Three more lo‘i kalo have been reclaimed from the hau thickets, Job's tears, and buffalo grass at the foot of Ulupo as a result of our efforts on the most recent second-Saturday community work day. "Malama Ulupo," the official name of this monthly event, is hosted by Kaimi Scudder of ‘Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi and Kaleo Wong of Hika‘alani and the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club -- often with the assistance of Kamuela Bannister of KUPU and Ka‘olu Luning of AML. All four "K"s, though they wear many hats and belong to multiple organizations, are one in their allegiance to the land-man relationship expressed in the Hawaiian proverb, "He ali‘i ka ‘aina, he kauwa ke kanaka." The land is chief, and man is its servant. If you are interested in joining us in the kauwa stewardship of Ulupo, you can click on the Kokua, Resources, and Links page of the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club website for a full explanation of our jointly offered workday and service-learning opportunities.
-- Kihei de Silva
-- Kihei de Silva
