Outreach & Education

Help us educate visitors at various community events and locations (farmers markets, canoe races and other sporting events,the beach parks, etc.). Volunteers help set up and break down pop up tents, and educate visitors to the tent about the Kailua ahupua’a, how  mauka and makai are connected and our efforts to restore abundance to the Kailua near shore fishery.

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Beach Cleanups

With thousands of visitors to Kailua’s beaches and trails everyday there’s never a shortage of opala (trash) left behind, both on the shore, along side the trails and in the water.   Kailua-Kaʻōhao has miles of trails and shoreline to malama so lets get busy and help organize and implement rubbish removal events.  And do it wearing our logo schwag to remind the community of who we are and what we do. 

Biological Monitoring

Conduct fish counts, monitor coral health and water quality, and observe and document fish/coral-human interactions on a regular basis.   This information will provide a running yardstick of near shore ocean health. 

Human Use Monitoring

Conduct people counts and document use observations. and keep track of how the MLCD is being used. Our volunteers count (swimmers, snorkelers, beachgoers, divers and fishers and more. Over time, this information helps us identify peak use times and provide carrying capacity information.

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Native Hawaiian Plant Resoration

Help reduce erosion and sedimentation by removing invasive weeds and shrubs, and re-plant with  native Hawaiian Plants. If you like working with plants, landscaping, weeding, or if you just like being in the dirt, join us to help save the coral and restore balance to both mauka and makai ecosystems. Proposed restoration targets include Kailua and Kaʻōhao shorelines, the Kaiwa ridge trail, and Na Mokulua.