{"id":170344,"date":"2022-12-13T15:40:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T01:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=170344"},"modified":"2022-12-13T16:52:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T02:52:29","slug":"kaimuki-library-tree-planting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/13\/kaimuki-library-tree-planting\/","title":{"rendered":"Students design, plant tree canopy for Kaimuk\u012b Library community"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The landscape fronting the Kaimuk\u012b Public Library is greener thanks to the work by students in University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a> (CTAHR<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

Library patrons were greeted by a plethora of trees until about a decade ago when they were removed due to disease. Under the guidance of CTAHR<\/abbr> Associate Professor and Landscape Specialist Andrew Kaufman<\/strong>, students in the Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences<\/a> (TPSS<\/abbr>) played a significant role in the project to restore the tree canopy.<\/p>\n

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Students in Kaufman\u2019s joint TPSS<\/abbr> and master\u2019s of landscape architecture graduate course, TPSS<\/abbr>\/ARCH<\/abbr> 634, interviewed the library manager and developed landscaping plans. The nonprofit organization Trees for Honolulu\u2019s Future<\/a> purchased 10 trees—a mixture of native and non-native plants suitable for the environment—and plant material. On December 5, undergraduate students in Kaufman\u2019s TPSS<\/abbr> 350 course got hands-on experience and planted the trees.<\/p>\n

“This is the art of learning by doing,” Kaufman said. “In class, they learn the theoretical and the basics, and then actually put that into working measurements to put things in the ground that really affect the environment and people. I just feel really privileged and I think that the mission of UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa and all of the other universities and colleges is to give back, not only to the ʻ\u0101ina<\/span> but to the people. In all of my classes, I always try to have a component to give back.”<\/p>\n

Hailey Catherman<\/strong>, who helped to plant the trees, said, “Dr<\/abbr>. Kaufman orchestrated a beautiful finale to the end of TPSS<\/abbr> 350 with the tree planting event, which incorporated all the lessons we had been taught throughout the semester. Getting the opportunity to apply our learning to a real life landscape design and installation in a way that simultaneously gave back to the community was a really cool experience to be a part of.”<\/p>\n

Trees for Kaimuk\u012b<\/h2>\n

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This effort is part of a larger movement called Trees for Kaimuk\u012b, an initiative led by Trees for Honolulu\u2019s Future in partnership with EnVision Kaimuk\u012b, the U.S. National Park Service and Smart Trees Pacific. Among the projects organized by Trees for Kaimuk\u012b partners include a tree adoption event at Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College\u2019s Farmers\u2019 Market in 2021 and the creation of a new rain garden on 11th Avenue just mauka of Harding Avenue with ʻAkia<\/span>, ʻAʻaliʻi<\/span>, ʻAlaʻala<\/span> Wai Nui Wahine and Milo. According to Trees for Honolulu\u2019s Future President Daniel Dinell, the organization will document the results of this initiative in Kaimuk\u012b and share it with other communities around the island.<\/p>\n

“We are so pleased to facilitate this project bringing together expertise from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa with a clear community need at the Kaimuk\u012b Library and fulfilling our goal to increase the urban tree canopy,” Dinell said. “We see this not as a one-off, rather the beginning of many such partnerships to uplift neighborhoods and bring the value of trees for all who live, work and play throughout Honolulu.”<\/p>\n

“Kaimuk\u012b Library staff and its community are so appreciative towards the UH<\/abbr> students and Dr<\/abbr>. Kaufman who donated their hard work and time to making Kaimuk\u012b Library greener,” said Lea Domingo, Kaimuk\u012b Public Library branch manager. “We are also thankful to the various organizations and individuals who donated their time and energy. They made our dreams of adding more trees to Kaimuk\u012b Library possible!”<\/p>\n

—By Marc Arakaki<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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