Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 26, Number 11, 1 November 2009 — Actus helps clean Hāmākua Marsh [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Actus helps clean Hāmākua Marsh

More than 100 volunteers from Actus Lend Lease's O'ahu office helped state Department of Land and Natural Resources Forestry and Wildlife Division staff on Oct. 2 to plant native vegetation in Hāmākua Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary and remove trash and invasive plants from Kawainui Marsh in Windward O'ahu. The newly planted naupaka and naio will provide a natural barrier to encourage birds to remain in their natural habitat and avoid the dangers of developed areas. They also help to improve air

and water quality in the marsh and surrounding habitat, whieh is home to four endangered native water birds, among other species. DLNR also said that Actus Lend Lease and its subcontractors - All State Painting, DME Construction, Electrical Contractors Hawai'i, Hawaiian Cement, Protech Roofing, Servco Raynor Overhead Doors, South Paeihe Steel, and Sunrise Construction - donated more than $70,000 in skilled labor and materials to build a boathouse and renovate an office building at the Kawainui baseyard to help improve management in the marsh areas.

Actus volunteers helped state Division of Forestry and Wildlife staff plant native vegetation in Hāmōkua Wildlife Sanctuary. They also removed trash and invasive plants from Kawainui Stream. - Photo: Courtesy ofthe state Department of Hatural Resources