10/7/24 – Day at the Lake
On October 5, 2024 the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources, in collaboration with Division of State Parks, Wahiawa Fresh, and members of the Wahiawa community hosted “Day at the Lake” event at the Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreational Area. The event show cased the great park and aquatic resources in historic Wahiawa town that a lot of the community and residents are not familiar with the outdoor recreation that is available to the community. Improvements to the park would include proposed trails and pathways, additional picnic table/bench, a new open-air amphitheater, course for disc golf, fishing pads and platforms along the shoreline and a floating fish dock near the boat launch ramp. The event included conservation and educational booths, games and contests, food and refreshments along with entertainment and free boat rides on the reservoir.
The event was a great success with over 1,000 people attending and over 450 people on the boat rides.
Contributed by Glenn Higashi, Kekai Mar, Renee Kamisugi, Darin Uesugi
Free boat rides provided by HFFA members’ and DAR staff
Signup booth for boat rides
Hula entertainment by keiki group
Display booths
Food booth