Hoaloha'Aina.com: Making a difference through Community Involvement

SPECIAL NOTE!-- The weather is getting warmer earlier--some of our regular volunteers are headed back to the mainland.. and with the recession, there are fewer Volunteers on Vacation. Still it is amazing what a small group of volunteers can accomplish! SOUTH MAUI VOLUNTEERS Join us every Monday morning from 7:30 -9:30am-- Meet at the north end of the Kihei Boat Ramp by the orange cones or look for the sign indicating where we are working that day. You'll see us in the lime green VOLUNTEER vests at one of the Kamaole Beaches when we have a project going on at the dunes. ___________________________________ ____________________________________


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The above slide show features some early photos so we can remember how far we've come! Hoaloha 'Aina, Friends of the Land, partners with Pacific Whale Foundation in their 'Volunteer on Vacation' Program. On some days, we have a crew of two dozen or more visitor and resident volunteers! Mahalo to all of those who come to our island and make time to 'give back'! TRAIL NOTES: 1) We have received an HTA grant to work on Kamaole I restoration and had the first workday there on February 9. The work continues weekly and we are making huge improvements! As we got down to the south end of Kamaole 1, one of the neighbors came out with $300 to help support our efforts! Watch for a photo page soon. 2) Irrigation and native plants are going in at Charley Young beach, supported by neighbors. 3) Sand fencing is being installed at Kaonoulu river areato restore the dunes washed out by storm surge in December 2007. 4) We are making progress up the coast while still maintaining the coastal trail between Kamaole III and the Kihei Surfside, with the boat ramp in between. Some path re-alignment and re-mulching have taken place recently. 5) Our Wedge-tailed Shearwaters are back in their ground burrows along the trail and at Kamaole Point, just as the Humpback whales leave. The seabirds are about to lay their egg in June, hatch in August, we band the chicks in November, and the entire colony flies back out to sea in December...just as the whales return! 6) We have an active trapping program going on along the coastal trail and have caught 5 feral cats, several mongoose, and four rats. Hopefully, we'll have a more successful year for the seabird chicks this year as a result. Please DONATE! : If you would like to support this project with your contribution of time or funds, please contact Bob or Lis Richardson at 808-874-9374. Tax-deductible donations (check payable to Tri Isle RC&D) can be sent to: Tri Isle RC&D 77 Hookele Street Suite 202 Kahului, HI 96732 Please be sure to reference Coastal Heritage Trail or South Maui Volunteers! Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc is a 501 (c) (3) corporation; Federal Tax ID #99-0278397. Making a difference through Community Involvement
Click here for information about Kamaole Beach Park III Dune Restoration Project For a photo-rich presentation of the dune project, please click: Kamaole Dune Restoration Presentation




Great Awareness Materials
Photo-Rich Overview: In the Beginning


Kihei-Wailea Rotary Slideshow: Kihei Boat Ramp Clean-Up
Video(LARGE FILE!) Boat Ramp Trails( 11 mins 40MB )

Hoaloha 'Aina--Friends of the Land--Come join us every Monday morning from 8-10 Meet at the Kihei Boat Ramp!

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