25th anniversary: Kamaole Point built by volunteers and hard work
What began as an idea for a two-story shopping mall has turned into a coastal park with a colony of nesting seabirds. The wedge-tailed shearwaters, known as ‘ua‘u kani, have increased from a handful at Kamaole Point Park to a growing number in South Maui, totaling more than a thousand in less than two decades. A public gathering to celebrate the 25th anniversary of volunteer efforts to create the park will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 17. Community organizer Buck Joiner said the presence of the birds is like the candles on a birthday cake. The cake itself took some 20 years of ...
