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2015 Full Circle and Annual Meeting a success!

8/19/2015

 
The 2015 Full Circle and Annual Meeting was consolidated into one full-day event which took place on August 8, 2015 at Honey's Restaurant at the Ko'olau Golf Club. For those who missed it, the following is a report on the programs and discussions that took place.

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Updates from the Waimea Outdoor Circle

8/16/2015

 

Matson Cleanup program

Waimea Outdoor Circle volunteers recently participated in their 2nd annual Matson’s Ka Ipu Aina (container for the land) Program by cleaning up Waimea.  The project included removing litter, weeding, trimming and generally sprucing up the center of town. The final workday included tackling the County of Hawaii’s Senior Center located at the main intersection of Waimea.  The before and after results were quite noticeable to the community!!

Ulu La`au Educational Pavilion building under way

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Waimea Outdoor Circle is about to begin building the Educational Pavilion in Ulu La`au the Waimea Nature Park.  Tinguely Development, Inc. expects to start construction on this long anticipated project in September and hopes to be finished before the end of October, just in time for our Annual Arbor Day Celebration and Fall Plant Sale.  While we are still in the final fundraising stage for this project, we would like to thank everyone who has so generously contributed to make this building a reality.

Updates from the Waimea Outdoor Circle

6/8/2015

 
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The Waimea Outdoor Circle recently had a group of children from the Waimea Country School come and work in Ulu La`au the Waimea Nature Park.  WOC volunteer members, Carol Hendricks, Chacha Kohler, Balbi Brooks and Roz Wright were on hand to help direct the energetic young helpers.

Waimea Outdoor Circle held its Annual Luncheon/Meeting on Saturday, May 16th at the Waikii Ranch Clubhouse.  "Discover what you never knew about the Circle, its history and accomplishments" was the theme of the event.  A delicious buffet lunch provided by Red Water Café and awards were presented to special Nature Park volunteers.  Special guests talked about Hawaii’s Blue Zone and there was a short meeting with election of new officers for 2015-2016.

April 18 Work Day at Waimea Nature Park

4/1/2015

 
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Waimea Outdoor Circle announces another volunteer day in Ulu La'au, the Waimea Nature Park, this Saturday, April 18, 9:00-Noon.

There are jobs for all ages and abilities, no knowledge of Hawaiian plants is necessary, we will happily train. Water, gloves and tools are provided as is a snack of fresh fruit and home baked cookies served at noon.

We have the 3rd graders from Waimea Elementary coming next week and in preparation for them mulching trees with mac nut mulch we need to weed the areas they will be working in before the mulch is applied. Co-chair Carol Hendricks will direct you to the places she needs worked on.

Regular mowing and weed eating will also be done as the rain has everything growing rapidly.  

Waimea Nature Park is a project of Waimea Outdoor Circle created joyfully by 100% volunteer work from everyone, including people like you. The park is open during daylight hours and closes at 5:30 PM. The park is located directly behind Canada France Hawaii Telescope offices on Mamalahoa Hwy. Look for the Hawaiian Warrior sign on the CFH lawn and turn into the no name road there that leads directly into the park. Please do not park on the CFH lawn, the Nature Park has plenty of parking available. For more information contact park co-chairs Carol Hendricks at 885-4453, Roz Wright at 885-2763 or park maintenance chair Ken Block at 885-4753.

Photo above is of one of the many memorial trees in the Park. This is Brigitte Rutger's ohia, located just above the waterfall in bed "G". It is full of liko and flowers, truly a living memory for a wonderful lady, one of Waimea Outdoor Circle's founders.  
Photo by Ken Block

Volunteer Workday at ‘Ulu La‘au Waimea Nature Park

12/9/2014

 
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Waimea Outdoor Circle announces another volunteer day in Ulu La'au, the Waimea Nature Park, this Saturday, December 13, 9:00-Noon. 
Jobs to do:
Taking down a multi-trunk mao hau hele which is leaning over a walking path in lower bed "E".
Taking down a dead koai'a in bed "D". 

There are jobs for all ages and abilities, no knowledge of Hawaiian plants is necessary, we will happily train. Water, gloves and tools are provided as is a snack of fresh fruit and home baked cookies served at noon.
    
