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 Ko'olaupoko W.R.A.S. Community Meetings 2021
Your opinion matters for ahupua'a health!


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, 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. 


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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.

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
UPDATED DATE
South Kaneohe
Wednesday October 13th

6 p.m.

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North Kaneohe
Thursday September 30th

6 p.m.​
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Waimanalo
​Tuesday October 5th
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6 p.m.
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Kailua
Wednesday October 6th

6 p.m.​
REGISTER
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​Watershed Restoration Action Strategy
The original Ko’olaupoko Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (KWRAS) was developed in 2007 by Hui o Ko’olaupoko (HOK), formerly the Kailua Bay Advisory Council, to provide guidance on education, monitoring, and implementation activities to reduce non-point source pollution and improve water quality in the Ko’olaupoko area watersheds. Since the publication of the original KWRAS, there have been numerous changes in the Ko’olaupoko district that necessitate an update of the plan.

Through a series of community outreach sessions, we plan to engage stakeholders and community partners in the preliminary research and fact-finding, while creating support for a subsequent KWRAS update.

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The purpose of the Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) is to serve as the master plan for the Kailua Bay Advisory Council (KBAC, parent company of Hui o Ko'olaupoko) and provide direction for implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs), restoration, monitoring, education and outreach in the Ko’olaupoko area of windward O’ahu, Hawai‘i. The WRAS integrates the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nine-priority elements to assess watershed health.

Specifically, objectives for the WRAS are to:
  • guide KBAC/HOK and other community organizations and agencies in future implementation projects
  • serve as a planning tool that Ko‘olaupoko communities can use to improve water quality for their watershed area
  • address the State of Hawai‘i’s watershed planning criteria
As an approved WRAS, projects identified within the plan are given priority consideration (to the extent practical) for funding under the State’s 319(h) program established pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act.  

Other Hui o Ko'olaupoko Publications

​Ko'olaupoko Urban Sub-basin Action Plan
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The purpose of  the USBAP is to clearly identify and prioritize Low Impact Retrofit (LIR) projects and assess urban areas for improved pollution prevention within the Ko‘olaupoko moku.
Through this document, two-hundred twenty (220) sites were identified and ground-truthed resulting in a total of sixty (60) sites being ranked candidates for potential Low-Impact Retrofitting.

​Low Impact Retrofit projects are defined as landscape features which use green infrastructure principles and ideas to manage storm water within a confined urban space. 



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Hawai'i Residential Rain Garden Manual
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Rain gardens have the ability to reduce the amount of pollution entering streams and the ocean by intercepting stormwater. Rain gardens are ‘designed with nature’ as they mimic natural processes by treating and infiltrating stormwater into the ground and evaporating it back into the air, much like undeveloped areas.

The Manual will provide homeowners enough information to safely design and construct a rain garden based on historic rainfall patterns, soil properties and drainage areas. Additionally, this manual can easily transfer to schools or more developed urban areas to construct a rain garden. If, after reading this Manual, you are still unsure about how a rain garden should function, proper location or if your site is a good candidate for a rain garden, please contact Hui o Ko‘olaupoko.

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