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| Project Name: | Kalihi-Community Resource Improvement Stream Project (KCRISP) Phase IV |
| ASO Log No.: | 04-297 |
| Start/End Date: | April 2004 to October 2005 |
| Federal Funds: | $34,300.00 |
| Matching Funds: | $34,300.00 |
| Contractor: | Donna Wong and Malama Souza Hawaii’s Thousand Friends 305 Hahani Street PMB 282 Kailua, Hawai'i, 96734 Phone & Fax (808) 262-0682 Email: htf@lava.netKalihi |
| Background/ Overview: |
Kalihi CRISP IV is a continuation of Kalihi CRISP I, II, and III. It is a community-based initiative to facilitate the restoration of Kalihi Stream to its former place as an asset to residents and the community at large. |
| Objectives/Goals: | To mitigate the impact of polluted runoff on the water quality of the Kalihi streams and Keehi Lagoon by restoring one stretch of stream and riparian area to create an educational facility for area schools and residents, and by providing accessible educational materials tailored to the school children’s own community in several languages predominant in the area. |
| Methods Employed: | • Complete the physical restoration of a riparian buffer
using native Hawaiian vegetation along the stream adjacent to Kuhio
Park Terrace • Continue to build an ethic of stewardship through regularly scheduled community workdays • Establish hands-on environmental education and stewardship programs targeting Kalihi area students and youth, focusing on stream monitoring, service learning, and a cultural exchange with Hoa Aina o Makaha (a rural stream restoration and education organization located in Waianae). |
| Pollutants of Concern: | Household garbage |
| Watershed: | Kalihi Watershed, island of Oahu |
| Size of Project: | ¼ mile stretch of Kalihi Steam and riparian area |
| Affected Water Bodies: | Kalihi Stream, Keehi Lagoon |
| Deliverables: | • Web site: http://www.hawaiis1000friends.org/KalihiStreamProject/ • Monitoring plan • Final report |
