Kaiser High School Rain Garden

On Sunday, the 30^th of October, 2011, Andrea and I drove to Kaiser High School in Hawaii Kai and helped the volunteers install a rain garden to capture rain water and help prevent flooding and erosion. We started at 8:00 AM and the volunteers were still going strong when we had to leave at noon. Representative Mark Hashem and City Councilmember Stanley Chang also attended.

State Representative Mark Hashem unloads a bag of compost.

Malama Maunalua put on the event attended by about 30 schoool children and about a dozen adults.

Andrea carries a bag of compost.

Mark handles a wheelbarrow.

Many hands make light work.

I talk to the reporter from the Star-Advertiser.

Kaiser High School is at the base of Koko Crater.

City Councilmember Stanley Chang (in blazer) pays a visit.

Volunteers pose for a group picture while the KHON Channel 2 camera man takes video.

The garden is blessed by a Hawaiian priestess.

The priestess blesses all the volunteers by sprinkling with water from a wooden bowl using a leafy branch.

Rain Garden Maintenance Follow-Up

Andrea and I helped out with a follow-up maintenance event at the Kaiser High School Rain Garden.

We arrived at Kaiser High School at 9:00 AM on Friday, March 16^th. Kaiser High School is at the foot of Koko Crater.

People work maintaining the garden.

Kaiser High School has a great view of Hawaii Kai. Diamondhead Crater is in the distance.

The temporary protective fence was removed and trees and shrubs were planted.

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