Media Gallery & Press Links
ʻAʻohe hana nui ke alu ʻia
No task is too big when done together by all! —ʻŌlelo Noʻeau, Mary Kawena Pukui
View green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) solutions from our amazing community partners and beyond in our Media Gallery below or jump to Press Links. Most photos link to partner sites, please take some time to check out their excellent and informative websites!
A freshly planted rain garden by community partner Protect & Preserve Hawai’i, featuring an array of Native Hawaiian plants, including ʻaʻaliʻi, ʻilima, pōhinahina, ʻakia, and kupukupu, will help slow stormwater runoff and filter pollutants while recharging our precious groundwater supply
Cyrus Howe of Hawaii Green Growth with a completed rain barrel project that started out with their free rainwater assessment for Ala Wai watershed residents
Mālama Maunalua crew with new rain barrels ready to be installed in the community, part of the Rainwater Capture Incentive Program led by Mālama Maunalua and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance
A new rain barrel with a green planter installation at a home in the Ala Wai watershed, led by Mālama Maunalua with support from the Clean Water Branch of the Department of Health
A freshly installed rain barrel ready to collect rainwater to water the yard at a home in the Ala Wai watershed, led by Mālama Maunalua with support from the Clean Water Branch of the Department of Health
Bioretention downspouts help capture stormwater on the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus, which is committed to GSI implementation
Raffle winner of a free 50-gallon rain barrel at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
A happy community member with free garden plants ready for their forever homes at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Lē'ahi Landscaping, Hawaiʻi’s all-electric landscaping company, with a community member at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Award-winning Pono Home teaches a community member about cost-saving green infrastructure solutions at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Lē'ahi Landscaping sharing about their 100% solar powered, sustainable eco landscaping methods at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
City & County of Honolulu Community Forestry Program teach about urban forestry at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Hui o Koʻolaupoko sharing their projects that protect ocean health through restoring ʻāina with a community member at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Protect & Preserve Hawaiʻi sharing their conservation projects at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
A community member learns about urban farming from Heritage Landscape Supply (formerly Urban Farmer Store) at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Community members learning about ecological restoration projects from Mālama Maunalua at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
3Rwater teaching the community how to submit projects to the Green Stormwater Incentive Program using the Follow the Drop app at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Community members learn how to successfully plant trees at their homes at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Hui o Koʻolaupoko teaching the community about the benefits of rain gardens at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance Storm Water Quality Division teaching about rain barrel benefits at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Community members learn about restoring the water cycle and building resilience using technology with the Follow the Drop app from 3Rwater at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Mālama Maunalua educating the community on how to help reduce stormwater runoff and restore the watersheds at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
City & County of Honolulu Community Forestry Program sharing tree education at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Hawaii Green Growth educating the community about their free rainwater assessments at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
City & County of Honolulu Community Forestry Program with young trees ready to be planted at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Protect & Preserve Hawaiʻi, one of the community partners that helps install rain barrels, at the Smart Yards 2024 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Raffle winner of a free 50-gallon rain barrel at the Smart Yards 2023 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
All community attendees received a free rain garden plant at the Smart Yards 2023 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Free rain garden plants at the Smart Yards 2023 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Community members learn about urban farming from Heritage Landscape Supply (formerly Urban Farmer Store) at the Smart Yards 2023 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
A community member learns about watersheds from Hui o Koʻolaupoko at the Smart Yards 2023 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Community members learn about rain barrels from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance Storm Water Quality Branch at the Smart Yards 2023 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Community members learn about the Follow the Drop app at the Smart Yards 2023 Workshop hosted by Mālama Maunalua and 3Rwater
Rain garden using native plants to divert stormwater downstream back to Walnut Creek and help recharge groundwater, Dix Park, Raleigh, NC, a beautiful example that can be utilized in Hawaiʻi to help restore native plants and priceless groundwater
Rain garden receiving stormwater from a parking lot to help reduce runoff and recharge groundwater, Dix Park, Raleigh, NC, just one example that could help make Hawaiʻi's parking lots more green and groundwater friendly
A rain garden installed at an apartment building in Downtown San Francisco, an inspiring example that could be used across Honolulu properties to help restore native plants and our precious groundwater