This is a unique opportunity to be part of the restoration of our endemic forest. Join us every Saturday and help us taking care of our beloved ‘Āina. During this volunteering activity you will have the chance to hike the beautiful Wailupe Valley and find out about the fauna and floora inhabiting this magical place.
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It is required to sign up to join the volunteering activity.
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The Wailupe Project is an on-going collaborative effort between Kapi‘olani Community College (KCC) and the State of Hawaiʻi, Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), to help restore a 5-hectare fenced exclosure in Wailupe Valley, Oʻahu.
The fenced exclosure was built by DOFAW in 2014 to remove herbivore ingress, primarily feral pigs, and to protect habitat for the endangered ʻElepaio, which is an endemic bird that nests in the area. The exclosure represents the only protected lowland mesic site in the southern Koʻolau Mountains. Therefore, this site serves as an important refugia for many rare and endangered native plants from the southern Koʻolau Mountains.
More than 1,000 native plants have been outplanted at the site since 2020. Students in the project assist with site maintenance, which mostly includes invasive species removal, and also outplanting activities.
Thanks to volunteering efforts by students, community members and several student organizations, the restoration site have been florishing.
We meet weekly on Saturdays (excluding inclement weather) from 8:30am - 12:00pm. The restoration site is about a 45 min hike from the end of Hao st.
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Associate Professor (Botany)
Kapiʻolani Community College Office Kokiʻo 102 Phone: (808) 734-9428 E-mail: [email protected]