Posts filed under ‘wetlands’
Birds of the Marsh Tour, Sat. Dec. 6, 2014
SPACES STILL AVAILABLE!
Join us on the annual Birds of the Marsh Tour
Alae ula. Photo by Kaimi Scudder
Kawainui levee does its job in protecting Kailua town
Over the night of July 19, 2014 a large storm sat over the Ko’olau mountains and rained down something like 14″ of rain. Kawainui marsh, mauka of the levee, went up in elevation from 4.2 feet to 6.4 feet overnight. It is now draining back down to pre-storm levels, but may take a while. We thank the State Division of Forestry and Wildlife for maintaining the levee with their limited resources. The residents should be happy that the deluge did not sweep over the levee and flood Coconut Grove like it did on New Year’s Eve 1988. A graphic from the USGS shows the sudden increase in the level of Kawainui Marsh.
The gauge at the levee by Kawainui Marsh clearly shows the heavy rain event.
Draft Master Plan for Kawainui-Hamakua Complex available for review – Voice your support
World Wetlands Day Feb. 8, 2014 – at Kailua United Methodist Church
Save Saturday Feb. 8, 2014 from 9 am to 1:30 pm for learning about Kawainui Marsh and how it relates to its past and present agricultural use. Go on tours, attend the round table discussion, enjoy the entertainment, and just have some fun. Free, public welcome to attend.
Contact Ahahui for bus tour reservations led by Doc Burrows and Paul Brennan. 263-8008 or email@ahahui.net
Click on the two items below to get all the details:
You are invited to learn about the Kauhale planned by the Kailua Native Hawaiian Community on Jan. 10, 2014
You are invited to learn about the Kauhale (group of buildings) planned by the Kailua Native Hawaiian Community on Jan. 10th, 2014 6:30 – 8:30 pm at Le Jardin Academy.
Click on the link below for the informational flyer. We hope to see you there.
C. Lehuakona Isaacs, Jr., President
Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi
Birds of the Wetlands Tour, Sat. Dec. 7, 2013 spaces still available
Join us on the annual Birds of the Marsh tour
Alae ula. Photo by Kaimi Scudder
Volunteer at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine Community Service Project Sat. Sep. 21, 2013
Please join with us on Saturday Sep. 21, 2013 from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm to malama 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 plantings. Wear work clothes, shoes, (no slippers!) bring your gloves, weeding or cutting tool, water and snack. Contact Kaimi Scudder at 263-8008 or email: email @ ahahui.net if you’re coming and for more information. Also, see Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi’s website at:http://www.ahahui.net
Help clear the restoration ponds in Kawainui on Sat. July 6, 2013
Join the State Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DoFaW) on July 6, 2013 from 9 am to 12 pm for the Second Monthly Kawainui Volunteer Day. Support some of Hawaii’s most endangered waterbirds! Contribute to the success of the new Restoration Ponds. Learn about the current restoration projects in Kawainui firsthand. Ahahui volunteers are encouraged to pitch in.
We have a pond choked with filamentous algae that we will scoop up/clean. Weed whackers will be available, if we have people so inclined. There are always cattails to be pulled in the ponds.
We do have Coot chicks in the area, so the length of time might be a bit short.
So, be prepared to walk in the ponds and we’ll rinse off afterwards. Bring rubber boots/shoes that can get wet and muddy, work gloves, sunscreen, dry clothes and water.
Directions: The restoration ponds are behind (below) Castle Medical Center in Kailua. Drive to the end of Ulukahiki Street and then through the DOFAW Kawainui support facilities to the end of the road where there will be volunteer parking.
For more info, contact James Cogswell at: james.m.cogswell@hawaii.gov; or Rick Kaimi Scudder @ 263-8008, or email@ahahui.net
Mahalo!
James Cogswell
Wildlife Biologist
DLNR/DOFAW
(808)266-0911
Community Service Project at Ulupo Heiau, Sat. Apr. 13, 2013
Join us on Saturday Apr. 13, 2013 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 cutting back 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 be pau by 12:00 pm, perhaps tired, wet and dirty but you will be thinking throughout the week on what you have done to malama this sacred place. Call 263-8008 or email rick_scudder @ yahoo.com for more information or to let us know if you are bringing a group of volunteers.
Help restore the Lo’i kalo at Ulupo Heiau.
Community Service Project at Ulupo Heiau, Kailua, Sat. March 9, 2013
Join us on Saturday Mar. 9th, 2013 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 cutting back 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 be pau by 12:00 pm, perhaps tired, wet and dirty but you will be thinking throughout the week on what you have done to malama this sacred place. Call 263-8008 or email rick_scudder @ yahoo.com for more information or to let us know if you are bringing a group of volunteers.
Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi 