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 […]
Manoa Town Hall Meeting
Another successful Kamānele Park cleanup!
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 […]
Congratulations to Mālama Mānoa’s Junior Director, Jess Braden Cruz for winning 1st Place! MEANWHILE, IN PARADISE | Hawai’i International Film Festival
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 […]
November 6 Kamānele Park Community Service Day 9-11 am
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 […]
Blue Zones Project in Makiki, McCully, Mō’ili’ili, and Mānoa (4M)
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, […]
Spotlight on a Mānoa Business: Mānoa Gallery
New Trees Beautify Triangle Park
by Lowell Angell The often-ignored slice of land leading into Mānoa Valley, known as Triangle Park, has been beautified with twelve new trees, now growing nicely. In a few years, they’ll provide lush canopies of shade and color to the otherwise largely open area. Several interested Mālama members, Linda Legrande, […]
Calling All Kūpuna, 30th Anniversary Kūpuna Luncheon
Hawai’i Shearwaters
by Thalya DeMott In Mānoa Valley and many other areas of O’ahu, residents are familiar with the night-flying shearwaters and their distinctive calls, often described as the sound of a baby’s cry. The wedge-tailed shearwater, recognized by its grey-brown coloring, is one of the most common seabirds of the Pacific […]