Waimea Nature Park is a project of Waimea Outdoor Circle created joyfully by 100% volunteer work from everyone, including people like you. The park is open during daylight hours and closes at 5:30 PM. The park is located directly behind Canada France Hawaii Telescope offices on Mamalahoa Hwy. Look for the Hawaiian Warrior sign on the CFH lawn and turn into the no name road there that leads directly into the park. Please do not park on the CFH lawn, the Nature Park has plenty of parking available. See waimeaoutdoorcircle.org for a map and other information. Or contact park co-chairs Carol Hendricks at 885-4453, Roz Wright at 885-2763 or park maintenance chair Ken Block at 885-4753.

Photo credit: one of our banners mounted on Ken's truck, ready for the Christmas parade, photo by Ken Block

Holiday wreath-making and parade in Waimea

12/9/2014

 
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In the first weekend of December the Waimea Outdoor Circle hosted their annual wreath-making class.  They also gave away 250 trees at the Holiday Parade through Waimea town.

The wreath-making class was held at the Waimea Nature Park and featured greenery gathered from the slopes of Mauna Kea.

Waimea Nature Park -- ‘Ulu La‘au -- is a project of Waimea Outdoor Circle created joyfully by 100% volunteer work from everyone, including people like you. The park is open during daylight hours and closes at 5:30 PM. The park is located directly behind Canada France Hawaii Telescope offices on Mamalahoa Hwy. Look for the Hawaiian Warrior sign on the CFH lawn and turn into the no name road there that leads directly into the park. Please do not park on the CFH lawn, the Nature Park has plenty of parking available. See waimeaoutdoorcircle.org for a map and other information. Or contact park co-chairs Carol Hendricks at 885-4453, Roz Wright at 885-2763 or park maintenance chair Ken Block at 885-4753.

Waimea Now Cleaner and Greener

7/1/2014

 
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On Sunday, June 29th, eleven WOC volunteers worked for about three hours cleaning, weeding, trimming and sprucing up the center of town by taking part in Matson's Ka Ipu Aina community program.   We made a noticeable difference and it was a fun project.  This event raised $1,000 for Waimea Outdoor Circle!

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WOC volunteers clean up Waimea Town on Hawai'i Island.

Vandalized Trees Re-born, Benefit Waimea OC

5/5/2014

 
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Local woodworkers volunteered to turn trees killed by vandals into beautiful works of art, and donate the majority of proceeds to the Waimea Outdoor Circle. 20 years ago, WOC helped volunteers landscape and plant trees in the newly opened Anuenue Playground.  Two years ago, vandals stripped the outer bark from seven of the trees, ultimately killing them.  While WOC volunteers set to work re-planting the playground with Ohia trees, woodworkers set to turning the dead Koa trees into bowls, bracelets, and another beautiful works of art.  The woodworkers have generously given 75% of all proceeds from the sale of these pieces to WOC in support of keeping this amazing community clean, green, and beautiful. 

Read more:

http://northhawaiinews.com/sections/news/salvaging-something-positive.html

Waimea Members Honor Christine Snyder

3/28/2014

 
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One of the first memorial trees Waimea Outdoor Circle volunteers planted in the Waimea Nature Park was to Christine Snyder, The Outdoor Circle's arborist that was killed in the plane on September 11th in Pennsylvania. 

Waimea branch members recently replaced the fading plaque with this new and larger one, which can be found at the base of a large Koai'a tree on the meadow, near the concrete bench. Members place an American flag and flowers there every September 11th and 4th of July.

 For almost 15 years, Waimea branch members have volunteered their time to maintain this 10-acre public, botanical park in the heart of Waimea Town. Click here to learn more about the "Ulu La'au Nature Park." 

Renew your membership today!

3/3/2014

 
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Watch for your membership renewal postcard in the mail!

The Outdoor Circle will be mailing membership renewals for all members in the beginning of April.  

To be efficient, we encourage you to submit your membership form and annual dues online by clicking here.  This not only saves our trees, but reduces the costs of printing, postage, and data entry. 

Renew by June 1, 2014 to ensure you are on the list to receive important updates, including an invitation to our Annual Meeting and election of officers to be held in August and our next convention of members, "The Full Circle."  
 
If you have renewed your membership since the Fall, then your membership is current and you will not be receiving a postcard in the mail.  Your membership will be up for renewal on June 1, 2015. 

If you mail in your membership dues to the office (1314 S. King St. #306 Honolulu 96822), then please be sure to include a note indicating the branches you would like to join and your email address.  Click here to download a membership form. 

If you have any questions about the membership renewal process, call the office at 808-593-0300.

This is also a great time to help new members join The Circle. Ask your friends and family if they appreciate the natural beauty of Hawaii -- and if they do, then they should help support The Circle's work by becoming a member.

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