Copies of the magazine were distributed to Friends of Lili`uokalani Gardens board members, County Parks & Recreation administration, and others with a stake in cleaning the pond.ĭuring the summer of 2022, Susie Osborne president of Rotary Club of Pahoa took the lead in organizing other Rotary Clubs to adopt a bokashi ball long term project to benefit the community by cleaning Waihonu. In mid-2021, the Hawaiian Airlines inflight magazine Hana Hou carried a story on utilizing bokashi balls to clean the Ala Wai canal in Honolulu. Hui Loko Ia met in Lili`uokalani Gardens in November 2019. Genki is a Japanese term meaning well, healthy, robust.įriends of Lili`uokalani Gardens first heard of the potential for bokashi balls at a meeting of Hui Loko Ia, a group of fish pond guardians and caretakers on Hawai`i Island under the umbrella of The Nature Conservancy. Here is a link to that effort:īokashi is a general term in Japanese for fermented organic matter. The effort is based on the success of bokashi balls in a fish pond on the Kona coast and, perhaps more widely known, the success in the Ala Wai Canal in Honolulu. Genki Hou – making healthy again – is the theme of this effort utilizing indigenous micro organisms to eat sludge that has accumulated in Waihonu in places as much as three feet deep. More information on He Hali` a Aloha No Lil`uokalani may be obtained by calling the Department of Parks & Recreation’s Culture & Education Division at (808) 961-8706.Ī collaborative effort of community organizations, schools, and local businesses seeks to bring bioremediation to Waihonu, the traditional fish pond at the heart of Lili`uokalani Gardens in Hilo. Other activities will consist of immersive cultural displays, including hula implements and lei hulu. Live entertainment will start at 12 pm and continue into the evening, featuring Hawaiian music, hula. In partnership with the County of Hawai‘i and adding to the day’s activities to honor the Queen’s birthday, The Grand Naniloa Resort will also host events starting with a Pop-Up Mākeke at 10 a.m. Recycle bins will be available throughout the gardens.Ĭoordinator Morton Carter with P&R Culture and Education Division said, “On behalf of the County of Hawaiʻi, we thank the Friends of Liliʻuokalani Gardens and the many private, public, and community entities and persons that worked cooperatively to present this annual celebration in honor of Queen Liliʻuokalani.” The County of Hawaiʻi invites the public to attend this alcohol-, drug- and litter-free event coordinated in collaboration with private enterprises, community organizations, and numerous government agencies. Genki balls utilize indigenous microorganisms to clean sludge in Waihonu. There are 300 genki balls available to be tossed into the pond at select test sites. Information on pond cleaning efforts will be available there from UH-Hilo students, DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources, and Genki Hou Waihonu. Featured will be Pokemon assistance and a scavenger hunt. A bouncing castle and water slide will be available in the meadow to the southern side of the park.įriends of Lili`uokalani Gardens booth will be at the east entry to the park through the torii under a big banyan tree along Banyan Drive. Liliuokalani Trust will have children’s activities in a large tent at the center of the gardens. Hawaiian games on the western side of the park are organized by Ho olahui Pakipika from Kamehameha Schools. Lihiwai Street will be closed to vehicular traffic from Banyan Drive to Isles starting Friday, September 8, through 6 pm Saturday, September 9.Īmong new demonstrations this year are a native plant booth and lei making. KapohoKine Adventures will provide free shuttle services to the festival. Emcees will be Penny Vredenburg, Darde Gamayo, and Ku`ehu Mauga.Īdditional public parking will be available at the Kuawa Street Park parking lot. Live entertainment throughout the day will be provided by Darlene Ahuna, Taishoji Taiko, Just Us Band, Christy Lassiter, and Ben Kaili & Kanakapila. More than 600 hula dancers will follow with mass hula as floral blossoms are dropped from a helicopter provided by Paradise Helicopters. the Royal Societies will enter with protocol at the Queen’s portrait. The festival, which celebrates the Queen’s birthday and pays tribute to the historical significance of Lili‘uokalani Gardens, will include music, hula, arts, crafts, food trucks, demonstrations, tea ceremony, children’s games, and cultural activities. graphic design and printing by Aaron Miyasato in Hilo’s Liliʻuokalani Gardens on the Waiakea peninsula. The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation announces the 24th annual He Haliʻa Aloha No Liliʻuokalani Festival will be held on Saturday, September 9, from 10 a.m.
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