui Marsh where one can observe in tranquility the wetland birds and marsh vegetation. Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi is the curator for this newly designated State Park. We are planting the 12 acres with native plants to recreate a dryland forest ecosystem. Brush removal and trail construction has revealed ancient Hawaiian terraces that align the massive rock outcrops. We are also working in the marsh, to form a wetland bird habitat. Service projects are held the third Saturday of each month.

KAWAINUI ESTUARY WETLAND BIRD ISLET and KAHA NATIVE LANDSCAPE RESTORATION – As part of the Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi restoration program in Kawainui Marsh, an islet located at the Kaha Park side of the Kawai Nui estuary has been cleared of alien vegetation and landscaped as a wetland bird habitat. Ahahui has joined with the Kailua Bay Advisory Council to maintain a Hawaiian plant landscape at Kaha (Kawainui Neighborhood Park). Service projects are dependent upon school groups.

Meeting time for all service projects will be at 8:30 am and completed by 12:30 pm. Meeting places for Ulupo Heiau will be at the heiau parking area next to the Windward YMCA. For Na Pohaku o Hauwahine it will be on the right side of Kapa’a Quarry Rd. about one mile from the intersection of Kapa’a Quarry Rd. and Kalanianaole Hwy. For the Kaha Landscape maintainence we meet at the Kawainui Neighborhood Park.

(Dates of projects may be subject to change depending on weather or other circumstances. Check for updates at the AML blog: http://www.ahahui.wordpress.com)

SERVICE PROJECT DATES – rest of 2008
Sat. Apr. 12 Ulupo Heiau – Lo’I kalo
Sat. Apr. 19 Na Pohaku o Hauwahine
Sat. Apr. 26 Kawainui Estuary Islet (by Kaha)
Sat. May 10 Ulupo Heiau – Lo’i Kalo
Sat. May 17 Na Pohaku o Hauwahine
Sat. May 24 Kaha (Kawainui Neighborhood Park)
Sat. Jun. 14 Na Pohaku o Hauwahine
Sat. July 12 Ulupo Heiau – Lo’i Kalo
Sat. July 19 Na Pohaku o Hauwahine
Sat. July 26 Kaha (Kawainui Neighborhood Park)
Sat. Aug. 9 Ulupo Heiau – Lo’i Kalo
Sat. Aug. 16 Na Pohaku o Hauwahine
Sat. Aug. 23 Kaha (Kawainui Neighborhood Park)
Sat. Sept. 13 Ulupo Heiau – Lo’i Kalo
Sat. Sept. 20 Na Pohaku o Hauwahine
Sat. Sept. 27 Kaha (Kawainui Neighborhood Park)
Sat. Oct. 11 Ulupo Heiau – Lo’i Kalo
Sat. Oct. 18 Na Pohaku o Hauwahine.
Sat. Oct. 25 Kaha (Kawainui Neighborhood Park)
Sat. Nov. 8 Ulupo Heiau – Lo’i Kalo
Sat. Nov. 15 Na Pohaku o Hauwahine
Sat. Nov. 22 Kaha (Kawainui Neighborhood Park)
Sat. Dec. 13 Ulupo Heiau – Lo’i Kalo
Sat. Dec. 20 Na Pohaku o Hauwahine
Sat. Dec. 27 Kaha (Kawainui Neighborhood Park)

WHAT TO BRING: Backpack, lunch, water, rain gear, mosquito repellent, gloves.
TOOLS: Sickles, pruners, handsaws, machete, hand cultivators.
CALL: Phone: 593-0112 or email email@ahahui.net or hemanumalia@hotmail.com for more information and to sign-up for these service projects.

(Rev. 3/25/08)

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)