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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After Hurricane Lowell, You Showed Up
When we returned to the fishpond after the storm, we found downed trees, damaged infrastructure and erosion along portions of the kuana. Our old shower building was largely lost, the new nursery shed blown away, and it took some…
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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…
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The Excavator Is in Action!
This is an exciting moment we’ve been working toward for quite some time: our amphibious excavator is officially at work in Hulēʻia. Getting to this point has been quite a journey. After losing access to the machine that helped…
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