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The Hawaii Community Foundation helps private
foundations make a difference by inspiring the spirit
of giving and by investing in people and solutions to
benefit every island community. They donated $50,000
to the project to help with ecosystem restoration and
support the community development.
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Kaneohe Ranch, who donated the land for the project.
They also donated 22 acres of land for the
project.
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• Lanikai
School, a
public Charter School located in Windward Oahu,
in
collaboration with Learning Education Technology
(LET), incorporated the Hamakua planning and
development project into their existing database, and
community and agency network , and as part of their
curriculum to develop a website about what they have
learned. Other education partners include Kailua
Elementary School and Ke Kula 'o Samuel M. Kamakau.
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• The
City and County of Honolulu, who developed the
Koolaupoko Watershed Restoration Plan, in
collaboration with the Kailua Bay Advisory Council.
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• The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program,
dedicated to the restoration and preservation of
Hawaiian coastal ecosystems. They donated $10,000 to
clear mangroves to create endangered species habitat (
Hawaiian stilts, ducks, coots and gallinules).
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• The
Kalama Land Company, a charitable trust dedicated in
part to promoting community planning and development,
and preserving the natural heritage of the Kailua
area. The Kalama Land Company initiated the fund-drive
for the project with a $5,000 pledge for ecosystem
restoration.
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• Lanikai-Kailua
Outdoor Circle.
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• The
Wildlife Society is an international scientific and
education organization representing professional
wildlife biologists. The principal objectives of The
Wildlife Society are to develop and promote sound
stewardship of wildlife resources and the environments
which they depend on; and increase awareness and
appreciation of wildlife values.
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• Ducks
Unlimited, an international conservation organization,
whose mission is to suppport the habitat needs of
waterfowl and other wildlife by protecting, enhancing,
restoring, and managing wetlands and associated
uplands.
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• The
State Department of Land and Natural resources, who
owns and manages the property through their Division
of Forestry and Wildlife. The primary mission of the
Division of Forestry and Wildlife is watershed
protection and management.
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• The
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, in association
with the National Association of Counties, the
Wildlife Habitat Council, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the National Marine Fisheries
Service. Support of community-based wetland and
riparian restoration projects that build partnerships
and foster local natural resource stewardship.
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• The
U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service.
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• The
Pacific Coast Joint Venture North American Wetland
Conservation Act Small Grants Program.
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