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November Mālama Nā Koʻolau Day at Ala Mahamoe

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FAMILY AND KIDS

Koʻolau Mountains Watershed Partnership
Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 9:00am - 12:00pm
Ala Mahamoe Dryland Restoration Forest, 1813 Ala Mahamoe St, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA

Special Mālama Nā Ko‘olau Community Day

Clearing invasive species and caring for the Ala Mahamoe Dryland Forest Restoration Site

Saturday, November 29th

**The deadline to turn in volunteer applications and complete your RSVPs is, Tuesday, November 18th**

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1Who: This event is geared towards members of the Moanalua Community, but anyone who is interested in learning and spending some time showing their aloha is welcome to come to help us restore this site. We welcome volunteers of all ages and ability levels, but only registered KMWP volunteers can join this event. You must turn in registration forms by November 18th to be eligible.

* We have 25 spots open for volunteers on a first come first serve basis, any additional volunteers who sign up will be placed on a waiting list.

Where: Park along the main road across from the Ala Mahamoe gate and walk to the site. Please be considerate of residents, do not block their driveways. Also, try to limit the number of cars taking up street parking, consider carpooling with a friend.

When: Meet at the gate at 8:45am for check-ins, after a quick walk to the worksite the volunteer activity will go from 9:00am -12:00pm

What: This service-learning day will be focused on invasive species removal to protect the growing native forest, then we will plant native species in the area to grow a thriving native forest. There may be some seedball dispersal as well as seed collection, planting, and brush clearing.

Why: This site gives participants a special chance to try their hand at dryland forest restoration. It shows how an invasive dominated, fire-prone forest can be shifted through volunteer efforts to become a healthier, native-dominated habitat that would serve as a protective green break. It is used as a teaching tool by our organization as well as community partners like a kumu la’au lapa’au (Hawaiian medicine teacher). People from keiki to kupuna go there for visits and service-learning opportunities. The area gives them a chance to connect with all of these beautiful native species and a few Polynesian introductions too.

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PXL_20250830_212216633Your RSVP is not complete until you turn in a volunteer registration form.

Once you have turned in your KMWP volunteer registration, it will be reviewed. If it is filled out correctly, you will become a registered volunteer with KMWP and your spot will be reserved for this event. We will send an information packet with more details about the site and what to expect/prepare for.

*If you have already turned in your completed 2025 volunteer forms and been accepted into the volunteer program, then all you need to do is RSVP. You can RSVP for events through this Outreach Calendar or via email, but anyone who is not current on their volunteer registration will still need to fill out the updated volunteer application forms. (See below for a link to the waiver forms and instructions)

 

Email koolaupartnership@gmail.com with any questions!

 

 

 

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Here is a little breakdown of how these Mālama Nā Koʻolau (MNK) service learning events work:

  • We will host at least 1 volunteer day each month at our various restoration sites and rotate locations so that everyone in the program has a chance to visit each of the sites.
    • These events will be for a maximum of 25 people at any site and reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
    • Check-ins will generally be around 8:30am and the restoration activities will go from about 9am-12pm
    • The regular restoration sites include: the Pali Lookout Garden, Ala Mahamoe in Moanalua Valley, Mānoa cliffs, Waiʻalae Nui at Wiliwilinui Trail, and Waihe‘e Valley.
  • To join these events, you must be registered with KMWP as a Mālama Nā Koʻolau Volunteer and have your application turned in at least 3 weeks before any event.
    • Here is a link to a folder with the Volunteer Application Forms, examples of correctly filled forms, and instructions. Please read the instructions before filling the application. Incorrectly and/or incompletely filled applications will be flagged and rejected.
    • Send completed forms to koolaupartnership@gmail.com. Be sure to include the event and date you are RSVP’ing for.
    • Once you have turned in your application and it is accepted, it will be good until December 31st of that year. You do not need to fill out another application for Mālama Nā Koʻolau events until January of the following year.
    • Registered volunteers who want to join an event can RSVP via email.
    • Some sites require extra waivers, those will be sent as needed to participants.
  • If you visit all 5 of the regular sites, then you will be eligible for an invitation to special Mālama Nā Koʻolau events to be announced.
    • When we have built up a larger group of volunteers who have visited all 5 of our main sites, we will schedule a special event day at one of our elite sites.
    • We are looking at some time in June or possibly July for that special event, so be sure to come to the upcoming events at any sites you may have missed.

 

 

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PXL_20250913_192319102We will be holding these Mālama Nā Koʻolau service-learning events at least once a month for the rest of the year, but if you miss one, and want to help in a particular site, or just want to do a service day, then we can set up exclusive volunteer days in any of our main restoration sites. If you have the volunteer group, then we can arrange the location.

We also have the option for people to set up group events through the Mālama Nā Koʻolau (MNK) program, this allows us to open up more group opportunities across our range of sites. The way that it works is a group gets their members registered as MNK volunteers. Then these groups can set up workdays at any of the 5 main restoration sites (Pali, Waihe’e, Ala Mahamoe, Mānoa Cliffs, and WiliwiliNui trail).

 

The limitations to this option are:

  • the group size can be no larger than 25,
  • all applications expire in December,
  • we need to follow the 9am-12pm set schedule,
  • and the events are not exclusive.

The upsides to this option are:

  • It allows groups to go to multiple sites and have events without filling out new applications for each one, and
  • The group members will be registered MNK volunteers so they can join the regular events too.

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