IS BUGG • D AH “E Ala Na Moku Kai Liloloa” S F W R E E In This Issue: E N ! E • Waimea Valley Events R S Page 3 O I N H MPW Native Hawaiian Plant C S E Coastal Restoration Project H 1 T Page 6 9 R 7 O 0 Important Agricultural Land Project N Page 9 NORTH SHORE NEWS February 1, 2017 VOLUME 34, NUMBER 2 North Shore Point-In-Time volunteers. Photo: NSN Counting on the Community to Help Our Houseless Neighbors Article By: Phil Acosta ALEA Bridge and the Wa- training occurred from December Foodbank, Latter-Day Saints Milil- hiawa Homeless Alliance, with through January, with the actual ani Stake, Christ Embassy Hawaii, the leadership of Representative Count Week occurring from Janu- Poamoho Bible, Praise Chapel, Marcus Oshiro, led the efforts for ary 23 – 27, 2017. The volunteers Third Day Sanctuary, Rainbow all Point-In-Time 2017 activities surveyed our homeless neighbors Club of Wahiawa, Dept. of Veter- in Region 5, which encompasses throughout these communities in an Affairs, Public Health Nursing Mililani, Wahiawa, and the North the early morning, afternoon, and Office of Wahiawa, IHS, Surfing Shore. The annual Point-In-Time evening hours. the Nations, and Hope, Inc. Spe- is a vital part of a national pro- We would like to thank our cial recognition for our elected cess to obtain federal funding main partners in this huge effort: officials who provided support for critical housing and home- Partners in Care, HPD District 2, throughout the process: Senator less services. 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More details to follow regarding the outcomes The Class of 1967 invites you to a night of of the Point-In-Time Count, and the appropriate talking stories, reconnecting with friends next steps that we need to take. We encourage the and making new ones. rest of the community to get involved in helping us to provide solutions for our homeless neighbors, EVENT: WHIS JUBILEE XIX BANQUET and the issues impacting our neighborhoods. (No Host Cocktails) WHERE: California Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas Nevada; Ohana/Maile Rooms WHEN: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 TIME: 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. COST: $50 per person due with the reservation form NOTICE: The Annual Waialua Community Association DEADLINE: March 31, 2017 general Membership meeting will be held on Questions: email Phyl Onizuka at Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Sign-in begins at [email protected] or (808)227-1601 6:00 p.m. with meeting to follow at 7:00 p.m. February 1, 2017 www.northshorenews.com Page 5 lander, General Manager of Maui Kupono Builders Council Chair who provided the new court surface; Mildred Keawe and North Shore Fencing, the fencing contractor who provided the new fence and installation; For- Ernie Martin mer Masons Ricky and Ian Tamashiro who provided all the concrete and wall repairs; Danny Green and Serving You in District 2 Southern Turf Hawaii for the new grass in the mau- ka swale; Brian L. Deer and Bonded Materials Com- THE SUCCESS OF THE pany for the donation of concrete mix for the con- OF THE PUPUKEA PLAY COURT PARTNERSHIP struction of the handicap ramp and the new four In 2010, the Pupukea play court had the distinc- foot fence on the mauka side of the court. tion of being in worse shape than any other court On behalf of the Honolulu City Council, I would in the City & County of Honolulu’s Department of like to once again recognize and commend the gen- Parks and Recreation. Seven years later, the commu- erosity of these businesses, organizations and indi- nity came together in a unique public-private part- viduals for their role in the extraordinary success of nership that painstakingly reconstructed the court this public-private partnership. and restored it to the valuable recreational asset it had been in the past. Dedicated and opened to the public at long last on January 28th, it now stands as a testimony to a long list of generous donors and volunteers. I would like to acknowledge the people who played key roles on the reconstruction of the courts; Malama Pupukea Waimea (MPW), a 501(c)(3), work- ing to replenish and sustain the natural and cultural resources of the Pupukea and Waimea ahupuaa, gra- ciously accepted the lead as the non-profit in charge of donations for the rehabilitation of the Pupukea play court, with MPW volunteer Bill Quinlan coor- dinating the effort. Project Coordinator Cliff Laboy worked tirelessly, in cooperation with the City’s De- partment of Parks and Recreation and many small businesses and community members, to save the Pupukea play court and to demonstrate what can be done when people take the initiative. Without the help of the following people, the fi- nal cost of the project would have been prohibitive. Mahalo nui to those who made significant contribu- tions to the project: Michael Newman who started the movement by challenging the City’s claim of as- bestos as a reason for not saving the court; Dwight D. Burdick Construction, a general contractor who provided bonding, construction management and contract negotiations expertise; James Gonda and Coffman Engineers who provided all of the con- struction drawings and engineering service; Turtle Bay Resort and CEO Drew Stotesbury who provided a construction consultant through Ralph Makaiau who worked with the project management team and helped to oversee the project; Pane Meatoga Jr. and the Operating Engineers Local 3 who helped to find an asphalt contractor that made the project possi- ble; Wayde Tsue and W.K.T. Equipment Rental who provided all of the demolition work; Charles Fuji- moto and C. Fujimoto Contracting who provided surveying services along with the reconstruction of the new swale on the mauka side of the courts; Kirk Markle and Titan Industries who provided hazard- ous abatement and renovation services; Erik Rhine- Page 6 www.northshorenews.com February 1, 2017 Malama Pupukea-Waimea Expands our Native Hawaiian Plant Coastal Restoration Project at Sharks Cove! In 2015 Malama Pupukea-Waimea (MPW), in Mahalo nui loa to everyone who came out on strong partnership with Department of Parks and this beautiful day to help! These plants will help re- Recreation City and County of Honolulu (Parks), duce erosion which will increase the health of the started our Native Hawaiian Plant Coastal Resto- coral reef below. A special mahalo goes out to: Pae ration Project at Sharks Cove to address sedimen- ‘Aina Landscaping LLC, Waimea Valley’s Botanical tation to the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation team, Kapiolani Community College’s Hospitality District. In phase 1 and 2 of our project, MPW vol- Program students led by Palakiko and Miss Na‘i Mc- unteers planted over 4,500 native Hawaiian plants Carthy, Representative Sean Quinlan, Limahuli Gar- like ‘Ulei, Pohinahina, Nehe, Naupaka, Naio, Mau‘u den and Preserve’s Kawika Winter and ‘ohana, Sam Aki‘aki, and ‘A‘ali‘i. Native Hawaiian plants such as Vaughs, and everyone else who helped make the day these are built for coastal conditions so their roots a success! help stabilize earth and stem erosion. Additionally, MPW is always looking for volunteers and folks these plants are beautiful and an essential compo- willing to help us keep our Native Hawaiian Plant nent for coastal ecosystem health. Coastal Restoration areas weed free. If you like work- MPW is proud to announce we have expand- ing with plants, landscaping, weeding, or if you just ed our Native Hawaiian Plant Coastal Restoration like being in the dirt, join us to help save the coral Project to phase 3! At our most recent community in the Cove! If you would like to kokua, let us know, planting day, over a hundred volunteers helped us or just come by our outreach tent at Shark Cove any remove invasive weeds, plant over five hundred na- Saturday.