Community Resources where keiki and 'ohana can mālama ʻāina and/or
Mālama Hāloa
Hawaiʻi Nature Center www.hawaiinaturecenter.org
Hoʻokuaʻāina www.hookuaaina.org
Hoʻoulu ʻĀina www.hoouluaina.com
Kaʻala Farm www.kaalafarm.org
Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi www.kakoooiwi.org
Ka Papa Loʻi o Kānewai http://manoa.hawaii.edu/hshk/ka-papa-loi-o-kanewai/
Mānoa Heritage Center www.manoaheritagecenter.org
Papahana Kuaola www.papahanakuaola.com
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- Workshops and activities for 3-5 year olds centered in nature (crafts, exploration, seasonally-themed activities)
Hoʻokuaʻāina www.hookuaaina.org
Hoʻoulu ʻĀina www.hoouluaina.com
Kaʻala Farm www.kaalafarm.org
Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi www.kakoooiwi.org
Ka Papa Loʻi o Kānewai http://manoa.hawaii.edu/hshk/ka-papa-loi-o-kanewai/
- Located at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
- Community workdays every first Saturday of the month
- U-pick family-friendly farm where children are invited to explore nature, visit with animals (chickens, rabbits, hens), and engage in nature-based play
- Open farm days on Tuesdays and Fridays, special events and programs especially during school breaks
- Located in Kalihi, this is an excellent resource that provides many free (or very affordable) kalo-, ʻāina-, and ʻohana- focused activities.
- Regularly scheduled mālama ʻāina workdays, including during the week, where you can help to take care of the loʻi kalo
- Learn how to prepare (cook) and also kuʻi kalo (pound kalo into paʻiʻai). At the kuʻi kalo nights, they provide papa (boards) and pohaku (stones). Kalo is available for purchase there, which you will clean in the traditional way (with ʻopihi shells).
Mānoa Heritage Center www.manoaheritagecenter.org
Papahana Kuaola www.papahanakuaola.com
- Located in Waipao, Heʻeia (Kāneʻohe), part of the ʻohana Hui Kū Maoli Ola native plant nursery
- Community work days every third Saturday of the month
* Have another community resource/organization that you would like to add to this list? Please contact us and we will gladly include it!