It is an honor to serve as the President of the Friends of Ka`ena. Our outgoing president, Josh Heimowitz, has moved to North Carolina with his family. We wish him well and are truly indebted to him for his leadership during the first three years of our existence. Much has happened in those three years. [...]
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Voice your choice Award for Friends of Ka`ena from Haleiwa Patagonia
Haleiwa Patagonia awarded Friends Of Ka’ena $1,500 for the 2011 Voice your Choice Award! Once a year, each Patagonia store receives $5,000 through Voice Your Choice to be divided among three pre-selected community environmental groups. Store customers then vote for the group whose work resonated most with them. Mahalo to Haleiwa Patagonia and all those that cast ballots [...]
Annual Membership Meeting on April 9th
The annual Friends of Ka`ena membership meeting will be Saturday, April 9, at 10 AM, at YMCA Camp Erdman. For more information or to RSVP please email info@freindsofkaena.org. Learn what’s new with Friends of Ka`ena, vote for the 2011-2012 Board, learn more about volunteer opportunities. Light refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you [...]
Check out Friends of Ka’ena on Facebook!
Stay connected with Friends of Ka’ena on Facebook! Stay updated on our hikes, events, beach clean ups, membership meetings, volunteer opportunities!
Navigating Change partners with Friends of Ka`ena
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Navigating Change Environmental Education Program has partnered with the Friends of Ka`ena, DOFAW, YMCA/Camp Erdman and National Parks Service to provide a unique learning experience for students in three communities. Fourth graders from Waialua Elementary, Island Pacific Academy and Kamaile Academy have been learning about Papahānaumokuākea Marine National [...]
International Coastal Cleanup Day Saturday, September 25
Be a part of an international effort to clean up our coasts! Friends of Ka`ena are hosting a clean up at Ka`ena on Saturday, September 25th. We will meet at Camp Erdman at 9:00am. This clean up is part of the Ocean Conservancy’s grassroots campaign. Every year in September, more than half-a-million people in 100 [...]
Ka`ena Point Needs Your Help
Help protect Ka`ena! Ka`ena Point has long been a very special place. Cultural and historic resources as well as threatened and endangered species are found throughout this sensitive dune ecosystem. Current unrestricted access is destroying these resources. Let the Ka`ena Point Advisory Group (KPAG) hear why we need to restrict offroad vehicle use and how to best protect the cultural, [...]
Friends of Ka‘ena Participate in Ka‘ena Point Advisory Group
Friends of Ka‘ena is a member of the Ka‘ena Point Advisory Group who are developing recommendations to improve conditions in the Ka‘ena Point Stewardship Area. The advisory group’s purpose is to “engage in constructive discussion to find a balance between the various interests and user groups and to advise DLNR on preferred management solutions for Ka‘ena Point” (DLNR website, http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/kpsa). Controversial issues include access, vehicular use, road designations, camping, and enforcement. Compromise among the group is needed for recommendations that all members of the group can agree with. Friends of Ka‘ena recognize this need to compromise and offer the following stance on the controversial issues.
Insects, Soil, and Marine Intertidal Habitat
Pacific Rim Conservation in collaboration with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and the US Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program, conducted an intensive three day biological survey in March as part of the Kaena Point Ecosystem Restoration Project. Insects were collected and identified from points throughout the reserve to document whether the [...]
Friends of Ka`ena Re-Affirm their Mission and Develop Position Statements
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 [...]
