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| Project Name: | He’eia Wetlands Restoration Project |
| ASO Log No.: | 98-010 |
| Start/End Date: | July 1997 to December 1999 |
| Federal Funds: | $84,000.00 |
| Matching Funds: | $84,000.00 |
| Contractor: | Carole J. McLean Friends of He’eia State Park PO Box 698 46-465 Kamehameha HWY Kaneohe, HI 96744 Phone: (808) 247-3156 |
| Background/ Overview: |
The Heeia wetlands (aka Heeia Marsh and Meadowlands) and coastal area serve a very useful function of filtering water emanating from the watershed above before discharging into the waters of Kaneohe Bay. Heeia stream and marsh are also an important habitat for native fauna. However, the area has been degraded by years of sedimentation (both natural and manmade), and encroaching introduced vegetation. |
| Objectives/Goals: | To expand and enhance the Heeia Stream and coastal area, replacing existing exotic coastal plants with native strand species. |
| Methods Employed: | • remove alien vegetation • plant native species along riparian zones to prevent stream closure • construct an access trail for the project and for future educational field trips • conduct a field demonstration day for the public |
| Pollutants of Concern: | Turbidity, suspended solids, nutrients, pathogens |
| Watershed: | Heeia Watershed, island of Oahu |
| Size of Project: | Not defined in report |
| Affected Water Bodies: | Kaneohe Bay |
| Deliverables: | • Project maps |
