HOLOMUA Volume 26 Issue 10

First CAT Returns to Waimea Valley Mahalo to our FICOH volunteers, family and friends who came together for ‘Ohana Volunteer Day at Waimea Valley on September 20, where we spent the morning pulling weeds, raking, and removing invasive species. A special shout-out to the volunteers who worked extra hard to clear out tall, invasive grasses from a swath of the hillside. With the help of a forklift, the extracted plants were hauled away. This year, we were excited to team up with students from the International Business Organization club at Shidler College of Business to make an even bigger impact. After the hard work, we relaxed with bento lunches and were granted free admission to explore Waimea Valley’s trails, cultural sites, and natural beauty.

Mahalo again to everyone who made this day a success.

VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHT

Tell us something you learned at the Waimea Valley event. Kids really find snails to be amazing! LOL. In all seriousness, I learned more about various plants and native species. I went to the greenhouse afterwards and interrogated the horticulturist there about many of the plants being propagated which was fascinating. And I learned that another volunteer opportunity Waimea Valley has is planting native plants up along the ridge of the valley.

How did your interest in volunteering at Waimea Valley come about? I grew up on Molokai and doing things outdoors was a given (not much else to do!) My dad was a docent with the Nature Conservancy, so we grew up doing similar things in Kamakou Preserve, such as pulling out invasive ginger. So when I joined First CAT and was asked to plan an activity, something like that was what I wanted to do.

Leilani DeCourcy Legal

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