Koke‘e Resource Conservation Program Fundraiser

By Léo Azambuja

Halau Ka La Mokihana o Leina‘ala

We are truly blessed for living on Kaua‘i. Under a spectacular full lunar eclipse, about 300 people gathered at the oceanfront Kekaha Boat House on the evening of Jan. 20 to support the Koke‘e Resource Conservation Program fundraiser. The event offered onolicious food, adult drinks, top-notch Hawaiian entertainment and pleasant talk story with many like-minded folks who dedicate their lives to protect our precious native environment.

Though this is only KRCP’s third annual fundraiser, the nonprofit has been around since 1998. The proceeds from the event will help to support the organization’s many programs that remove invasive weeds from Koke‘e, do Native Hawaiian species outplanting and trail maintenance, put up fences against invasive predators, offer hands-on internship programs for careers in conservation and teach countless school children the importance of preserving our forests.

Visit www.krcp.org for more information.

Pohaku West, left, and Cherith Andrade

Left to right, Chanté Kekaula, Krystle Cabrera and Mailyn Kekaula.

Erin Cobb-Adams

Jim Cassel and Jill Faye Muirhead

Jim Cassel and Cynthia Horton

Elvrine Chow

Left to right, Nicolai Barca, Tako the Conservation Dog, Rebekah Magers and Alisha Headlesski

Kahi Bermoy and Malia Makanani

Caleb Morrison and Christine Cook

Lyanna Nakoa, left and Hina Makanani

Left to right, Cheryl Itamura, Annika Wilczewski and Laura Dillman

Kristina Schappers, left, and Kelsey Tanaka

Left to right, Lucy Caine, Bryn Webber, Abby Kreuser and Erica Gallerani

Mapuana O‘Sullivan, Katie Cassel and Cherith Andrade