"FOR x CHANGE " BWS WAIHE‘E TUNNEL TOUR & WATERSHED RESTORATION
Sat, Apr 01
|Kahalu'u Regional Park
Awaken your senses with a walk inside the 1,500-foot dike tunnel that provides water to Windward Oahu, from Kahaluu to Kailua. Tour includes introduction of Oahu's water cycle, discussion on watershed areas and facility history.
Time & Location
Apr 01, 2023, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM HST
Kahalu'u Regional Park, 47-114 Waihee Rd, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
Guests
About the event
Waiheʻe Valley Exploration with KMWP & BWS
Get to know Waiheʻe Valley by exploring the BWS water tunnel as well as a KMWP restoration area. Youʻll learn about the areaʻs history, how and why it became an important source of water from Kahaluʻu to Kailua, and some of the challenges that it faces. Weʻll mālama ʻāina first then take a cold underground shower in the tunnel.
Meet time/location: 9 am at Kahaluʻu Regional Park (47-114 Waiheʻe Road, map attached in “Confirmation” file) to use restrooms. There are no restrooms/water fountains past the park.
Carpool into Waiheʻe: Weʻll 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…
