October brings a special kind of magic to Aloha Tree Alliance as we celebrate the start of our 2024-25 planting season! With fresh goals, vibrant seedlings, terrific volunteers and a continued dedication to improving Hawai‘i’s watersheds, we’re ready to dive into another season of transformation and growth. Throughout the next eight months of this planting season, we’ll gather to plant 300 native trees and shrubs each month, nurture even more, and connect with the land that continues to sustain us. Mahalo to everyone for helping us make a lasting impact in the Kuli‘ou‘ou watershed. We look forward to many more great work days together!
Over 60 volunteers—both familiar faces and new friends—kicked off Aloha Tree Alliance’s fourth planting season this October with a vibrant celebration of community spirit and dedication! The volunteers united to clear a new kīpuka, plant 101 native plants, and nurture our existing restoration sites with much-needed watering.
Among our volunteers were three school groups: students from Kaiser High School’s Interact Club, middle schoolers from Hālau Kū Māna (who uplifted us with their beautiful voices through a Mahalo Oli at the day’s end), and Roosevelt High School’s Green Horizons club, led byLeo Tokumi, an Eagle Scout who completed his project requirements with ATA earlier this year. With such a strong start, we’re excited for the season ahead.
