Mālama Nā Koʻolau Day at Mānoa Cliffs

Our Mālama Nā Koʻolau workday for the next month will be on Saturday, March 16 from 9am -12pm! We will be hosting it at our beautiful Mānoa Cliff restoration site that is full of so much amazing native diversity. You can register for the event through our event calendar here: https://tockify.com/kmwpvolunteerevents/detail/5/1710613800000 . You can also reach the registration page by clicking on the link in our bio or emailing koolaupartnership@gmail.com. See below for more details! The deadline to apply is Saturday, February 24th!

Who: Only registered KMWP volunteers can join this event. You must turn in the 2024 volunteer registration forms by February 24th to be eligible.*

Where: Park at the trailhead for Puʻu ʻŌhiʻa trail and meet the KMWP staff. We will lead a short hike to the Mānoa Cliff restoration site. Keep in mind that the trailhead parking lot is quite small, so carpool whenever possible.

When: Meet at the parking lot at 8:30am for check-ins. After a quick walk to the worksite, the volunteer activity will go from 9:00am -12:00pm with an optional walk through the site at the end.

What: This service-learning day will be focused on invasive species removal to protect the native forest. There may be some planting as well as seed collection and brush clearing.

Why: This site is on public lands and is frequented by hikers from all over the world. That amount of traffic through the area presents a lot of challenges but also a great opportunity to teach, learn, and care for a high-impact site. This location has been stewarded by the Mānoa Cliff Restoration Project for over 17 years and the oasis of native diversity they created in that time serves as a really good example of what a dedicated effort at conservation and reforestation can accomplish.