Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 5, 1 May 2017 — KUPU to upgrade Kewalo Basin Net Shed [ARTICLE]

KUPU to upgrade Kewalo Basin Net Shed

KUPU, a conservation and youth education nonprofit, received approval fromthe Hawai'i Community Development Corporation to negotiate a long-term lease for the Kewalo Basin Net Shed Facility. KUPU has occupied the facility on a month-to-month basis since 2010. The long term lease would allow the organization to make improvements, such as creating a Green Jobs Train-

ing and Community Center. KUPU also plans to upgrade the employment training facility and offer improved educational services and cultural activities. In addition, plans for the new facility include creating a LEED Certified Green Building that will host renewable technologies technologies and sustainable activities. "I amproud to have KUPU in my district," said State Senator Brickwood Galuteria. "Their presence at the current Net Shed has already significantly benefited the Kewalo Basin and Kaka'ako area, making the park usable again for all eommunity members. Kupu's Green Jobs Training and Community Center will be the first-of-its-kind in the state, and I look forward to the many more positive developments that it will bring."