VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP CLEAN KALIHI STREAM
Get ready to share your aloha for the *`aina* in KAUPA's monthly 2nd
Saturday for Sustainability STREAM CLEAN-UP! On Saturday, August 9th,
from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
KAUPA (Kalihi Ahupua'a Ulu Pono Ahahui) is dedicated to restoring the
natural and cultural resources within the Kalihi ahupua'a through
education, outreach and action. We are currently working on a Kalihi
stream restoration project behind Kalihi Waena Elementary School. This
includes cleaning up the stream, educating the youth, and starting and
an edible/medicinal Polynesian garden where community members can come
to plant, grow, and harvest native plants like Ulu, Kalo, Mai'a,
Uala...whatevahs!
We are looking for *twenty* or more volunteers to pick up and bag
rubbish within and along the banks of Kalihi Stream, eradicate
invasive species, transplant native plants, and do some graffiti
removal. Gloves, trash bags, snacks and water will be provided.
Please wear covered shoes, clothes you don't mind getting dirty in,
and a hat (suggested). You are welcome to bring extra fruit from your
or your neighbor's yard to share with the community, if you'd like!
*Note:* Mature kids at least eight years of age are welcome; under age
of eight must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
*Sign Up Via Email:* To sign up for this event or if you have any
questions, please reply to
kaupa4...@hawaii.rr.com.
*When:* Saturday, August 9
*Time:* 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
*Directions:* KAUPA restoration site is located behind Kalihi Waena
Elementary School (1240 Guilick Ave.) From H1, take the Likelike exit.
Turn LEFT on School Street, and LEFT on Gulick Ave. Kalihi Waena Elem.
School is on the right hand side.
*Timeframe:*
8:30 a.m. Check in & Brief orientation of KAUPA
8:45 a.m. Stream Clean-up
11:30 a.m. Pau/Finish
*We would appreciate your passing the word along! Please excuse any
cross-postings. If you would prefer to be taken off our e-list, please
reply with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Mahalo!
Barbara Natale
Administration, Outreach & Media
KAUPA - Kalihi Ahupua'a Ulu Pono Ahahui
"The Progressive Kalihi Watershed Association"
P.O. Box 17673
Honolulu, HI 96817-0673
PH:
(808) 381-3643
FX:
(866) 373-1621
nat...@hawaii.rr.com
KA...@googlegroups.com
"Strengthening the relationship between the people and the land"