Kaiāulu Programs

Time: 8am to 2pm

What to bring: Water bottle, lunch, snack, towel, change of clothes, medication (if need), footwear you donʻt mind getting dirty & possibly muddy.

What to know: Expect to participate in all activities, both educational and farming. You will be in the dirt, and mud, with natureʻs finest buzzing all around you. Also expect to have fun all at the sametime!

Hoʻōla Music & Cultural Arts presents "He Pilina" Hawaiʻi Loa Fall Intersession 2024 for youth in Middle through High School.

Join us as we build pilina through moʻolelo, mele, haku mele, ʻukulele, and hana noʻeau. No cost / Lunch & snacks provided.

For more information or to register contact Kauʻi Mead, 808-723-9071 or kauionalani@hoolamusic.com

huiMAU's KOʻA (Koholālele ʻŌpio ʻĀina) Camp is a 4-day immersive overnight program primarily focused on empowering Hawai'i youth (ages 13-17) who are drawn to growing practices that cultivate aloha ʻāina. Guided by huiMAU ʻohana and the ʻāina of Koholālele, Hāmākua, participants will go on huakaʻi together and learn moʻolelo that will facilitate in deepening their pilina to ʻāina in and around them.

During the day some of the activities include:
- Holoholo (Explore) kai, kula, and uka community of Hāmākua Hikina
- Learning moʻolelo ʻāina of Koholālele, Hāmākua
- Making cordage with indigenous plants of Hāmākua
- Gathering and preparing meals from ʻāina

Program dates are October 8-11, 2024. Drop off is at 8:00am on Tuesday (10/08/24) at huiMAUʻs HUB (next to Paʻauilo Store and Post office, 43-1353 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd # 2, Paauilo, HI 96776) Pick up is at 3:00pm on Friday (10/11/24) at huiMAUʻs HUB. This is an overnight program and participants will be staying on ʻāina at Koholālele, a 10-acre ʻāina restoration location. There is minimal cell phone reception on site, but a huiMAU satellite phone will be available for emergency use only.

The fee for the program is $50 which will be collected on October 8, 2024.

MAʻO’s Fall Break Internship (FBI) is a week-long experience for High School students ready to explore leadership, vocational, and educational pathways. Participants will engage in a social-emotional learning curriculum, receive resources related to post-secondary options, and develop their connection to ʻāina through hands-on farm training. Upon successful completion of all internship requirements, interns will also receive an educational stipend to acknowledge their dedication to continual growth and excellence.

ELIGIBILITY:
-Currently enrolled High School Sophomore, Junior, or Senior:
-Preference is given to Juniors & Seniors. Sophomores must submit a letter of recommendation with their application.
-Commit to attending all scheduled program days.
-Capable of performing farm-related labor, including working outdoors in the elements, bending, and lifting up to 40 lbs.
-Embrace the ethos of Love, Respect, and the Willingness to Work
-Required Documentation: Birth Certificate, TB Clearance, W-9 Form (collected during application process)

APPLICATIONS will be available online after September 13, 2024. Check our website and social media channels.

Mamao held November 1-3 will consist of the first event of a lecture style dinner on Friday evening learning about history of Lua, past & present, open to all ages.

The second event, Saturday - Sunday, is a 2-day workshop for ohana to learn and engage with practice of Lua through moʻolelo, genealogy, and mauli ola. The ohana workshop will service ages 10 years to kupuna. We are targeting the Keaukaha and Panaewa community, along with Ku'ialuaopuna haumana and ohana.

Our Fall 2024 theme is “Aliʻi” which means chief/chiefess or ruler. Our focus on our aliʻi will be lessons focused on what it means to be a pono (righteous) leader. As an up and coming generation, we felt led to this theme to dive deeper into the lives of our royal rulers and a better understanding of how they lead our people. Once they understand what it means to be an aliʻi we will then highlight the ʻōlelo noʻeau above to help them understand our role as servants to the land and our responsibilities to care and nurture our true chiefess; Papahānaumokuakea (Earth Mother).

This program is designed to engage keiki in a culture-focused arts curriculum perpetuating Hawaiian culture. Students will strengthen their sense of belonging by connecting to Hawai‘i. We will explore her rich culture and uncover the beauty of this place we call home by learning mele (poetry) written mostly in ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i (native tongue), rooted in wahi pana (legendary place). We will hear from special guest speakers, make crafts, and practice mindfulness.

