The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is working together with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to help restore the Kawainui Marsh in Kailua. The 830 acre wildlife habitat is the largest remaining wetland in Hawaii and the home of many endangered Hawaiian waterfowl. Experts hope that the restoration will increase the number of aeo (Hawaiian stilt), alae ula (Hawaiian moorhen), alae keokeo (Hawaiian coot) and koloa maoli (Hawaiian duck). The project is 75 percent federally funded, while the Department of Land and Natural Resources will pay for the remaining 25 percent. The entire restoration is expected to cost $6.4 million and hopes to be completed by the Spring of 2013.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 1-7-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
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