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March 2018
Hoa ‘Āina Day: Outplanting Native Plants
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
March 24, 2018—Deepen your connection with the ‘āina! Join The Kohala Center’s Kohala Watershed Partnership and Ke Kumu ‘Āina team for a morning of outplanting native species such as wiliwili, koai‘a, ‘a‘ali‘i, and ‘iliahi to re-establish Kohala Mountain’s native forests. Other service activities may include outplanting monitoring and maintenance, invasive species control, and native species seed collection.
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Hoa ‘Āina Day: Outplanting Native Plants
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
May 19, 2018—Deepen your connection with the ‘āina! Join Kaʻahahui ʻO Ka Nāhelehele in partnership with The Kohala Center’s Ke Kumu ‘Āina team for a morning of meaningful work at ʻŌuli Park, a community park-in-progress located along Kawaihae Road and Keanuiʻomanō Stream. Stewardship activities will include outplanting monitoring and maintenance, invasive species control, and trail clearing/building.
Find out more »June 2018
Kū ‘Āina Pā Summer Intensive:
School learning gardens as a platform for ʻāina-based education using the Hawai‘i School Garden Curriculum Map as a guide
(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)
June 4–7, 2018—The Kū ‘Āina Pā School Garden Teacher Training Program’s 2018 Summer Intensive will introduce teachers to the Hawai‘i School Garden Curriculum Map and identify strategies to integrate it with the Hawai‘i State Department of Education’s Nā Hopena A‘o (HĀ) cultural framework. The four-day training will address four fundamental components of teaching and learning in a school garden: A Sense of Place, Living Soil and Living Plant, Nourishment, and Nature’s Design.
Find out more »July 2018
Hoa ‘Āina Day: Outplanting Native Plants
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
July 21, 2018—Deepen your connection with the ‘āina! Join The Kohala Center’s Kohala Watershed Partnership and Ke Kumu ‘Āina team for a morning of outplanting native species such as wiliwili, koai‘a, ‘a‘ali‘i, and ‘iliahi to re-establish Kohala Mountain’s native forests. Other service activities may include outplanting monitoring and maintenance, invasive species control, and native species seed collection.
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Ōhāhā High School AgriCULTURE Program
(Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island)
March 18–22, 2019—Our Ōhāhā intersession programs help high school students deepen kinship with ‘āina and local agriculture through ‘ike that will also help them flourish in life.
Find out more »August 2019
Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
August 24, 2019—Journey with us into the Koai‘a Corridor at one or more of our Hoa‘āina Stewardship Days! These experiences are designed to deepen our kinship with Kohala and our watersheds, restoring our ability as a community to engage and build healthy relationships with our native environment once again. Depending on the environmental conditions of the day, we will learn protocols such as oli (chants) and pule (prayers, blessings) for entering sacred spaces and encouraging growth and resilience, remove invasive plants and weeds, plant native trees and shrubs, and nurture young trees to grow healthy and strong.
Find out more »September 2019
Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
September 21, 2019—Journey with us into the Koai‘a Corridor at one or more of our Hoa‘āina Stewardship Days! These experiences are designed to deepen our kinship with Kohala and our watersheds, restoring our ability as a community to engage and build healthy relationships with our native environment once again. Depending on the environmental conditions of the day, we will learn protocols such as oli (chants) and pule (prayers, blessings) for entering sacred spaces and encouraging growth and resilience, remove invasive plants and weeds, plant native trees and shrubs, and nurture young trees to grow healthy and strong.
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Hawai‘i Island Meteorology Network Educator Workshop
(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)
September 28, 2019—Join us to learn how to teach about weather and climate using both traditional Hawaiian and Western scientific practices! Through a partnership between The Kohala Center and the Massachusettes Institute of Technology (MIT), ongoing support will be available to you and/or your school/organization from scientists and cultural practitioners through April 2020.
Find out more »November 2019
Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
November 23, 2019—Journey with us into the Koai‘a Corridor at one or more of our Hoa‘āina Stewardship Days! These experiences are designed to deepen our kinship with Kohala and our watersheds, restoring our ability as a community to engage and build healthy relationships with our native environment once again. Depending on the environmental conditions of the day, we will learn protocols such as oli (chants) and pule (prayers, blessings) for entering sacred spaces and encouraging growth and resilience, remove invasive plants and weeds, plant native trees and shrubs, and nurture young trees to grow healthy and strong.
Find out more »April 2021
Ululā‘au Plant ID Virtual Workshop: Koai‘a
(Online via Zoom)
Thursday, April 22, 2021—Join us as we learn about plant species of the dryland mesic forests of Kawaihae and leeward Kohala. This workshop will ho‘olauna (introduce) koai‘a and help us to identify and better understand the growing conditions, unique traits, and cultural significance of this plant.
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