Kawaihae Watershed Improvements Completed
February 9, 2023 (Big Island Video News)—A five-year effort to protect the marine environment and improve coral ecosystem health in the Kawaihae has recently been completed.
The Kohala Center, an independent nonprofit organization based in Waimea on Hawai‘i Island, recently gave an update on the project to help mitigate erosion and sedimentation at the Kawaihae 1 (Honokoa) Watershed.
Water tops Waimea Virtual Town Meeting
October 5, 2021 (West Hawaii Today)—Wai is the Hawaiian word for water. Waiwai means wealth or prosperity. Around these thoughts and what it means to protect and manage watersheds, and deliver safe, potable water at a time when climate change-induced drought, storms and wildfires all seem to be upon us (on top of a pandemic), water will be the focus of Waimea Community Association’s next Virtual Town Meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday [October 7, 2021].
Taking better care of the ‘āina: Pelekane Watershed improvements to mitigate ecological degradation
February 2, 2021 (West Hawaii Today)—A two-year effort to protect and improve water quality and ecosystem health in the Pelekane Watershed was recently completed by The Kohala Center.
The Kohala Center, an independent nonprofit organization based in Waimea, helped to implement a rotational and targeted grazing program to support erosion control in the watershed through the state Department of Health’s Polluted Runoff Control 319 Program in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Pelekāne Watershed Improvements Completed
February 1, 2021 (Big Island Video News)—Conservation activities intended to mitigate ecological degradation will reduce erosion, sediment runoff, and wildfires, The Kohala Center says.
Efforts Underway to Improve Pelekāne Bay Water Quality
April 3, 2019 (BigIslandNow.com)—One of Hawai‘i’s most degraded watersheds, Pelekāne Bay watershed, is receiving some much-needed attention.
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health, through its Polluted Runoff Control Program and in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is helping restore watersheds in the state and supporting the implementation of polluted runoff control projects in key watersheds.
Over $869,000 to Go to Hawai‘i Island Land Management, Business Development
July 31, 2018 (BigIslandNow.com)—The Kohala Center in Waimea will receive $869,931 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve land management and strengthen local businesses, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced on Tuesday, July 31, 2018.
Slowly but surely: Ouli Park project moves forward
May 21, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Ouli Park’s entrance isn’t always easy to spot while driving up Kawaihae Road, as native plants often camouflage the sign.
But progress on the proposed community park was evident Saturday as volunteers could be seen clearing the trail alongside Keanuiomano Stream, weeding invasive species and outplanting koaia trees.
Wai Watchers: The Vital Role of Volunteers in Watershed Health
March 1, 2018 (Ke Ola Magazine)—This is a story of how communities are uniting and strengthening to protect the quality of our water from the mountains to the coast, of people rebuilding relationships with life and their connection to the Earth. From the cloudy mists among ‘ōhi‘a trees in the Kohala Forest Reserve, to the dew that drips into mountain streams to mingle with ‘ōpelu (mackerel scad) and wana (sea urchin) at the coastline—all water is connected. So too are the humans who live together on Hawai‘i Island.
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Connect with ‘aina: Kohala Center offering outdoor education programs for students
February 27, 2018 (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)—The Kohala Center is offering two outdoor education programs for high school students March 19-23 during the public school spring intersession.
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High School Sustainable Agriculture Program
February 22, 2018 (BigIslandNow.com)—The Kohala Center is offering two outdoor-education programs for Hawai‘i Island high school students during the public school spring intersession, Monday through Friday, March 19 to 23, 2018. Participants who successfully complete the weeklong programs are eligible to receive a $125 to $250 stipend in the form of a VISA gift card to commend their dedication to natural resource college, career, and community pathways.
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