Restoration of the Mamane and A'alii Trees

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Bright and early at 6 a.m., we got up and got ready for our long day. Yin and Chris came over this morning at 6:45 a.m. for some breakfast. The breakfast was from Chadd Paishon. He's a very kind man, who does great wonders. At about 8:30, we met up with Chadd and Richard Kaniho before we headed up to Mauna Kea. The drive up the mountain was about 45 minutes more or less. When we arrived to the Puuhuluhulu Ranch & Farm, we saw 4 horses and lots of cows. We got our planting supplies and headed up on a mountain. On the mountain, we were 7,000 ft. above sea level. Once we arrived to our spot area, Richard gave us all a brief history about the place and how the trees and canoeing relate to each other. After that, we got started. The reason we were on the mountain, was to restore the trees that used to be on the mountain of Mauna Kea. The trees that we planted were called Mamane and A'alii trees. So, we digged in. We were planting trees like no other. It was hard work, but we did it. It took all of our team work to plant fifty trees. Once we were done, we went back to the spot to eat some grub. Then, we chilled for a while, then took off. It was lots of fun spending more time with Chadd and Richard before we parted our ways. Before we went to the beach, we went to the Salvation Army Thrift Shop to look for some boogie boards. No luck there, so we just headed to the beach. It wasn't too bad, but we all like the beach that we were at yesterday because of the waves. We got some good waves for body surfing in though. About 2.5 hours of playing in the water, we were all tired out and super hungry. So, we left the beach, came home and got dinner going. While Heather and Jen got dinner ready, we took showers and waited for some food. Dinner was delicious. We had tasty marinated chicken with corn and mashed potatoes. YUMMY. After dinner, we did some homework. Later on, after we finished some homework, we went to this dock place to look for some mantarays. We didn't find any, we were looking for shooting stars and other constellations. We also saw some cool things in the water that glowed in the water. We left because we couldn't find what we were looking for. Finally, as our long day was over, we got ready for bed and for our full day tomorrow.

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Photos

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
Chadd and Richard giving us some brief history about the Puuhuluhulu Ranch & Farm.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
Richard showing us how to plant the trees.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
This is how the tree looks like when done planting it.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
Mary working hard digging a hole.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
Tasha at working, digging a hole.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
Jan and Yin, pausing for a picture.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
Nia putting fertalizer on the planted trees.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
After planting 50 trees, we all stop to take a picture with our finished work.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
Momma cow and baby cow.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
Saulina petting the horse.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
Tasha, Saulina and Mary catching some waves.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
Tasha, Saulina and Mary body surfing.

Restoration of the Mamane A'alii Trees
Heather and Nia posing for the camera with some random dog.