Registration is now open! We are accepting applications for our Mele Murals Spring Program. This Art and Hawaiian Culture program is available for in-person learning for students grades 3rd – 5th. All art supplies, huaka’i (field trips), Mele Murals program tshirt, and daily snacks will be provided. Students must bring daily home lunch and drinking water in a reusable water bottle.

Build ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi skills and vocabulary, and cultural practitioners through ʻāina, wahi pana, and ʻike Hawaiʻi hands-on experiences.

We will be staying in Kahuku, Kaʻū at Hale Koa with Uncle Keone Kalawe to focus on our Papahana Hōlua and planting huli, hala, and kamani.

The 13th Year Initiative at UH’s Community Colleges aims to help Native Hawaiian students succeed in their first year of college through a range of services including but not limited to financial support, academic and career guidance, and coordination services. This Program is held on 8 UH Community College campuses of Kauaʻi, Maui/Molokaʻi/Lanaʻi, East Hawaiʻi, and West Oʻahu.

After-School All-Stars provides out of school time educational and enrichment opportunities that build confidence and connection to school and community.

The Boys & Girls Club of Hawaiʻi provides after-school and extended learning opportunities focusing on different Aloha ʻĀina dimensions, including ʻāina and mauli ola.

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Know your piko, find your passion, and live your purpose.
This program builds Future Ancestors by focusing on inspiring, empowering, and activating students to amplify traditional knowledge and practices through the use of contemporary technologies and innovation. The Future Ancestors Program was designed to engage students in the exploration of their own community in search of Waiwai (Value and Richness). These learning experiences lay the foundation for future explorations into Indigenous Innovation and Entrepreneurship that are built around Native Hawaiian values and perspectives.

The HoAMa Summer Mentorship Program is a 3-week Hawaiian culture-based education program of huiMAU, which engages keiki in hands-on ʻāina education.

Hoʻokahua provides learning opportunities for haumāna to engage in Hawaiian cultural, land and place based knowledge integrated with ‘āina stewardship and concept of Aloha ‘Āina.

Ho‘omāka‘ika‘i is open to everyone who is not currently enrolled full-time at a Kamehameha campus. Applications are accepted from all islands, and outside of Hawai‘i.

Hands on ʻāina immersion program for students to connect to their wahi and familiarize themselves with place-based practices and values.

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Hāna Kū brings the larger community and specific Hāna families together to celebrate generational food gathering practices, recognize the transference of cultural place-based knowledge, build connections between the generations, and learn from one another in a time of growing disconnection and busier lifestyles.

Ka Pahuhopu o Kawainui program is an out-of-school, Hawaiian culture-based, ‘ōlelo-rich, ‘āina education program designed for middle school to early high school-aged learners.

Kahea Mai Ka ‘Āina is an intercession culture-based ‘ohana camp, serving Kaʻū families for over 10 years. The camp serves learners from kindergarten through grade 12 and their families.

The camps range from one week to three days. Most of the families are from Ka’u. However, we also work with learners in foster care residing outside of Kaʻū.

Normally we have 25 participants with their families.

The goal of this program is that students will know more about Kaʻū, their Native Hawaiian culture and how to become self-sufficient. Students are given plants to begin their own gardens for their families. A key module in the training camp is learning to prepare an imu to provide food for their own families.

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Kaipuleiola seeks to develop the Hawaiian Medium Teacher pathway from youth on the cusp of adulthood until they transition into the Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education program through the development of their foundational skills such as Hawaiian language fluency, comprehension, and Hawaiian identity perspective.

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Ke Ala Kiakahi - Pathways to College Success is a program for students interested in exploring college and career opportunities at the University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu. The program aims to increase college and career readiness for high school seniors from the Wai‘anae coast.

This program will focus on Mahi’ai Kalo, planting, fertilizing and prepping kalo to eat.

Mahope O Ke Kula Ke Aʻo Mau Ana inspires and prepares students from Native Hawaiian communities to achieve socioeconomic and academic success in STEAM through the application of traditional Native Hawaiian values and cultural practices.

This program will focus on
training stewards on how to best serve the ʻāina through a place-based perspective, focusing on culturally and ecologically sound practices, as well as how to best interact with residents and visitors in sensitive places.

We feel that ʻāina-based education is essential to protecting and preserving the natural resources of Milolii and Kona Hema.

