Events & opportunities for learning and giving back in 2015
West Maui Kumuwai is hosting a Calendar of Events, tied to our goal of environmental stewardship and promoting individual actions that can reduce the impact of land-based pollution within our watersheds and reefs. Watch for more announcements of upcoming events here and on our facebook page , and visit our partners’ websites and connect with them on social media. You can also join WMK’s email list here . We’ll update this calendar as events and opportunities come our way.
JANUARY
1/3 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
1/10 Kahekili Beach Park cleanup – Ka’anapali Makai Watch
1/24 Kalepolepo Rain Garden Build Out
1/31 Olowalu cleanup, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
FEBRUARY
2/7 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
2/13 “Love for the Ocean” 2nd Friday Lahaina Town Party
2/21 Olowalu cleanup – Surfrider Foundation
2/28 Hanakaoʻo slope (R2R erosion control project) native plant care workday
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
MARCH
3/7 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
3/7 Sacred Hearts School Bazaar
3/7-3/8 Whale and Ocean Arts Festival, Lahainatown Action Committee
3/22 It’s World Water Day!
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
APRIL
4/4 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
4/11 Wahikuli Rain Garden (R2R stormwater management project) native plant care workday
4/13 Presentation: Watershed and Reef Stewardship Efforts in West Maui, and How You Can Get Involved
4/19 Pohaku Park (S-Turns) Rain Garden Workday with Surfrider Foundation, 9 am – noon
4/25 Makai Watch Volunteer Training Workshop
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
MAY
5/2 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
5/16 DT Fleming beach cleanup – Surfrider Foundation & Malama Maui Nui
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
JUNE
6/6 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
6/13 Ka’anapali Makai Watch Monthly Meeting for Volunteers, Prospective Volunteers, and Supporters
6/13 Weeding/cleanup with Convergent Conservation at Napili Kahawai then Hawea Point. Drinks and refreshments provided. Meet at 9 AM, Coffee Store, Napili Plaza. Please wear closed-toed shoes and bring gloves and weeding implements if you have them. Done by 12 or 1 at the latest. More information:
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
JULY
7/4 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
7/11 Ka’anapali Makai Watch Monthly Meeting for Volunteers, Prospective Volunteers, and Supporters
7/25 West Maui Ridge to Reef Celebration and 6th Birthday Bash for the Kahekili
Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA)
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
AUGUST
8/1 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
8/8 Ka’anapali Makai Watch Monthly Meeting for Volunteers, Prospective Volunteers, and Supporters
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
SEPTEMBER
9/5 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
9/19 Ka’anapali Makai Watch Monthly Meeting for Volunteers, Prospective Volunteers, and Supporters – International Coastal Cleanup Day, North Ka’anapali Beach
9/19 – 10/31 Get the Drift and Bag It! – Malama Maui Nui
9/19 International Coastal Cleanup Day (Get the Drift and Bag It!)
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
OCTOBER
10/3 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
10/3 Ka’anapali Makai Watch Monthly Meeting for Volunteers, Prospective Volunteers, and Supporters
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
NOVEMBER
11/7 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
7/14 Ka’anapali Makai Watch Monthly Meeting for Volunteers, Prospective Volunteers, and Supporters
11/21 Ukumehame cleanup, Surfrider Foundation & Malama Maui Nui
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
DECEMBER
12/5 Polanui Hiu community meeting and reef survey, 9 am – 12 pm
12/12 Ka’anapali Makai Watch Monthly Meeting for Volunteers, Prospective Volunteers, and Supporters* (location may be somewhere other than Kahekili Beach Park, contact for more information)
Every Saturday Maui Cultural Lands – Honokowai Valley service trip, meet at Sugar Cane Train
station, Puʻukoliʻi (meet at 9 am; pau hana 2:30 pm)
Other “TBD” Events (Watch this space and partners’ outreach):
Sacred Hearts School Community Garden Work Days
Honolua Bay cleanups, Save Honolua Coalition
Opportunities Available by Arrangement:
Hana’ula Wind Farm tour and workday with Maui Cultural Lands, available on Sundays, groups of 5 or more (must have 4WD vehicle)
WaterStory Workshop & volunteer work days, West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership
