Waiʻanae Wildfire Mitigation Outreach
Photo courtesy of Honolulu Fire Department
Due to inclement weather, the community meeting on May 16 was canceled. Information that was to be provided during the meeting is included on this webpage. (Click on the image to the right for the full presentation.) The meeting will be rescheduled for the summer. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to be informed about future meetings.
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An informal partnership of non-profit organizations, government agencies, public schools, and dedicated community members has come together to address the serious threats of wildfires in the Waiʻanae moku. We all want to lower the risk and prepare for if and when they happen.
Thanks to the foresight of leaders at the Hawaiʻi Dept. of Education and Leihōkū Elementary School, and the cooperation of the Dept. of Hawaiian Homelands, a fuel reduction demonstration project will take place before summer 2024. Other demonstration projects are planned. Mahalo to Hawaiian Electric for supporting this initial planning and implementation process. |
Leihōkū Wildfire Mitigation Demonstration Project
Beginning in late May of 2024, Initial clearing of grass, brush, and kiawe branches will be performed by Kuahiwi Fencing and Wildlife Services behind Leihōkū Elementary School to reduce the threat of wildfires, which has happened many times in the past. Mahalo to Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands for Right of Entry Permit and Hawaiian Electric for funding for this important project. Leihōkū Elementary students will develop ideas to keep the area free of fuel for wildfires. The firebreak will extend for 1,000 ft x 30 ft between Puʻu Māʻiliʻili and the school. |
Leihōku Elementary kindergarten student work on wildfire prevention
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