Hui o Koʻolaupoko (HOK) and Oʻahu Resource Conservation and Development Council (ORCD) are joining forces to conduct community outreach to support an update to the Koʻolaupoko Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (KWRAS).
HOK and ORCD will host a series of four virtual outreach meetings for each subsection of Koʻolaupoko in Spring 2021 and four follow-up meetings in Fall 2021. Meetings held in late April for southern and northern Kaneohe area ahupua'a, provided wonderful insight to the needs and concerns surrounding water quality. "Community members voiced the need for widespread and consistent water quality monitoring, improved access to monitoring data, and consistent enforcement of regulations. Participants also expressed the desire for the updated WRAS to contain more historically accurate stream names and identification of cultural sites, where appropriate. These additions to a future updates WRAS could lead to more frequent leveraging of the document by locally active community groups while applying for project funding” says Kristen Kāne, HOK Project Director. Upcoming Meetings Waimānalo: Wednesday May 26th, 6pm Kailua: Thursday May 27th, 6pm These virtual and regionally-oriented community meetings will focus on identifying active community groups and individuals doing watershed restoration, water quality monitoring, and explore community needs and interests. Meetings will be hosted on Zoom and will utilize a variety of facilitation tools and techniques to capture data and interactive feedback from participants. While the meetings can be joined via phone, it is strongly recommended that participants join via a laptop or desktop computer to access links for active participation. For more information and to register, visit www.huihawaii.org/wrasupdate.html
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Hui o Koʻolaupoko (HOK) and Oʻahu Resource Conservation and Development Council (ORCD) are joining forces to conduct community outreach to support an update to the Koʻolaupoko Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (KWRAS).
HOK and ORCD will host a series of four virtual outreach meetings for each subsection of Koʻolaupoko in Spring 2021 and four follow-up meetings in Fall 2021. These virtual and regionally-oriented community meetings will focus on identifying active community groups and individuals doing watershed restoration, water quality monitoring, and explore community needs and interests. Meetings will be hosted on Zoom and will utilize a variety of facilitation tools and techniques to capture data and interactive feedback from participants. While the meetings can be joined via phone, it is strongly recommended that participants join via a laptop or desktop computer to access links for active participation. The first KWRAS was developed in 2007 to provide guidance on environmental activities to reduce non-point source pollution and improve water quality in the Koʻolaupoko area watersheds. "Since the publication of the original KWRAS, there have been numerous changes in the Koʻolaupoko moku that necessitate an update of the plan. We are looking forward to connecting with the Koʻolaupoko communities and relaying their environmental needs through this preliminary report” says Kristen Kāne, HOK Project Director. Meeting dates & regions: Southern Kāneʻohe (Kāneʻohe Bay Drive through He’eia): Wednesday April 28th, 6pm Northern Kāneʻohe (ʻĀhuimanu through Kualoa): Thursday April 29th, 6pm Waimānalo: Wednesday May 26th, 6pm Kailua: Thursday May 27th, 6pm For more information and to register, visit www.huihawaii.org/wrasupdate.html March may not be the month that comes to mind when international celebrations of Earth are mentioned. But March plays host to World Wildlife Day March 3rd, International Day of Forests March 21st, World Water Day March 22nd,World Meteorological Day March 23rd, Earth Hour March 27th 8:30pm-9:30pm, and a few others I'm sure I missed! This year, World Wildlife Day will be celebrated under the theme "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet". This will highlight the central role that forests, forest species and ecosystems service in sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people globally, and particularly of Indigenous and local communities with historic ties to forested and forest-adjacent areas. Coincidentally, this year the International Day of Forests promotes the theme "Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being". It underscores the importance of education at all levels in achieving sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation. Healthy forests mean healthy, resilient communities and prosperous economies. In addition to all of those earthy celebrations, March 8th is International Women's Day! As a team currently consisting of six women, (some in the field and some playing vital roles in the office), Hui o Ko'olaupoko staff are driven by a passion for the environment and helping our communities create meaningful connections to the living world around them. So, we hope that you can join us at one of our upcoming virtual or in-person events and let's celebrate and learn together.
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