Jan 14th, 2010
by meredith.
Throughout 2009, Friends of Ka`ena (FOK) have worked to improve conditions at Ka`ena. In April 2009, FOK became a Kokua Partner with the Hawaii State Parks. The Kokua partnership allows stewardship, education, and outreach activities within the park. FOK has completed beach clean-ups, service projects with schools, public outreach, was awarded a National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance grant for technical assistance, obtained permits to conduct naturalist-led hikes, completed strategic planning to further develop FOK positions, and are participating in the State’s Ka`ena Stewardship Area Advisory Group. It has been a busy year!
This year, we are continuing the many successful activities that happened last year and are expanding our work. We strive to increase our membership and invite you to join! We welcome all types of interests. Whether you simply want to become a member to financially support our efforts or want to volunteer your time, FOK appreciates your membership. We are currently developing volunteer positions to help us achieve our ambitious goals, they may include leading hikes, native plant restoration, outreach events, website updates, and more. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact us at info@friendsofkaena.org. If you have a particular interest or skill, please indicate in the email.
Posted in: DLNR, events, news, state.
Feb 8th, 2010
by meredith.
Laysan Albatross Mom and Chick
It’s a great time to go hike to the Natural Area Reserve. On February 2nd, 18 chicks were observed! They started hatching in the last week of January and will continue to hatch over the next two weeks. In another 3 weeks you’ll start to see the chicks left alone by their parents as they get bigger. There is a nest that is right next to the trail on the Waianae side of the reserve that has a brand new baby. Remember to respect these little guys and stay on the trail.
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Feb 4th, 2010
by meredith.
Volunteers and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources have installed signs and 1,500 feet of fencing around native dune vegetation and cultural sites at Ka’ena Point. Read more at
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100203/BREAKING01/100203062/State-volunteers-fence-off-fragile-Kaena-Point-sites
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Jan 27th, 2010
by meredith.
Restoring Disturbed Sand Dunes
Friends of Ka`ena will be hosting a native planting to help to restore the disturbed sand dunes in the park. You are invited to join us on Saturday February 20 from 8:30 to 12:00. Meet us at YMCA Camp Erdman (69-385 Farrington Highway) at 8:30am.
The sand dunes at Ka`ena represent one of the last intact dune ecosystems in the main Hawaiian Islands. The dunes at the Natural Area Reserve (NAR) are now flourishing and support native and endemic plants, rare and endangered birds, and are a good example of dunes found in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The dunes found in the park, outside of the NAR, continue to be degraded by off-road recreational vehicle use and other human activities.
Friends of Ka`ena has been working with local school groups and volunteers to restore the dunes and protect them from degradation. The dunes are also rich in cultural resources that need to be respected and protected. Friends of Ka`ena are working to provide awareness, understanding, restoration, and protective measures to bring back the dune ecosystem.
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Posted in: calendar, events.
Tagged: restoration · volunteer
Jan 27th, 2010
by meredith.
The Friends of Ka`ena Board members gathered at Peacock Flats in the fall of 2009 and participated in a strategic planning retreat. The retreat provided the opportunity to reach agreement on position statements, strategic actions and priority next steps that align with the Friends’ mission. The resulting framework will guide future work of the Friends of Ka`ena as they work collaboratively to make Ka`ena a world‐class park. We welcome members who support the mission of the Friends of Ka’ena. Interested in joining? Check out our Membership form.
Posted in: news, website.
Some of our exciting new activities for 2010 include naturalist-led hikes, restoration projects with schools and youth, clean-ups, parking lot presence, and outreach. The naturalist-led hikes have been a big success so far. Space is limited, so sign up soon! Email info@friendsofkaena.org to sign up for one of the hikes or to obtain information about any of the events. The schedule of events for 2010 is found below. We will continue to add to this schedule as new events are developed.
Friends of Ka’ena – 2010 Schedule
Annual Membership Meeting
Saturday April 10, 2010 10:00 – 11:30am
Educational Hikes
January 2nd, 2010
February 6th, 2010
March 6th, 2010
April 3rd, 2010
May 1st, 2010
Beach cleanups, Outreach Table, Plantings, Events, Etc
Feb 20 – Planting Service Project
March 14 – Booth at Haleiwa Farmers Market
March 27 – Beach Cleanup
Posted in: events.
Friends of Ka’ena has been approved by the DLNR to be the Kokua Partner for Ka’ena State Park. The Kokua Progam allows interested groups help to maintain a specific park or site (often a cultural or archaeological site) with State Parks guidance. The program provides willing people with an opportunity to volunteer and assist with special park projects.
Posted in: DLNR.
Tagged: DLNR
Images from the April 4 trash cleanup are in the galleries. Mahalo to all of our volunteers!
Posted in: events, website.
Picasa enables easy geo-tagging of images, which can then be pulled into a custom Google map. This is a map of images taken recently, especially in the beach and dune areas. Click an image thumbnail for a larger image or click and drag on the map to pan.
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Many of the 70+ comments ( link ) for the Star Bulletin article support limiting vehicles or stopping uncontrolled access to Ka’ena. Read below for an excerpt:
Simple, this one. Limit vehicular access. Limit it stringently. Tutu
Honua will take care the rest of it herself. Plenty of other places for
the fat-wheelers to tear up that aren’t ecologically sensitive
(cane/pine land). Let the noise, fumes, soil erosion and attitude go
somewhere else.
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Tagged: news
