"Getting
to Know" Piko Akea Stream
(tributary to Maunawili Stream)
"This is the best hike I've ever been on!" was the declaration from one of the keiki who joined twenty-two other Ko'olaupoko resedients on April 30, 2005 for a tour of Piko Akea Stream, a triubutary to Maunawili Stream which courses through restored ancinet loi in the upper portions of Maunawili Valley. Mark Stride, land owner, taro farmer and founder of Aloha Aina Health Center talked to us about the importance of looking at both the ahupuaa and the community as a whole integrated system, where absolutely every one and every resource relies on the other to function in a way that sustains life.
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Our stream expert, Mark Stride, talks about how to sustain the kalo, our familes, and our communities. |
Planting kalo and then playing/resting hard in the loi.
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After the stream survey, we talked about sustainable practices such as compositng toilets and recycling the dust from Ameron as fertilizer(it contains over 44 minerals).
We ended the streamwalk with a traditional luau served with poi made by community the members. Everyone enjoyed the pristine beautiful valley, the food grown from the land, and the activities done together to help improve our water and our aina.
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