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The Nene‘e program is designed for keiki ages 5 – 14 and held during the DOE intersession breaks. Participants explore their community through daily site visits and by engaging in mo‘olelo (stories), hana no‘eau (native Hawaiian skills and practices) and kuleana (stewardship). Daily lessons emphasize establishing life long habits that support our planet like using refillable water bottles, eliminating single use plastics and removing invasives from our natural environments.

Nā Pili Wai ~ the connecting waters, is a program that focuses on the bridging of water and people from different spaces as we build pilina to ʻāina in Kawailoa. Mālama Loko Ea Foundation offers sessions for different age groups focusing on: Kilo –observations of ʻāina, ʻĀina Momona –abundant land, and Kiaʻi Loko Iʻa –fishpond management. Through immersive hands-on experiences, keiki will get to learn more in depth about Loko ea and food sustainability in our community.

Ola i ka ʻĀina is a leadership development program grounded in ʻike kupuna and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi preparing individuals, primarily youth, to be aloha ʻāina leaders.

Papahana Puakahīnano provides opportunities for community keiki to engage in the natural resource management practices along the Keaukaha coastline through hands-on Hawaiian culture-based educational experiences with cultural practitioners through ʻōlelo Hawai’i, ʻāina, wahipana and ʻike Hawaiʻi.

Paʻahana Vaʻa focuses on the implementation of a unique waʻa curriculum called Paʻahana. The program involves a culmination of refined skills, practice, mentoring, and values that highlight the essence of vaʻa culture and how learners can utilize these teachings to enhance development of Hawaiian Leadership.

An internship for high schoolers, college students and kumu of Waianae, with the goal of providing aina-based learning that connect them through historical, cultural and environmental lenses.

We provide a plethora of programming for children, families and professionals (via professional training) of all ages.

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Strengthening pilina with the Waimānalo kaiāulu, Waimānalo Aloha ʻĀina summer programs provide the kahua for haumāna to fulfill their kuleana of addressing the most pressing local and global issues.

Held annually in June, Wāhine Kai Camp is a unique opportunity for young women of East Maui (in middle or early high school) to come together with older wāhine mentors and learn about the ocean, each other, and themselves. Founded by Hāna wahine, surfer, and waterwoman Lipoa Kahaleuahi, as a part of Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke's community outreach efforts, the first Wāhine Kai Camp was facilitated in 2018. Lipoa convened a group of amazing, inspiring, and skilled wāhine— Monyca Eleogram, Kaukaʻohulani Morton, and Mikyla Thomas—and together they successfully brought the first camp to life.

Wāhine Kai Camp creates a safe and loving space where girls can connect, share, and engage in ocean activities.

KS Kaiāulu and the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi are partnering to launch the inaugural ʻŌpio Organizing for Change workshop series this July-August. Are you an ʻōpio driven to create positive change in your community? Join us to learn about one of the most powerful tools we have to protect what we love about these islands we call home, and to build a better and brighter future for our Hawaiʻi nei.

Applications are open through June 23rd for young people 16-24 years old for a 7 week (weekly on Saturdays) community organizing training on Oʻahu.

The training is free and attendees will receive a $500 stipend for their full participation.

The 13th Year Initiative at UH’s Community Colleges aims to help Native Hawaiian students succeed in their first year of college through a range of services including but not limited to financial support, academic and career guidance, and coordination services. This Program is held on 8 UH Community College campuses of Kauaʻi, Maui/Molokaʻi/Lanaʻi, East Hawaiʻi, and West Oʻahu.

Aims to increase student sense of belonging and participation in work in service to the community, research science project to study and share indigenous and western ways of knowing about coastal erosion, and mālaʻai culinary garden which helps students develop a sense of kuleana to mālama people, our place, and our planet.

ʻAha Lamakū ʻOiaʻiʻo (ALO) is a culturally-responsive leadership development, mentoring, and transition support system for Native Hawaiian and other youth of Pāhoa High School.

After-School All-Stars provides out of school time educational and enrichment opportunities that build confidence and connection to school and community.

The Miloliʻi Alakaʻi & Konohiki Training Program is an aina-based education program which focuses on intensive and quality training in the stewardship of the lands of Kona Hema, particularly in Miloliʻi.

The Boys & Girls Club of Hawaiʻi provides after-school and extended learning opportunities focusing on different Aloha ʻĀina dimensions, including ʻāina and mauli ola.

Come join us in the restoration of Hale o Lono fishpond on the 2nd Saturday of the month from 9am - 11:30am.
Follow @hale_o_lono on instagram for more information and to sign up for workdays.

