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/ Habitat restoration
hoʻōla ʻāina
Restoration used to be left to State and Federal agencies alone. Since 2000 we’ve offered a private option, backed by deep knowledge of native ecosystems and a commitment to their survival.
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What’s included
Site preparation
Identifying and protecting existing natives, removing alien plants (including seed bank control), clearing debris, and installing irrigation if needed.
Out-planting
Island- and area-specific species selection, planting layout and spacing, and the planting itself.
Maintenance
Watering, trimming, weeding, fertilizing, and pest control until the plants take hold.
selected projects
Results you can see, and hear.
Three generations of ʻalae ʻula
The endangered Hawaiian gallinule began breeding in a stretch of Waimānalo Stream we restored, where it had never been recorded before.
35 acres
Kalaeloa coastline
Coastal restoration at Barbers Point for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
150,000+
Johnston Atoll
Native plants propagated to reforest an entire atoll.
3 streams
Waimānalo Stream
DOH and EPA-funded out-planting with the Waimānalo Restoration Corps.
