In January, Baha’is from the Ewa community on Oahu helped clean up and beautify their community. Their service projects were inspired by a message from the Universal House of Justice, the elected international council of the worldwide Bahá’í community, that encouraged “good deeds” and “service to others and collaborative action.”
Baha’is from Ewa joined other friends and neighbors at the Pu’u o Kapolei to beautify the pu’u and surrounding garden. Pu’u o Kapolei is significant to Native Hawaiian heritage as a place where ongoing traditional and customary practices and place-based education programs link contemporary people with their ancestors, and their future progeny, in a way that is consistent with Hawaiian traditions.
Through the Adopt A Park program of the City and County of Honolulu, the Ulu A‘e Learning Center stewards the site of Puʻuokapolei. Lā Mālama, a day of caring is held at the pu‘u several times throughout the year. Baha’is have been helping to maintain and beautify this special pu’u and garden and surrounding area for 4-5 years. The focus on January 4 was to prepare pā hula for an upcoming event. Afterwards, Baha’is, members of the Manna Church, and a visiting family shared a delicious meal together.
Also in January, nine Baha’is set out to clean a two-mile section of Fort Barrette Road in Kapolei. The team effort enabled them to collect more than 100 pounds of trash in two hours. Another service project for this area will be scheduled in April or May. More volunteers are always welcomed. You can email the Ewa community at [email protected] if you would like to help.
Below, volunteers assist at the Pu’u o Kapolei
