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Mālama i ka po‘e ‘ōiwi o nēia ‘āina.Protecting the natives of this land.
For more information please contact the O‘ahu Army Natural Resources Program
(808) 656-7741 [email protected]
The native plants and animals of our isolated islands evolved
with limited competition and few predators. Nearly 9,000 of our
native species are found nowhere else in the world, and many are
listed as threatened or endangered. By working together, we can protect
our remaining forests for future generations.
FENCING AND CONTROLLING pigs protects Mākaha's forests, clean
drinking water, native plants and animals and our cultural heritage. From hula halau to hunters, students to scientists, hikers to healers—we all benefit from the preservation of Mākaha Valley's natural resources. Our kupuna relied on these forests, as will our keiki.
lama hula palapalai lā'au lapa'au ko'oko'olau kupuna oli kapa 'uki'uki haumāna mele 'ō'ō lua ihe alahe'e pua'a ahakea wa'a 'elepaio koa kāhuli 'ōhi'a mo'olelo maile wai lama hula palapalai lā'au lapa'au ko'oko'olau i'e kuku oli pala'ā 'uki'uki kahawai mele ko'i lua ihe alahe'e heiau ahakea wa'a 'elepaio koa kāhuli 'ōhi'a mo'olelo maile wai
MĀkahaValley
Ka'ala Farm, Inc. Board of Water Supply
No kākou ke k u l e a n a
The responsibility is ours.
Feral pigs (Sus scrofa) are one of the biggest threats to Hawai‘i's forests.
The young leaves of the lama tree brighten Mākaha's shady forest. Lama wood was used to fence-off sacred areas and is also placed on the kuahu, or alter, during hula practice. Lama is a kinolau (physical representation) of Laka, the goddess of hula.
Fences protect some of the most diverse native forests in Mākaha from devastating pig and goat damage.
Students from Wai‘anae High School's Hawaiian
Studies Program have adopted portions of the forest in Mākaha Valley.
With guidance from staff of the Ka‘ala Cultural
Learning Center, O‘ahu Army Natural Resources
Program, and Board of Water Supply, students hike
through the valley, learn to identify native plants
and animals, and mālama the forest by controlling
invasive weeds.
Beautiful lei made from palapalai fern, kukui, and a‘li‘i-plants that thrive within the fenced portion of Mākaha.
Fencing for forest Preservation: M ā k a h a U p p e r Wa t e r s h e d
mĀkaha Upper Watershed Fence Facts
Pigs uproot native plants, degrade soil, and create pig wallows that become breeding grounds for mosquitoes that carry diseases to native Hawaiian birds.
MĀKAHA
KA‘ALA
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►Mākaha upper watershed fences will protect approximately 18.32 acres of native forest.
WAI‘ANAE KAI
O‘AHU