April 3rd-What’s in a Watershed? Presentation at Makawao Public Library (6:30pm)

Wednesday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m.
Makawao Public Library
45 min. / FREE

The East Maui Watershed is a 120,000 acre land area full of biological riches and home to the wettest place in Hawaii. Learn about what a watershed is, why it is important, and what the East Maui Watershed Partnership is doing to protect it.

Allison Wiest is the Outreach and Education Liaison for the East Maui Watershed Partnership. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and has previously worked as a field assistant for the West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership and led environmental hikes for Maui-Eco Adventures. She now uses her extensive knowledge of Hawai’i’s forests and conservation work to educate the public, visiting schools and community groups and sharing her love of the ‘Āina.

April 6th- Ag Fair at Maui Tropical Plantation (9am-4pm):

Visit our informational booth and try our new watershed game to win prizes.

April 13th- Earth Day at Maui Nui Botanical Garden (10am-3pm)

Visit our informational booth and try our new watershed game to win prizes.

April 20th- East Maui Taro Festival at Hana Maui Ballpark (9am-6pm)

Visit our informational booth and try our new watershed game to win prizes.

Come to Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao from 6pm-7pm each Thursday throughout Mālama Wao Akua to learn from Maui’s very own environmental experts!  All talks are FREE to the public

For more info call Viewpoints Gallery at (808) 572-5979

August 23rd: Robert Hobdy

Native Plant Specialist

Robert Hobdy

BIO: Robert Hobdy is a retired Naturalist and Forester who specializes in Hawaiian history, culture, and native plants.  His personal interest for plants started at age 15 and has led him to be one of the most respected botanists in the State of Hawaiʻi. He worked extensively on collections of plants for the Bishop Museum and other institutions documenting native plants and their distribution.

August 30th: Emily Fielding

The Nature Conservancy’s Maui Marine Program Coordinator

Emily Fielding

BIO:  As coordinator for The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) marine programs on Maui, Emily works collaboratively with community and agency partners to increase effective management of our coral reefs and intertidal areas.

September 6th: Dr. Fern Duvall

Wildlife Biologist, State of Hawai’i

Dr. Fern Duvall

BIO: Receiving his PhD in Germany, Fern came to Hawaiʻi in 1984 to work with the endangered ʻalalā or Hawaiian crow. His areas of expertise lie in the botany of native and alien species along with birds from both land and sea.  He is recognized as one of Hawaiʻi’s premier biologist and has won many awards in conservation for his work.

September 13th: Randy Bartlett

East Maui Watershed Partnership Program Manager

Randy Bartlett

BIO: Randy’s conservation career started in 1985 as a summer intern in the Resources Management Division at Haleakalā National Park.  He served 22 years as watershed manager of Maui Land & Pineapple Company’s Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve.  He has served as program manager for the East Maui Watershed Partnership since May, 2010.

We hope to see you all at Earth day this Saturday at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens from 10am-3pm

Join us Thursdays at Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao at 6pm

In support of Mālama Wao Akua Art Exhibition we have these special speakers coming to talk about conservation on Maui!

Thursday, Dec. 1st- Randy Bartlett (East Maui Watershed Partnership Program Manager)

Randyʻs Conservation career started in 1985 as a summer intern in the Resources Management Division at Hāleakala National Park.  Since then he has spent almost 22 years as the Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve Manager for Maui Land & Pineapple Company and now serves as East Maui Watershed Partnership Program Manager.

Art Medeiros speaking last year's MWA '10

Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao Saturday, November 12th

Walk through with Bob Hobdy: 4:00pm-4:45pm

Blessing and Opening: 5:00pm

Exhibit on display from November 10th-December 8th, 2011

Description of Event

Malama Wao Akua to be held in November 2011!

East Maui Watershed Partnership’s artistic celebration of Maui’s native wildlife.
An annual juried art exhibition at Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao.

• Receiving Day for All Artwork: Monday, November 7th 5:00pm-8:00pm & Tuesday, November 8th 9:00am-1:00pm
• Jurying: Tuesday, November 8th
• Notification of Results: Wednesday, November 9th
• Pick Up for Non-Selected Work: Wednesday, November 9th
• Jurors’ Walk-through: Saturday, November 12th
• Blessing & Opening: Saturday, November 12th
• Exhibition Dates: Novmber 10th to December 6th
• Pick Up for Selected Work not sold: December 6th
• Talk Stories Thursdays: November 17th 6pm & December 1st 6pm

Malama Wao Akua

It started with an informal poll of artists and galleries in upcountry Maui: “What do you think about an art contest to highlight the native flora and fauna of Maui?” The response was “Yes! Let’s do it!”

For six years now, the East Maui Watershed Partnership has worked with Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao to produce the Malama Wao Akua juried art contest. Artists young and old, professional and amateur have answered the call to help raise awareness about Maui’s native Hawaiian species and unique island ecosystems.

In the spring of 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 the challenge went out to Maui: create a piece of artwork, using any type of media, depicting a native plant, animal, insect, or native landscape of Maui. The community answered: from veteran painters to keiki artists, fence builders, teachers, and more. Maui’s artists took to the books, the internet, and into the forest with EMWP to search for inspiration.

Take a virtual tour of the artwork! Contest rules may change slightly from year to year, but if you’re interested in participating in the next contest, check out the rules and regulations.