Community Involvement in Environmental Restoration in Maunalua, HI
Honors Capstone Project
1
Advisor(s)
Dr. Riley
Confirmation
1
Document Type
Paper
Location
ONU McIntosh Center; Ballroom
Start Date
18-4-2023 2:15 PM
End Date
18-4-2023 5:00 PM
Abstract
Abstract
Mālama Maunalua (MM) is an environmental non-profit based locally in Maunalua Bay, Oahu, Hawai'i. My internship with MM included a broad variety of responsibilities across multiple environmental and community-based projects. Those projects include invasive alien algae removal, community outreach events, educational programs, the Follow the Drop initiative, coral, fish, and benthic layer surveys, using native sea urchins as a biocontrol, use of rain gauges, and volunteering with other non-profit organizations. The research project I led was examining native seagrass restoration in Maunalua Bay. One of the main responsibilities in the organization was leading community events. Maunalua Bay has been a high impact area from invasive alien algae species and our main event is bringing local community members to the beach huki (to remove) these invasive species. In addition to those Huki Events, MM teaches in local classrooms and as volunteers at the Y. Furthermore, MM joins other organizations that are local and volunteer-based. In all of these diverse projects that address many environmental sectors in Maunalua Bay, community involvement was key. My project looks farther into how community individuals, organizations, and volunteers shape the environment and how MM’s approach to community can be utilized to address environmental concerns in other regions.
Keywords: Mālama Maunalua, community, environment, invasive alien algae (IAA), volunteer
Recommended Citation
Funkhouser, Jadyn, "Community Involvement in Environmental Restoration in Maunalua, HI" (2023). ONU Student Research Colloquium. 3.
https://digitalcommons.onu.edu/student_research_colloquium/2023/papers/3
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Community Involvement in Environmental Restoration in Maunalua, HI
ONU McIntosh Center; Ballroom
Abstract
Mālama Maunalua (MM) is an environmental non-profit based locally in Maunalua Bay, Oahu, Hawai'i. My internship with MM included a broad variety of responsibilities across multiple environmental and community-based projects. Those projects include invasive alien algae removal, community outreach events, educational programs, the Follow the Drop initiative, coral, fish, and benthic layer surveys, using native sea urchins as a biocontrol, use of rain gauges, and volunteering with other non-profit organizations. The research project I led was examining native seagrass restoration in Maunalua Bay. One of the main responsibilities in the organization was leading community events. Maunalua Bay has been a high impact area from invasive alien algae species and our main event is bringing local community members to the beach huki (to remove) these invasive species. In addition to those Huki Events, MM teaches in local classrooms and as volunteers at the Y. Furthermore, MM joins other organizations that are local and volunteer-based. In all of these diverse projects that address many environmental sectors in Maunalua Bay, community involvement was key. My project looks farther into how community individuals, organizations, and volunteers shape the environment and how MM’s approach to community can be utilized to address environmental concerns in other regions.
Keywords: Mālama Maunalua, community, environment, invasive alien algae (IAA), volunteer