Kawainui Marsh Wetland Restoration
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'A
Abstract
The Honolulu District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in cooperation with the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), has authorized and funded the design the Kawainui Marsh Restoration Project (KMRP). Kawai Nui Marsh is the largest remaining wetland in Hawaii, encompassing approximately 830 acres of land in Kailua, Oahu. The marsh provides important habitat for four endangered species of native Hawaiian waterbirds and for migratory bird species, and is identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a waterbird recovery area. The project purpose is to restore approximately 40 acres of the upper portions of the Kawainui Marsh to habitat suitable for endangered Hawaiian waterfowl; namely the Hawaiian Duck (Hawaiian name: Koloa, Scientific name: Anas wyvilliana), Hawaiian Stilt (Hawaiian name: Aeo, Scientific name: Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), Hawaiian Moorhen (Hawaiian name: Alae ula, Scientific name: Gallinula chloropus sandviceensis), and Hawaiian Coot (Hawaiian name: Alae keo keo, Scientific name: Fulica Americana alai).
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© 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Animals
- Business management
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Ecological restoration
- Ecosystems
- Endangered species
- Environmental engineering
- Federal government
- Government
- Land reclamation
- Natural resources
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Project management
- River engineering
- River systems
- Water and water resources
- Wetlands (fresh water)
- Wildlife
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