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KAUPA
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Kalihi Ahupua‘a Ulu Pono Ahahui (The Progressive Kalihi Watershed Association)
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The mission of KAUPA is to restore the natural and cultural resources within our ahupua`a through education, outreach and action.
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Government Pages:
Hawaii State Department of Health:
Honolulu Department of Storm Water Quality Branch: http://www.cleanwaterhonolulu.com/storm/index.php
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This is a really good website for pictures of Native plants: http://jupiternielsenflameworking.com/hawaiianflora/
Native Hawaiian Plant Propagation Database:
http://pdcs.ctahr.hawaii.edu:591/hawnprop/commlist.htm
http://www.canoeplants.com/index.html
Smithsonian, National Meuseum of Natural History, Flora of the Hawaii Islands Database: http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/
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Kalihi Resources and Community Pages:
Honolulu Weed and Seed is a collaboration of residents, law enforcement, social service providers, educators, area businesses and a variety of other resources to reduce crime and drugs to improve the quality of life for neighborhoods in Hawaii.
http://honoluluweedandseed.com/contact_information.asp
Kokua Kalihi Valley (KKV) serve sthe City and County of Honolulu urban community of Kalihi Valley, population 25,000. Kalihi Valley and its surrounding neighborhoods are first home to a majority of the new immigrants in the State of Hawaii. Kalihi Valley contains the State’s two largest public housing projects, with over 4,000 individuals, half under the age of 20. Last year, 75% of our clients lived below the federal poverty level. The area is at high risk for poor birth outcomes, substance abuse, youth delinquency, dental disease, and communicable disease. Eighty-nine percent of the population are Asian and Pacific Islander. Our staff speak a number of different languages and dialects: English (including pidgin), Filipino (Ilocano, Tagalog, Visayan, Cebuano), Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Tieuchau), Burmese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Samoan, Tongan, Laotian, Micronesian (Chuukese, Panapei), and Hindi in order to better serve our clientele.
Parents and Children Together (PACT) is one of Hawaii's leading private non-profit family service agencies and is a leader in the design and delivery of a broad range of innovative social and educational services. PACT is an active partner with numerous community efforts, coalitions, initiatives, schools and other providers, and is a prominent advocate for the needs of Hawaii's most socio-economically challenged citizens. :
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