Coastal Stewardship Specialist
(Kahalu‘u Bay and Beach Park, Hawai‘i Island)

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PRIMARY LOCATION: Kahalu‘u Bay and Beach Park, Hawai‘i Island
STATUS: Full time, Exempt
COMPENSATION: $46–52,000 per annum + benefits
REPORTS TO: Coastal Stewardship Supervisor

The Kohala Center (TKC)’s ReefTeach program at Kahalu‘u Bay, in partnership with the County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation, provides education for all visitors including reef etiquette, park rules, safe and respectful behaviors and practices when engaging with Kahalu‘u as a wahi pana, and Kahalu‘u’s cultural and natural history. The coastal stewardship specialist is part of a team of TKC staff and ReefTeach community stewards who are responsible for strengthening pilina with ‘āina including human and non-human residents of, and visitors to Kahalu‘u Bay and Beach Park. The coastal stewardship specialist holds kuleana for the coastal ecosystem at Kahalu‘u Bay by returning ancestral knowledge and place-based research into daily ‘āina stewardship practices. This work is based in the coastal area of Kahalu‘u with occasional travel to other sites. The ideal candidate has experience leading ‘āina-based stewardship efforts with community members, has training from respected kumu, kūpuna, and other teachers and elders on relationships including those between ma uka and ma kai, is a practitioner whose accountability and standards of excellence are guided by ‘āina and kuleana.

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Posted: July 8, 2024

Kohala Nānā‘āina Data Technician
(Waimea and Moku o Kohala, Hawai‘i Island)

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PRIMARY LOCATION: Waimea and Moku o Kohala, Hawai‘i Island
FLSA STATUS: Full time, Exempt
COMPENSATION: $50-57,000 per annum + benefits
REPORTS TO: Director of Kohala papahana

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE: The Kohala nānāʻāina data technician is responsible for developing an intimate understanding of the needs of ʻāina from ma uka to ma kai in the moku of Kohala. The nānāʻāina technician is well-experienced with three years of data collection and analysis experience and five years of forest preservation or restoration field work experience in Hawaiʻi. The position is expected to be proficient in Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) and possesses a working knowledge of conducting vegetation surveys and water quality monitoring in a forest setting. The ideal candidate helps to guide the mālama ʻāina practices of the organization by listening to and advancing the voice of our ʻāina relatives through data collection, management, and analysis drawing on both indigenous and western scientific practices.

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Posted: March 11, 2024