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Spotlight on Water Wasters
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 …
July 16 Kamānele Park Community Service Day 9-11 am
It was a beautiful day for the community service project at Kamānele Park! Sixteen volunteers from Mālama Mānoa and Mānoa Outdoor Circle enjoyed a couple of hours removing invasive vegetation from the heiau site. Special thanks to our MM Directors (Arleen Garcia-Herbst, Kimie Hirabayashi, Mark Tom, and Vanessa Distajo) who invited their family members along …
Mary Cooke – A Fond Farewell
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 …
June 25th Manoa RAD Hui
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 …
Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Mānoa Banyan Court Project
Many Mānoa residents are aware of the proposed Mānoa Banyan Court project by the non-profit Lin Yee Chung Association (LYCA), which owns and operates Mānoa Chinese Cemetery. It calls for 288 units of affordable rental senior housing on eight acres of preservation-zoned land along East Mānoa Road near the cemetery. LYCA has stated it needs …
Mānoa Community Active in Correcting Reapportionment Injustice
by Bill Hicks Proper apportionment of our population into representative districts is one of the cornerstone foundations of our democracy. Our Hawai‘i Constitution enumerates how apportionment shall occur every 10 years, using a bipartisan Reapportionment Commission following sensible guidelines. Improper apportionment for specific political purposes can result in gerrymandering, polarization, and the silencing of certain …
“Japanese in Mānoa Heritage Project” Takes Shape at the Mānoa Heritage Center
by Jessica Welch Across from Longs there was a place we called Girls Pond where we swung from big ropes tied to the trees, swam in the river, and made campfires on the river bank. That’s where the faculty housing is now. — George Arizumi Everybody knew everybody. It was very safe. Most of the people …
Celebrating Mānoa’s Rich History
by Lowell Angell Part of the charm of living in Mānoa is its rich history. To celebrate our history and National Historic Preservation Month in May, we’re recognizing the two oldest cultural organizations in the valley, along with the latest Mānoa residences added to the State Historic Register.The Mānoa Chinese Cemetery, also known as Lin …
Synergy Sparked by Confabulous Success
by Vanessa Distajo Sunday, December 5th, 2021, was the first ever “Confabulous Summit” for Mānoa Stakeholder organizations. Originally planned as an in-person event, it pivoted to virtual due to pandemic concerns. Mālama Mānoa partnered with community members Peter Adler, Dylan Armstrong, Enoch Brownell, Ann Kobayashi, Mamie Lawrence Gallagher, Jacky Mee-Lee, and Dr. Dan Milz, UH …