Mālama i ka po‘e ‘ōiwi o nēia ‘āina.Protecting the natives of this land.

For more information please contact the O‘ahu Army Natural Resources Program

(808) 656-7741 outreach@oanrp.com

The native plants and animals of our isolated islands evolved

with limited competition and few predators. Nearly 9,000 of our

native species are found nowhere else in the world, and many are

listed as threatened or endangered. By working together, we can protect

our remaining forests for future generations.

FENCING AND CONTROLLING pigs protects Mākaha's forests, clean

drinking water, native plants and animals and our cultural heritage. From hula halau to hunters, students to scientists, hikers to healers—we all benefit from the preservation of Mākaha Valley's natural resources. Our kupuna relied on these forests, as will our keiki.

lama hula palapalai lā'au lapa'au ko'oko'olau kupuna oli kapa 'uki'uki haumāna mele 'ō'ō lua ihe alahe'e pua'a ahakea wa'a 'elepaio koa kāhuli 'ōhi'a mo'olelo maile wai lama hula palapalai lā'au lapa'au ko'oko'olau i'e kuku oli pala'ā 'uki'uki kahawai mele ko'i lua ihe alahe'e heiau ahakea wa'a 'elepaio koa kāhuli 'ōhi'a mo'olelo maile wai

MĀkahaValley

Ka'ala Farm, Inc. Board of Water Supply

No kākou ke k u l e a n a

The responsibility is ours.

Feral pigs (Sus scrofa) are one of the biggest threats to Hawai‘i's forests.

The young leaves of the lama tree brighten Mākaha's shady forest. Lama wood was used to fence-off sacred areas and is also placed on the kuahu, or alter, during hula practice. Lama is a kinolau (physical representation) of Laka, the goddess of hula.

Fences protect some of the most diverse native forests in Mākaha from devastating pig and goat damage.

Students from Wai‘anae High School's Hawaiian

Studies Program have adopted portions of the forest in Mākaha Valley.

With guidance from staff of the Ka‘ala Cultural

Learning Center, O‘ahu Army Natural Resources

Program, and Board of Water Supply, students hike

through the valley, learn to identify native plants

and animals, and mālama the forest by controlling

invasive weeds.

Beautiful lei made from palapalai fern, kukui, and a‘li‘i-plants that thrive within the fenced portion of Mākaha.

Fencing for forest Preservation: M ā k a h a U p p e r Wa t e r s h e d

mĀkaha Upper Watershed Fence Facts

Pigs uproot native plants, degrade soil, and create pig wallows that become breeding grounds for mosquitoes that carry diseases to native Hawaiian birds.

MĀKAHA

KA‘ALA

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►Mākaha upper watershed fences will protect approximately 18.32 acres of native forest.

WAI‘ANAE KAI

O‘AHU