To improve water quality in the Ko'olaupoko area watershed, Hui o Ko'olaupoko and O'ahu Resource Conservation & Development Council are hosting a series of community outreach sessions to engage stakeholders and community partners in preliminary research and fact-finding. This information will be used to update the Ko'olaupoko Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (KWRAS) to reflect the needs of Ko'olaupoko communities.
The KWRAS document was produced to provide guidance on education, monitoring, and implementation activities to improve water quality in the Ko’olaupoko area watersheds. Since the publication of the original KWRAS in 2007, there have been numerous changes in the Ko’olaupoko district that necessitate an update of the plan to most accurately reflect and address current needs of the Ko'olaupoko communities and watersheds. The primary goal of the upcoming virtual outreach meetings will be to present the information and community needs that have been identified to date. These meetings will also explore ways in which key stakeholders can utilize an updated KWRAS and solicit ideas for how the update could be structured to best serve the needs of the communities. Meetings will be hosted on Zoom (meetings can also be joined via phone) and will utilize a variety of facilitation tools and techniques to capture data and interactive feedback from participants. Please register for the regional meeting most appropriate to your area of residence or primary work. For more information and to register, visit www.huihawaii.org/wrasupdate.html
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As the summer winds down, so does our time with our two amazing KUPU members, Lane & Maya. They will be completing their 11 month term with Hui o Ko'olaupoko by mid-August and have both chosen to complete a second term as KUPU members!
We are happy to have Lane returning to complete her second term with HOK! She will continue to be the smiling face greeting volunteers at all of our events, and we look forward to helping her expand her conservation knowledge and networks. Maya will be returning to her home island of Kaua'i to assist with native bird conservation, a field in which she hopes to focus her future master's degree studies. We bid her a fond a hui hou and hope to visit her on Kauai in the future! Mahalo to these two hardworking and ever cheerful ladies for all of their efforts over the last 11 months! HOK's Outreach Coordinator, Sanna, is joining the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program on a journey to the North Western Hawaiian islands (NWHI) in the Papahānaumokuāea Marine National Monument to study the Hawaiian Monk Seals this summer!
The Hawaiian Monk Seal is one of the most endangered species in the world and the objective of the trip is to monitor and assess the seal populations in the North Western Hawaiian Islands. Sanna is spending the month of June training with the program and preparing to deploy in mid-July to Lisianski Island with two other team members. She will likely spend her days walking the shores of the 384 acre island, counting monk seals, and assessing their health. Sanna is really excited for the opportunity to be a part of the conservation efforts of the seals and be able to share her experiences when she gets back to Oahu in mid-October. Stay tuned for stories and photos of her journey at our Second Saturday Outreach Series in November! If you want to read more about the Hawaiian Monk Seals and the field camps in the NWHI click here. You can also send your messages of support to Sanna directly! |
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