Latest Past Events

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)

Ernest Bowen de Silva Elementary School 278 Ainako Ave, Hilo

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.

$200 – $250

Hoa ‘Āina Day: Outplanting Native Plants
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)

The Kohala Center 65-1291A Kawaihae Rd, Kamuela

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.

Free

Hoa ‘Āina Day: Outplanting Native Plants
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)

The Kohala Center 65-1291A Kawaihae Rd, Kamuela

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.

Free