Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 40, Number 8, 1 August 2023 — Get Involved! [ARTICLE]

Get Involved!

There are several ways to help our Hawaiian honeycreepers: 1. Participate in Hawaiian HoneycreeperCelebration Day events: Virtuaily on August 8, 2023 ; In person on Kaua'i, O'ahu, Maui, anel Hawai'i isiand. KAUA'I • August 8: Public Showing Kaua'i Community Cohege, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. • August 12: Kukui Grove Center, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. • August 12-16: Kaua'i Society of Art Silent Art Auction at Kukui Grove Center O'AHU • August 8: Bishop Museum, 10:00 a.m.-l:00 p.m. • August 13: Honoiulu Zoo, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. MAUI • August 27: Maui Nui Botanica[ Garden, 10:00 a.m.-l:00 p.m. HAWAI'I • August 20: Panaewa Zoo, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 2. Learn more about the upcoming events and to sign up for updates, by visiting the Birds, Not Mosquitoes website. Goto https://www.birdsnotmosquitoes.org/ ceiebrate808 or foiiow their sociai media accounts on lnstagram and Facebook (@BirdsNotmosquitoes). 3. Support efforts to eradicate mosquitos via the proposed intervention invoiving maie mosquitos carrying the Woibachia virus. A. Make your home less hospitable to mosquitos by eiiminating standing water, such as in gutters or outdoor items or [andscaping, where rainwater ean co[[ect. 5. Keep your yard clear of heavy brush: mosquitos prefer eooi, dark areas. Cutting back brush aiso ean dry up hidden puddies. 6. Hikers, hunters, lei makers and others who visit forested areas ean fiii in standing hoies, such as pig wa[[ows or deep pudd[es where mosquitos iay their eggs. Digital education resources and two presentations reviewing the Natural History ofHawaiian Honeycreepers and the Legislative Process are available on: www.birdsnotmosquitoes.org/resources.