We are grateful to the Koke'e Natural History Museum for seeking outside funds and providing new avenues for community participation in combating these invasive pests. DLNR can only succeed in its mission of sustainability when the community can actively engage in protecting our natural environment through partnerships like this one. The Museum will provide administrative support for the project, which is headquartered at the C.C.C. Camp in Koke'e. Kate Reinard is the Resource Conservation Specialist and Project Coordinator. While our commitment has not wavered, we lack the ability to carry it our.
Partnerships appear to be our only feasible option.
Students removing Guava at Kokee Discovery Center. Left to right is Luvelyn Butac, Duane Nelson and Meagan Wright. Koke'e Museum Executive Director Marsha Erickson sees the partnership as laying the groundwork for a healthy relationship between the community and public lands. Ordinary people can make a difference in tackling pressing land-management problems. This program is just one way we can all support State Parks Division, which is currently funded by the State of Hawai'i at far below skeletal levels.