At the top of Kalihi Street, past the last wooden bridge, lies a 100-acre state park that has never been developed.

For more than 25 years, some of your neighbors and community leaders have been petitioning the state and city to make this land a quiet nature preserve for environmental education, recreation and the preservation of Hawaiian culture. But money was never budgeted to create the Kalihi Valley Park and today it remains unused and covered by jungle.

Now, Kokua Kalihi Valley (KKV), a non-profit community based organization, has volunteered to make the park a reality. The State has approved a 20-year lease of this public land to KKV. We ask for your help to make sure that the design of this beautiful site will meet your needs and consider your concerns.

Please take a look at the planning map inside this flier and the list of possible uses and issues on the back page. Please share your ideas and thoughts with us!

Aloha!
KKV

For more information, please call Lisa Ferentinos, Active Living by Design program coordinator, Kokua Kalihi Valley 2239 N. School St. Honolulu HI 96819. Tel: 791-9469. Email: LisaF@kkv.net

ACTIVE LIVING CENTER- KALIHI VALLEY NATURE PARK
Add to the list of ideas suggested by Kalihi residents!

Possible uses of the site
1. "Active Living" classroom and exercise and health programs
2. Environmental/Watershed education class and programs
3. 20 acres of community gardening
4. Native Hawaiian garden with medicinal and endangered species
5. Restored, interpreted ancient Hawaiian agricultural terraces
6. Caretaker's residence
7. Wheelchair accessible paved walkways and parking
8. Hiking, walking and biking trails
9. Picnic areas with shelters
10. Gardening pavilion with restrooms and tool storage
11. Mauka "scout camp" overnight accommodations in "bunk house"
12. Mauka walk-in tent camp sites
13. Hawaiian arts and wood carving
14. Gateway to the back of Kalihi Valley for hiking
15. Rainwater catchment system to irrigate garden
16. Energy self-sufficient, efficient and sustainable design
17. Restoration and use of ancient taro lo`i
18. Remove exotic plant species, reforest with native trees
19. Program of pig control
20. Placement of composting toilets at various locations on the site.
21. Organize community clean ups to help maintain the site.
22. Develop a "constructed wetland" to help clean water runoff

Issues to study in master plan
1. Traffic impacts on Kalihi Street
2. Adequate parking for site visitors
3. Biological resources (rare or endangered plants and animals)
4. Archaeological sites, historic agricultural walls, terraces
5. Cultural Impacts and traditional/cultural uses of the site
6. History of land ownership
7. View and visual impacts
8. Noise impacts
9. Air quality impacts from dust
10. Water quality impacts from runoff into Kalihi Stream
11. Utilities impact (water, electrical, sewer, fire protection etc.)
12. Possible chemical contamination from old nursery operations
13. Safety concerns for visitors
14. Issues of liability
15. Needed permits and approvals
16. Alternatives analysis
17. Financial support to cover park costs

                         Please let us know what you think. For information about our next planning meeting, call KKV's Active Living coordinator, Lisa Ferentinos at 848-0976 ext. 469.

Click the map to enlarge

This map shows current plans to:

- restore the old house as a caretaker's residence and classroom

- provide about 20 acres for community gardening

- preserve ancient agricultural terraces and create a Hawaiian garden

- cut walking paths and hiking trails through the site

- build picnic areas and a hula mound

- turn the old nursery house and storage sheds into a Nature Camp for public use

- develop a tent camping ground