"FOR x CHANGE " BWS Waiheʻe Tunnel Tour & KMWP Watershed Restoration
Sat, Jan 04
|Kahalu'u Regional Park
Awaken your senses with a walk inside the 1,500-foot dike tunnel that provides water to Windward Oʻahu, from Kahaluʻu to Kailua. The tour includes an introduction to Oʻahu's water cycle and a discussion on watershed areas and facility history.
Time & Location
Jan 04, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM HST
Kahalu'u Regional Park, 47-114 Waihee Rd, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
Guests
About the event
Waiheʻe Valley Exploration
Get to know Waiheʻe Valley by exploring the BWS water tunnel as well as KMWP's fenced restoration area. Learn about the area's history, how and why it became an important source of water from Kahaluʻu to Kailua, and some of the challenges that it faces. We will mālama ʻāina first, then explore the area and take a cold underground shower in the tunnel.
Meet time/location: 9 a.m. at Kahaluʻu Regional Park (47-114 Waiheʻe Road) to use restrooms. There are no restrooms/water fountains past the park.
Carpool into Waiheʻe: We'll take as few vehicles as possible into the valley (~ 5 or 6). BWS has a van that seats about 12. Vehicles driving in need high clearance but not 4WD.
Weather/environmental conditions: This is a rain or shine event that is canceled only in the most extreme cases, such as due to extremely high winds that cause trees/branches…
