Befriending the sources of our fresh water

August 2021—We hope you’ll join us on our next Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day on Saturday, September 4! On our most recent visit to Kohala Mountain’s Koai‘a Tree Sanctuary, 15 island residents and visitors joined members of our Cloud Forest Ecosystem team to engage in meaningful hana (work) to help our native plants through this extra dry, hot season of kau wela. We weeded and watered some of the younger keiki previously planted, worked on maintaining trails through the Sanctuary, and collected ʻaʻaliʻi seeds to propagate in our new native tree nursery nearby. Together, we strengthened appreciation for our mesic forest ʻohana and their extreme resilience in such difficult conditions.