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We had a very good ( 10 strong) workday at the Kihei Boat Ramp on Monday and it is becoming a yearly tradition that Mark and Jennifer Pendar bring cupcakes and cookies for their final workday on Maui. Mahalo for their support and for the goodies. FYI we have heard from a number of sources that the condition of the Kihei Boat Ramp is better than ever. We all know that the entry ramp and boat wash-down area pavement is in very sad shape- but the other areas of the property look exceptionally nice. Mahalo to all of the volunteers that have added their labor to this effort. Special thanks to Michael Duberstein for his weekly work at this site and to the crew of Mike Severns Diving for their daily work to maintain the trash containers and spruce up the picnic table area.
On Monday Jan. 2 from 7:30-9:30 we will be working at Kamaole 3- south end. Please join us if you can. Parking will be available in the lot or on South Kihei Rd. You can reach me at #264-1798 for updates or directions. We will be trimming out two naupaka hedges at the top of the south dune and repairing the sand bag entries at 2 dune trails.
Jennifer displays Christmas goodies she & Mark brought for the crew! Mark clearing area behind naupaka
Photo on Right: Jeff, Mark Paukert, and Bob
Photo Left: Mike working on the drip line
Bob & Lis are in New Zealand on vacation and found a great dune restoration project run by volunteers in Tauronga, NZ!
We have been asked a few questions and we want to mention the answers so that we all can address the issues if the questions arise again:
“Why do you trim back or remove naupaka from the shoreline? Why not let mother nature establish a balance without interference.”
The short answer is ‘irrigation’. Typically beach naupaka in our parks receives too much irrigation as a result of the watering of the park grass and the native plants can’t control growth when over-irrigated. The danger is that the naupaka roots grow makai and bind the dune sand and diminish the capacity of winter waves to relocate beach sand offshore. When winter storms are allowed to take beach and dune sand
offshore
the wave intensity
onshore
is diminished which results in reduced damage to our shoreline. Our Parks Dept. does a great job limiting the irrigation, but native plants need almost no additional water and our park grass areas would be dead or brown without some irrigation.
The next question we receive is
“Why all of the little ropes and posts and signs directing people to pathways?”
Designated pathways protect the dunes and virtually eliminate erosion. It has become a volunteer- group effort to provide and maintain adequate pathways at our Kihei beaches. Once pathways are established the native plants fill in the dune blowout spots and the pathways again appear typical and natural. Of course storm damage starts the process all over again, and pathways are always needing some alteration- that is why we often use sand bag steps to limit the steep drops encountered after storms.
Finally,
“Do you have to have some sort of permit for this work, and who establishes the guidelines?”
Yes we are permitted, and we work under the direction of the South Maui Parks Supervisor and the Coastal Process Extension Agent, and the Maui County Planning Dept.
