North Shore Newsby Vera S. Williams
President North Shore Outdoor Circle
If you have driven around Weed Circle lately you might have noticed that some of the hala trees are looking sickly.
It was over twenty years ago that Weed Circle, the dry and dusty southern gateway to Haleiwa, was given a makeover by the North Shore Outdoor Circle and Haleiwa Main Street. The two organizations worked for years writing grants, organizing fundraisers, coordinating permits, landscape and irrigation plans, holding blessings and planting parties involving many businesses and individuals from the community.
The formal dedication for the Circle, held on January 31, 2004 was attended by members of the Weed Family, Mayor Jeremy Harris, NSOC, North Shore Chamber of Commerce, and community members Butch Helemano did the blessing and Patsy Gibson chaired the program, highlighting the history of the project. It was a wonderful event, energizing the community and showcasing the importance of green spaces in our community.
One of our member/volunteers, Jeff Dorr of Dorr to Paradise, has been heroically working to maintain and repair the irrigation system for all these years but sadly as of last year, it was no longer feasible. Even with all the rain we have had recently, the trees are Weed Circle in better days. Photo by Jack Germain in 2020 looking stressed. We’re consulting with an arborist to come out and ascertain just what can be done for the trees, but at the same time we realize that the irrigation system must be replaced
Once again, the North Shore Outdoor Circle is in the process of writing grants, exploring ideas for fundraisers, and acquiring irrigation plans in order to bring the Circle back and make it a worthy gateway to the North Shore.
We welcome anyone who would like to be a part of our small but mighty organization. We are looking for donations of time or funds to help us keep the North Shore clean, green, and beautiful.
Contact our Tree Committee Chair, Ruth Holmberg at reberg1@icloud.com if you would like to help us keep the North Shore; Clean, Green, and Beautiful.