09-16-2014, 08:01 PM
2ADD: Totals are in, just over 25 volunteers working either (or both) on 9/18 or 9/21 hand cleared 11.25 TONS (with the help of an awesome donated backhoe) of Iselle Storm debris from the anchialine ponds and surrounding lands in Kapoho. Big Island News Video of how it was done:
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2014/0...dal-pools/
ADD: Thank you to all of the volunteers that took hours out of your day, could not have done this without the help we had! [8D]
Quick images
Before SE & W end of pond:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/va6es766w5b23l...m.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8rbkpba29uwpld...m.jpg?dl=0
After SE & W end of pond:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e1967unalch51j...m.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkrd5y92c16ukl...m.jpg?dl=0
All of the storm debris that a very great group of volunteers gathered up on Thursday 9/18 and Sunday 9/21:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yttv3r4tp7i2gi...m.jpg?dl=0
If anyone can even spare a couple of hours on Sunday, Sept. 21, It would be appreciated. We have a huge debris container to fill and very few volunteers at this point
I have had this in events section, but need a whole lotta help and some things that will drag large bits of house and contents out of ponds...and ideas (all new territory for us)
Things like:
grappling hooks
chainsaws
winches & come-alongs
ropes
chains
back-hoes
rakes
long handled gaff hooks
pond vacuums
pond skimmers
Kapoho Vacationland Sunday 9/21 10-4
Iselle storm damage in Kapoho, Hawaii, clearing debris in tidepools and ponds
Volunteers are needed to conduct Underwater and Coastal Debris Cleaning, Large Debris Hauling, Kayak Support and Data Input at Kapoho Tide Pools & Ponds on Sunday, September 21, from 10am until 4pm. Volunteers are requested to meet at the Kapoho Kai St. entrance to Vacationland.
This is a beach cleanup & underwater cleanup due to Iselle storm damage. On Aug 7, 2014 winds and storm surge from Hurricane Iselle hit Kapoho. This area of tide pools and ponds now has decomposing storm debris. This debris has caused anoxic (low O2) conditions that have impacted the aquatic life within the Kapoho Ponds. There is also storm debris in the surrounding tide pools and coastline that require cleanup actions.
We are looking for volunteers that would like to Dive Against Debris, and to clean up shoreline, shallow pool and ponds to remove as much of the storm debris as possible. Shoreline and kayak support are needed for debris transport, if available. Important data collection of the debris items is also greatly appreciated, and can be done without contact with any debris.
Caution must be taken to insure the safety of all volunteers and the marine life in the tide pools and ponds.
All divers must be certified AND must contact Nautilus Dive Center:
(808)935-6939, or http://nautilusdivehilo.com/ prior to 9/19/2014
All volunteers should sign up by email to: kidsdivein@usa.com or use the web signup: http://www.projectaware.org/action/under...ebris-tide
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2014/0...dal-pools/
ADD: Thank you to all of the volunteers that took hours out of your day, could not have done this without the help we had! [8D]
Quick images
Before SE & W end of pond:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/va6es766w5b23l...m.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8rbkpba29uwpld...m.jpg?dl=0
After SE & W end of pond:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e1967unalch51j...m.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkrd5y92c16ukl...m.jpg?dl=0
All of the storm debris that a very great group of volunteers gathered up on Thursday 9/18 and Sunday 9/21:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yttv3r4tp7i2gi...m.jpg?dl=0
If anyone can even spare a couple of hours on Sunday, Sept. 21, It would be appreciated. We have a huge debris container to fill and very few volunteers at this point
I have had this in events section, but need a whole lotta help and some things that will drag large bits of house and contents out of ponds...and ideas (all new territory for us)
Things like:
grappling hooks
chainsaws
winches & come-alongs
ropes
chains
back-hoes
rakes
long handled gaff hooks
pond vacuums
pond skimmers
Kapoho Vacationland Sunday 9/21 10-4
Iselle storm damage in Kapoho, Hawaii, clearing debris in tidepools and ponds
Volunteers are needed to conduct Underwater and Coastal Debris Cleaning, Large Debris Hauling, Kayak Support and Data Input at Kapoho Tide Pools & Ponds on Sunday, September 21, from 10am until 4pm. Volunteers are requested to meet at the Kapoho Kai St. entrance to Vacationland.
This is a beach cleanup & underwater cleanup due to Iselle storm damage. On Aug 7, 2014 winds and storm surge from Hurricane Iselle hit Kapoho. This area of tide pools and ponds now has decomposing storm debris. This debris has caused anoxic (low O2) conditions that have impacted the aquatic life within the Kapoho Ponds. There is also storm debris in the surrounding tide pools and coastline that require cleanup actions.
We are looking for volunteers that would like to Dive Against Debris, and to clean up shoreline, shallow pool and ponds to remove as much of the storm debris as possible. Shoreline and kayak support are needed for debris transport, if available. Important data collection of the debris items is also greatly appreciated, and can be done without contact with any debris.
Caution must be taken to insure the safety of all volunteers and the marine life in the tide pools and ponds.
All divers must be certified AND must contact Nautilus Dive Center:
(808)935-6939, or http://nautilusdivehilo.com/ prior to 9/19/2014
All volunteers should sign up by email to: kidsdivein@usa.com or use the web signup: http://www.projectaware.org/action/under...ebris-tide
