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In October 2025, Honolulu residents living near Mau'umae Nature Park were surprised to learn (from newspaper and TV reports) that the City had…
Reprieve!
The DPR has issued a last-minute reprieve for the park! Here are links to some sources (newspaper articles might be behind paywalls): Honolulu…
Join the Park Cleanup
There will be a Park cleanup on Sunday, May 31st, at 8am. Please bring personal garden tools, (picks, large and medium size)(no, there…
Join Hui Mālama Mauʻumae
Hui Mālama Mauʻumae's Vision: To keep Mauʻumae Nature Park green and public Hui Mālama Mauʻumae's Mission: To protect Mauʻumae Nature Park against any…
An open letter to Kyudo practitioners on Oahu
Dear Practitioners of Kyudo in Hawaii: We are residents of Kaimuki, living close to where the proposed new Kyudojo is currently scheduled to…
Are most park neighbors really opposed?
Yes. In order to get an independent measure of support (as opposed to the very poor survey conducted by the Hawaii Kyudo Foundation),…
What is Mau'umae Nature Park?
Mau'umae Nature Park, is a small park in Kaimuki that was once conservation land under State control, but was transferred to the City…
What is the proposed Kyudojo?
The proposal is for around 8% of the park, including a large fraction of the usable flat space, to be turned into a…
Will the Kyudo clubhouse be open to the public?
The short answer is "not very much". The HKF estimates that ony 15-20 people show up to Kyudo practice sessions, and that all…
A failure of legislative oversight?
This project was agreed by the City and the Hawaii Kjudo Foundation before any input from the neighborhood was solicited. Neighbors only heard…
Are there any petitions to sign?
Yes, I'm glad you asked! Here are two: There is a Change.org petition against the project, with over 1000 signatures already: https://www.change.org/p/save-mau-umae-nature-park-from-arrows Second…
Links to some useful resources.
In 2002, a Kyudo facility was proposed for inclusion into the Master Plan for Mau’umae Nature Park. The City rejected the proposal. Here…
On that one weird poll
After being repeatedly chastised for not soliciting neighborhood input, The HKF rep hung out in the park to try to drum up support,…