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4 MAY 26, 2021
Public Input Sought On Ko‘olaupoko Watershed Restoration
HuioKo‘olaupoko,inpart- nership with O‘ahu Resource Conservation & Development Council, will conduct virtual outreach sessions to support an update to the Ko‘olau- poko Watershed Restoration Action Strategy.
ward to connecting with the Ko‘olaupoko communi- ties and to be able to relay their environmental needs through this preliminary re- port,” states Kristen Kāne, HOK project director.
ity monitoring efforts and the needs and interests of the community. It is hoped that through these meetings, HOK and O‘ahu RCD can connect with key stakeholders and facilitate future partnerships around the KWRAS update.
The first KWRAS was de- veloped by the former Kailua Bay Advisory Council (now HOK) in 2007. The strategy was meant to provide guid- ance on education, moni- toring and implementation activities to reduce non-point source pollution and improve water quality in the Ko‘olau- poko area watersheds. Since the publication of the original KWRAS, there have been numerous changes in the dis- trict to necessitate an update of the plan.
The group, along with O‘ahu RCD, hosted two out- reach meetings in April; two more are scheduled this week: the Waimānalo region will be discussed at 6 p.m. May 26 and Kailua will covered at 6 p.m. on May 27. Follow-up meetings, in which the groups will share their findings, will take place in the fall.
Farmers, ranchers and oth- ers in the agriculture sector are among the key stakehold- ers who will engage in the community meetings.
“We are looking for-
The meetings will be host- ed on Zoom; it is strongly rec- ommended that participants join via a laptop or desktop computer. For more informa- tion and to register, visit hui- hawaii.org/wrasupdate.html.
A Hui o Ko‘olaupoko member and a volunteer work to place native plants along the stream at He‘eia Estuary. The group is co-hosting a series of outreach meetings on the Ko‘olaupoko Watershed Restoration Action Strategy. PHOTO COURTESY HUI O KO‘OLAUPOKO
The regionally oriented community meetings aim to identify individuals and groups that are involved with watershed restoration and outreach as well as learning about locations of water qual-
“In all watersheds, farmers can play a critical role in help- ing the land,” asserts O‘ahu RCD executive director, Dave Elliott.
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