Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 10, 1 October 1998 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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"Seedlings planted by KSBE stajf and students shieīd 59 enāemie s pecies. Endangered 'ākepa and creeper are moving in again, along with more eommon native birds: 'elepaio, 'i'iwi, 'apapane, 'ōma'o and 'amakihi. The original cataclysniic āeeline ofthese species has been reversed. And KSBE continues to cooperate with many State and Federal agencies in projects to enhanee nativeforest ecosystems." - Tonnie Casey KSBE Wildlife Biologist

DID Y0U KNOW that for the past 20 years, KSBE has pursued the reforestation of Hawaii's native koa? To date, over one million koa seedlings have been planted across hundreds of acres. These lands produce no ineome and they are taxed. Koa reforestation provides vital watershed for the Big lstand, and something wonderful has happened. Koa reforestation has been so successful that today long dormant underbrush-like hāpu'u, maile and the endangered Vicica menziesiihave returned. And, with its habitat restored, the endangered honey creeper, 'akiapōlā'au, sings again over his ancient lands.

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