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May 2018
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 »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.
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.
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 »February 2020
Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
February 22, 2020—Community members of all ages are invited to join in our upcoming Hoa‘āina Stewardship Days! These guided, half-day work days are designed to deepen our connections with Kohala’s natural and cultural landscape and share in mālama ‘āina (care for the land) in this place we call home.
Find out more »June 2020
Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
June 20, 2020—Community members of all ages are invited to join in our upcoming Hoa‘āina Stewardship Days! These guided, half-day work days are designed to deepen our connections with Kohala’s natural and cultural landscape and share in mālama ‘āina (care for the land) in this place we call home.
Find out more »July 2020
Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
July 25, 2020—OUR JULY HOA‘ĀINA STEWARDSHIP DAY IS ON! We've moved the date to Saturday, July 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This "social distancing" edition is limited to eight participants and will take place in the Koai‘a Tree Sanctuary rather than the Koai‘a Restoration Corridor.
Find out more »August 2020
Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
August 22, 2020—Community members of all ages are invited to join in our upcoming Hoa‘āina Stewardship Days! These guided, half-day work days are designed to deepen our connections with Kohala’s natural and cultural landscape and share in mālama ‘āina (care for the land) in this place we call home.
Find out more »March 2021
Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day: Koai‘a Corridor
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
Saturday, March 20, 2021—Community members of all ages are invited to join in our 2021 Hoa‘āina Stewardship Days! These guided, half-day learning journeys are designed to deepen our connections with Kohala’s natural and cultural landscape, create space for meaningful exchanges between people and place, and share in mālama ‘āina (care for the land) in this place we call home.
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