Monday, October 26, 2009
He`eia
Fishpond Community Work Day
By
Lara Karamatsu, Community Service Chair
On
Saturday, October [10], 2009, ASCE YMF and AWWA|HWEA YP [Young Professional]
members volunteered at the He`eia Fishpond Community Work Day. He`eia Fishpond
was constructed over 600 years ago by the Native Hawaiian people. The kuap
(seawall) of He`eia Fishpond encompasses an area of 88 acres. He`eia Fishpond
is currently the second largest fishpond on the island of Oahu still in
use. In 1965 a section of the fishpond’s kuap fronting Kaneohe Bay was
washed away during a flood event. Since then a temporary seawall has been
constructed in place of the missing wall consisting of 12 inch concrete
cylinders approximately 4 inches in diameter. The goal of the community
work day was to help in the construction effort to restore the segment
of kuap that was destroyed in the 1965 flood by moving various sizes of
coral and rock from the shoreline to the work area.
The
work day began with a safety briefing and tour of He`eia Fishpond. Upon
completion of the tour, volunteers were split into three groups. The first
group loaded coral and rocks into the bed of a John Deere Gator which was
driven from the shoreline to the work area. The second group loaded the
material from the John Deer Gator onto a pontoon boat. The third group
would then move the pontoon boat across the missing segment of the kuap
to the opposite end of the wall opening. There the third group would unload
the material, forming a base to be used for the future construction of
the replacement kuap . Once the work was done, volunteers enjoyed a delicious
lunch of chicken luau, salad, and kalua pig. Thank you to Aaron Erickson,
Kim Kido, Troy Ching, Dayna Fujimoto, Sara Toyama, Lance Okuda, and Lara
Karamatsu for coming out to help in the restoration effort of the He`eia
Fishpond kuap and to Troy Ching for coordinating this event with Keli`i
of Paepae o He`eia. |
Call
for volunteers - Email from September 30, 2009
AWWA|HWEA
Young Professionals (YP) will be hosting a community service event on Saturday,
October 10, 2009. YP will be assisting Paepae o He`eia with one of
their community work days at He`eia Fishpond. Information regarding
Paepae of He`eia and the community work day is listed below:
Paepae
o He`eia
Paepae
o He`eia is a private non-profit organization dedicated to caring for He`eia
Fishpond – an ancient Hawaiian fishpond located in He`eia, Ko`olaupoko,
O`ahu. Established by a group of young Hawaiians, Paepae o He`eia
works in partnership with landowner, Kamehameha Schools to manage and maintain
He`eia fishpond for the community.
Community
Work Day
Goal:
To organize the community in an effort to malama He`eia Fishpond
Projects:
Mangrove Removal, Wall Refurbishment
Start:
8:30 am
End:
12:30 pm
Paepae
o He`eia recommends the following items for the community workday.
-
Covered
shoes or tabis (required)
-
Work clothes
-
Sunscreen
-
Hat
-
Water
Bottle
-
Towel
If you
are interested in attending please RSVP to Troy Ching at troy.ching@hdrinc.com
by Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Space for this activity is limited
(10 persons) and spots will be given on a first come first serve basis.
Meeting location and map will be distributed to volunteers upon receipt
of RSVP. Lunch will be provided by Paepae of He`eia upon completion
of the work day. |
