Kolealea Argicultural Center

We are slowly exchanging some of the 5 acres of Roseapple forest (invasive species), with Mango, Papaya, Banana, Inga, Mulberry, Sugar apple, Mountain apple, Jaboticaba, and Loquat Trees. Since then we have found, and now nurture, native Awa-Puhi-Kuahiwi, Shampoo Ginger, which is growing along the river and flood plains. It grows in big patches, which is a sign of early habitation of the land. In the old Hawaii, Awa-Puhi-Kuahiwis' flowers were used for hair and body wash, and to quench the thirst. The large knobby, aromatic underground stems were also used to scent Tapa cloth and for medical purposes.

Working with the Hawaiian native Plant Society, and others schooled either by formal education or by Nature in Hawaiian native plants, will ensure that we will be as successful as we can be in preserving and restoring to the land that which it originally had prior to the arrival of invasive species.

Using rain gutter water of our buildings throughout our property to put to many uses such as to irrigate crops, for washing, etc. is in the works. Our commercial crops of flowers and foliage will benefit greatly from this practice and result in less reliance on the public water system coming through the pipes. This rainwater will be "healthier" as well, more sound energetically, as water coming through straight pipes, without the ability to have natural vortexes during its travel, has lost much of its oxygen, much of its vitality.

We understand that to water our edible crops, the water must be of a quality suitable for this purpose - it will go into our body, so it must have a degree of cleanliness.

At some point we would like to use much larger containers, or even cistern tanks, to collect clean rainwater to help sustain our edibles during episodes of drought conditions.

The entire property here is lined by hillside. We intend to use that to our benefit. After installing a water delivery system, it will allow the physics of gravity to deliver water effortlessly through these water lines to designated plants. Once we have rain water catchment in place towards the top of the hillside, watering will be simple, and a gift of Nature.