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Join us on Saturday, September 3, 2016 for our Youth Led Kawainui/Ulupō Huakaʻi
KUPU and Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi are cosponsoring this special free event on Saturday, September 3, 2016 from 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM. We’ll meet at Ulupo Heiau, go on a tour of Kawainui stopping at Kaha Park and Na Pohaku o Hauwahine. Then we’ll do protocol at Ulupo Heiau to be followed by hands-on restoration work at Ulupo. Lunch will be provided by Hale Kealoha & then talk story. To register for this event visit tinyurl.com/ulupohuakai
Click on the following to download the flyer with details: Youth Led Kawainui-Ulupo Heiau Huakaʻi Flyer_FINAL
Help Restore a native forest at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine, Kawainui State Park reserve, Sat., Dec. 16, 2017
Please volunteer with Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 from 12:00 pm to 4 pm, to help restore the native forest at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine located along Kapa’a Quarry Rd. by Kawainui, Kailua. Our restoration efforts at this site include removing alien plants and restoring with native plants. 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 and watering. Earn community service hours! Wear work clothes, shoes, (no slippers!) bring work gloves, weeding or cutting tool, bug spray, plenty water and a snack. Contact Ahahui at 263-8008 for more information.
Ulupo Heiau community work day Oct. 14, 2017
Join us at Ulupō Heiau on Saturday morning October 14, 2017, from 8:30 to noon, when the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club and ‘Ahahui Mālama i ka Lōkahi conduct their monthly community work day at this extraordinary wahi pana (celebrated, storied place). We will meet in the lower parking lot of the Kailua YMCA, begin with oli and orientation, and form up into work crews whose assignments usually include cutting back hau, weeding walls and ‘auwai, clearing out invasives at our bird pond, and preparing/maintaining lo’i kalo. Bring a cutting or digging tool, water bottles, bug spray, sunscreen, and a snack. Wear shorts or long pants, gloves, and hat. Please: no slippers or open toed shoes! Wear tabis or similar footwear when working in the lo‘i and wetland, and wear sturdy shoes in the dry land areas. All volunteers will be asked to sign a waiver (available that morning from the coordinators) prior to participating in the work. E alu, e alu, e kuilima, letʻs all join hands together in the work! Mahalo!
Questions? Contact Ahahui at 263-8008, or email to: AhahuiMalama@hawaii.twcbc.com
Community Service project at Ulupo Heiau State Park, Sat. Dec. 12, 2015
Join us on Saturday Dec. 12, 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 us at email@ahahui.net for more information.
Also, if you would like to bring a group of volunteers on some other date, please feel free to contact us.
Help restore a native forest at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine, Kawainui on Sat., Dec. 19, 2015
Please volunteer with us on Saturday, December 19, 2015 from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm to help restore the native forest at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine located along Kapa’a Quarry Rd. by Kawainui, Kailua. Our restoration efforts at this site include removing alien plants and restoring with native plants. 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 and watering. Earn community service hours. Wear work clothes, shoes, (no slippers!) bring work gloves, weeding or cutting tool, bug spray, water and snack. Contact Kaimi Scudder at 263-8008 or email: email@ahahui.net for more information.
Community Service project at Ulupo Heiau State Park, Sat. Sept. 12, 2015
Join us on Saturday Sept 12, 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. Also, if you would like to bring a group of volunteers on some other date, please feel free to contact us.
Ulupo Heiau Community Service Project, Saturday, August 8, 2015
Join us on Saturday August 8, 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. July 11, 2015
Join us on Saturday July 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. June 13, 2015
Join us on Saturday June 13, 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@ahahui.net for more information or to let us know if you’d like to bring a group of volunteers.
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