UH-Hilo students join in the fun at Waihonu to remove decades of accumulated muck and search for buried treasure.
More hands are needed for continued pond cleaning.
Friends of Lili`uokalani Gardens and community volunteers will continue cleaning Waihonu, the pond at the heart of Lili`uokalani Gardens on Banyan Drive in Hilo, on Saturday, November 19 from 8 a.m. until noon.
People going in the pond will be provided with gloves and protective foot wear. Refreshments and lunch will be served to all volunteers.
For further information and to volunteer, contact Alton Okinaka at alton@hawaii.edu or telephone (808) 383-4917.
[photos courtesy of Gordon Heit]
To learn more about Hilo’s cultural landscape, listen to Island Issues with host Sherry Bracken who sent the following note.
Lili’uokalani Gardens in Hilo on the Waiakea Peninsula, towards downtown Hilo from the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, is a beautiful, tranquil Japanese-style garden created on land mostly donated to Hilo by Queen Lili’uokalani at the beginning of the last century. Learn about this treasure in a discussion with Island Issues host Sherry Bracken and two members of Friends of Lili’uokalani Gardens, K. T. Cannon-Eger and Jane Hite…Sunday, November 13, 6:30 a.m. KKOA 107.7 fm, 8 a.m. LAVA 105.3 fm, or listen to the podcast any time at www.lava1053.com/podcast/island-issues
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