Friends and Neighbors,I’m worried about our imperiled supply of pure water this summer. Aren’t you?So, move over Board of Water Supply—Only cut back10%? Please, let’s get serious.Ladies, cut your hair short for the cause. You will need less towels; and, ultimately, save water when doing the family laundry. Everybody, no more 5-minute showers. Just take …
Mālama Mānoa founder Mary Moragne Cooke passed away peacefully at her beloved home, Kuali`i, on Saturday, June 25, surrounded by her family. She was 86. In 1992, she founded Mālama Mānoa as a non-profit community organization and led it for five years as its first president. In 1996, she and her husband Sam founded the …
On June 25th, the Manoa RAD Hui (Rapid Albizia Death) took to Mānoa Stream for the first ever albizia seedling roundup. Albizia are one of the worst invasive plants in Hawaii and readily established along streams. This coordinated effort between a rockstar group of community members, Mālama Mānoa, and the Ko’olau Mountains Watershed Partnership marked …
Mānoa Stream is clean today! Mahalo to Mānoa Stream Cleanup Chair Andrew Garrett and Albizia Control Chair JC Watson for their leadership during the Mānoa Stream Cleanup this morning. Also, special thanks to the other Mālama Mānoa Directors, Mark Tom & Vanessa Distajo, and Emeritus Advisors, George Arizumi & Robin Otagaki, who volunteered today. Most …
Link to watch a recording of the meeting: https://youtu.be/5d4JjUZeJ0s
It was another successful Kamānele Park Cleanup this morning! 35 volunteers from Mālama Mānoa, Mānoa Outdoor Circle, OASES, and Mid Pacific Institute’s 8th & 9th grade National Honor Society joined forces to remove invasive vegetation at the heiau, gathering 51 bags of green waste, and two bags of rubbish. Special thanks to our Mālama Mānoa …
Congratulations to Mālama Mānoa’s Junior Director Jess Braden Cruz for winning 1st Place at the Daniel K. Inouye Institute’s Future Filmmakers Showcase at the Hawai’i International Film Festival, along with his classmates from ‘Iolani School, Alex Awaya and Kaitlyn Chang. The short film, entitled, “Meanwhile, In Paradise,” tells the story of, “An elderly Japanese American …
It was another successful Kamānele Park cleanup! This morning, 40 volunteers cleared the invasive vegetation from the heiau site. The volunteers included four of our Mālama Mānoa Directors (Veneeta Acson, Arleen Garcia-Herbst, Kyle Tokuda, and Vanessa Distajo), Mānoa Outdoor Circle board members, UH Wellness Warriors, the UH Wahine Beach Volleyball team, two archaeologists, and two …
As a Blue Zones Project 4M partner organization, we successfully “painted the town blue” by volunteering on National Make a Difference Day. Mahalo to all of our dedicated volunteers from Mālama Mānoa, UH Wellness Warriors, Be Ready Mānoa, and Mo’o School. Special recognition to our current board members (Andrew Garrett, JC Watson, Kimie Hirabayashi, Arleen …
