#Alakoko Fishpond
500-plus hands, hearts help restore part of rock wall at 600-year-old Alakoko Fishpond
“To every volunteer, partner and supporter who showed up with aloha and intention, mahalo nui loa. Each stone placed, each meal shared, and each song sung strengthens not just the wall, but the community that surrounds it.” — from a mahalo letter by Mālama Hulē‘ia Executive Director Sara Bowen
Kaua‘i nonprofit to host community workday to restore 600-year-old Alakoko Fishpond
This upcoming workday is part of the nonprofit’s continuing multi-year effort to restore the Hulēʻia watershed and stabilize the fishpond’s kuapā (rock wall).
National Education Association honors Kauaʻi community leader
Flores’ work includes educating the community about traditional Hawaiian food systems including taro patches and fish ponds, doing restoration work, and increasing engagement in the community.
WATCH: Thousands of volunteers help restore 600-year-old Alakoko fishpond outside Līhu‘e
Organized by Kaua‘i nonprofit Mālama Hulē’ia as the organizations five-year anniversary workday, the ambitious goal to have thousands of volunteers help restore the loko iʻa was realized. As of Friday morning, 1,500 people were registered and hundreds of unregistered volunteers showed up to lend a hand Saturday.
