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MEDIA ADVISORY: Native planting, music to celebrate Kapukaulua Baldwin Beach dune restoration

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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Site of Kapukaulua (Baldwin Beach) dune restoration project

Community volunteers at Kapukaulua

Kapukaulua dune planting project

Nearly 20 years after community restoration efforts began at the Pāʻia Youth and Cultural Center (PYCC), partners and volunteers will gather Friday, November 13, to celebrate their work caring for Kapukaulua (Baldwin Beach).

The free, all-ages Dune Restoration Celebration will feature native dune planting, community activities and live music. Hosted by the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program, County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation and partners, the event offers opportunities to learn how native vegetation helps restore coastal ecosystems and strengthen shoreline resilience.

WHAT: Kapukaulua Dune Restoration Celebration

WHEN: Friday, November 13

  • 3 p.m.: Welcome, introductions and pule (prayer), followed by native dune planting
  • 3-4 p.m.: Partner information tables, activities and art
  • 4 p.m.: Live music featuring Maui musicians Sunny Kalama and Sticky Rice

WHERE: Pāʻia Youth and Cultural Center

65 Puna Road (Lower Pāʻia Park), 19 Honoapiilani Hwy / Hana Hwy), Pāʻia, HI

WHO: UH Sea Grant, County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation, PYCC, community volunteers and project partners

VISUALS: Volunteers planting native dune vegetation; community members participating in activities and art; partner information tables; and live music.

***Participants are encouraged to bring refillable water bottles, sunscreen and beach chairs or blankets.

Project information: Kapukaulua dune restoration

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