E Ala! E Alu! E Kuilima! 

Up! Together! Join Hands!   A call to come together to tackle a given task. (ʻŌlelo Noʻeau 258, Pukui)

Volunteers directly and positively impact the watershed by removing invasive weeds that fracture the native forest and help restore them by planting native plants. Our objective is to give participants a chance to connect with and appreciate our native forests. Since 2013 our worksites provide opportunities for volunteers of different activity levels and ages to engage in hands-on conservation.

 

Pali Lookout

Easy: 4 hour workday, No hike required, some work on slopes

With support from many partners including Hawaiʻi State Parks, the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Atherton Foundation, Bill Healy Foundation, Arbor Global, Hui Kū Maoli Ola, and others, KMWP volunteers are replacing weeds and planting eroded slopes with native plants to create a demonstration native forest. Pali Lookout (offically Nu‘uanu Pali State Wayside) is one of the most visited state parks in Hawaiʻi, attracting over a million visitors a year.

A look at the Nuʻuanu Pali Lookout Native Garden signs:

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Nuʻuanu Pali Photos:

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Mānana Trail

Moderate: 5 – 7 hour workday, 2 hrs hike roundtrip, work off trail, on slopes for invasive weed removal and treatment. 

Along Mānana Trail, volunteers help to remove invasive weeds including paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) and strawberry guava (Psidium cattleainum) that have recolonized the site after wildfire and pig disturbances. In Hawaiʻi, both of these species form dense thickets, outcompeting native vegetation and diminishing the water capture and retention capabilities of the forest.

Volunteers use hand tools and herbicide for removal. Volunteers may also have an opportunity to plant native forest plants in our Hoʻoholo outplant site along the trail if plants are available.

 

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Poamoho Trail & Kīpapa Trail

Hard: 8 -10 hour workday, 4+hrs hike roundtrip, work off trail, on slopes and use herbicide for treating weeds. Must have previous experience working as a field tech or at Mānana trail with KMWP.

Poamoho/Helemano and Kipapa worksites are located in the northern Koʻolau, accessed by permission only. Most of the work includes trail clearing and invasive weed removal with hand tools and herbicide.

 

Become a KMWP volunteer

1. SEND US AN EMAIL:  koolaupartnership@gmail.com  to join our mailing list

2. LOOK FOR our upcoming workday announcements to SIGN-UP

3. SHOW UP ready to work on the KMWP Volunteer Workday!

* You will be asked to sign a waiver and bring your personal gear, food and water the day of. All tools will be provided.

 

Questions? Want to get involved?

To find out more about our work trips and getting involved by Liking us on Facebook where you can see photos of volunteers in action. Email us or call our Outreach Coordinator at (808) 426-8071