Purposethe purpose of this agreement, between the U.S. Fish and wildlife service and INA momona (recipient), is to build community capacity for land restoration by training future leaders in the…

This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) aims to build community capacity for land restoration in Hawaii. The key products and services to be delivered include:

1. Implementing erosion mitigation strategies to stabilize soil, increase water retention, preserve cultural sites, stabilize streams, remove invasive species, and reforest mauka areas with native plants.

2. Training volunteers and community members in permaculture techniques such as biomass sponges, fascine bundles, swales on contour, check dams, and broad-based dips to achieve these restoration goals.

3. Conducting invasive species management, including the use of 8 acres of fencing to manage invasive deer and feral pigs, as well as manual invasive removal.

4. Creating a plan documenting the steps taken and strategies employed on site.

The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026 and is being provided to the non-profit organization Aina Momona.

Purposethe purpose of this agreement, between the U.S. Fish and wildlife service and INA momona (recipient), is to build community capacity for land restoration by training future leaders in the skills needed to protect cultural resources and restore eroded and degraded environments to make them healthy and productive again. Objectivesobjective 1. Work with community partners to enact erosion mitigation strategies that aim to stabilize soil mauka to makai, increase water retention, preserve cultural sites, stabilize streams, remove invasive species, repair damage caused by construction, and reforest mauka areas with native plants. Objective 2. Train volunteers and community members in a variety of permaculture techniques to achieve these goals, such as biomass sponges, fascine bundles, swales on contour, check dams, and broad-based dips.objective 3. Conduct invasive species management, including the use of fencing to manage invasive deer and feral pigs. Perimeter of 8 acres fencing, weed control within. Manual invasive removal. Objective 4. Create a plan documenting the steps taken and strategies employed on site