Mālama Hulēʻia is a Kauaʻi-based organization dedicated to restoring the Hulēʻia Watershed. Our mission is to advocate, educate, and lead community efforts to remove mangrove along the Hulēʻia River, re-establish native wetland ecosystems, manage Alakoko fishpond, and create environmental stewardship programs honoring Hawaiian values. Explore the Mālama Hulēʻia Story
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Alakoko After Hurricane Lowell
In the days since Hurricane Lowell passed over Kauaʻi, we have been able to make our way back into Alakoko and begin taking stock of the storm’s impacts. The first thing that strikes you is simply how different Hulēʻia…
Keep readingWelcoming the Season
As we come into spring, we find ourselves in a season of connection. Between people and place. Between planning and doing. And across the partnerships that make this work possible. Last weekend felt like a really good example of…
Keep readingVolunteers Working on our Riparian Project at the Refuge
For the first time, we officially brought our community workday volunteers out to support restoration work within the Huleʻia National Wildlife Refuge. This has been a long time coming. This project focuses on a 5-acre riparian and punawai area…
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