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The Hiapo Workforce Development Program is a unique opportunity to support the economic
development of Hawaiʻi and provide career opportunities for Native Hawaiians. The program is designed to provide job training and career development that is relevant and in-demand,
allowing students to gain new skills, earn industry standard certifications, and access higher
paying jobs.

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Hoʻomana Hou High School provides an educational experience that challenges students to become curious explorers, rewards them for demonstrating that they have learned new skills, teaches them to think critically, enables them to recognize their own potential, and prepares them for success in their adult lives.

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Hālau ʻŌhiʻa's approach to environmental kinship training focuses on the quality of relationships with our human and more-than-human communities. Through engaging in Hawaiʻi ancestral practices that are rooted in a deep understanding of these relationships, learners & clients will grow and deepen their own connections with nature.

Hāna Kū brings the larger community and specific Hāna families together to celebrate generational food gathering practices, recognize the transference of cultural place-based knowledge, build connections between the generations, and learn from one another in a time of growing disconnection and busier lifestyles.

Hāpai Pū is an 11-month apprentice-style training and development program designed to immerse and connect individuals to ʻāina and ahupuaʻa management techniques unique to Koʻolaupoko.

Apprentices learn by doing, rotating across three work sites (on KS and non-KS lands), guided by mentors at each of the sites, gaining new skills, experience and appreciation for how the sites all connect as part of an interconnected ahupuaʻa system.

The goal is to train and matriculate new ʻāina stewards to increase the kalo farming workforce, support value-added food and poi production, contribute to ʻāina-kai-loko iʻa restoration and conservation through ecosystem management (both traditional and tech-assisted) while workforce earns and learns the business.

From an impact lens, the Hāpai Pū program is rebuilding new connections for the people and place, enabling time for deeper understanding, practice of skills and confidence contributing to each place.

Most importantly, as the program instills a sense of value and purpose through quality work, the physical landscape of the sites are transforming in positive ways that advance the operations, production and business capacity of these ‘āina organizations.

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Continuing the pathways for our keiki to develop as aloha ʻāina in our community, our organization has begun to implement Koholālele ʻŌpio ʻĀina Camps (KOʻA Camps) for ages 13-18, including our Mālama ʻĀina Camp and ʻĀina Art Camp. huiMAU’s Mālama ʻĀina Camp is a 4-day immersive overnight program, which seeks to mentor Hawaiʻi ʻōpio in Hawaiian culture-based values and practices of ʻohana, kuleana, and aloha ʻāina.

The Ka Paʻalana Homeless Family Education Program aims to increase the success and self-sufficiency of homeless and at-risk families. In addition to its nationally accredited preschool site at Hope Shelter, Ka Pa’alana has numerous mobile preschool sites and outreach services on the Leeward Oʻahu coast, and also serves families on Hawaiʻi Island.

Through collaborative partnerships, Ka Paʻalana delivers a continuum of care to homeless and at-risk families. Its outreach team provides basic necessities and serves as an initial contact point for families who are ready to transition to local shelters or temporary housing facilities. Preschool staff provide nationally accredited comprehensive family education, and Home Visiting staff provide personal follow up and support.

While keiki are learning in preschool, parents are equipped with practical skills and knowledge on topics such as:

How to support your child’s learning
Health and nutrition
Job readiness
Trauma-informed care
Computers and technology
Hawaiian culture.
Keiki and caregivers learn together and are positioned for health and success!

Ka Pono Kaiāulu is a year round program for keiki and ʻōpio grades PreK-12th grade to provide a plethora of aloha ‘āina learning opportunities grounded in Hawaiian culture and language to engage with each other and their ʻohana in STEM and the Arts areas.

This program aims to engage learners
in the knowledge of Ka’ū, their Native Hawaiian culture, and how to become self-sufficient.

Camps range from 1-3 days and serve learners from K-12 and their families.

Activities will connect participants to their environment, provide academic enrichment, and introduce students to ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and ʻIke Kupuna o Kaʻū.

Kaipuleiola seeks to develop the Hawaiian Medium Teacher pathway from youth on the cusp of adulthood until they transition into the Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education program through the development of their foundational skills such as Hawaiian language fluency, comprehension, and Hawaiian identity perspective.

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Kupuohi means to flourish and grow.

Our Kupuohi Education program strives to teach students– pre-k to post college, about sustainability, science, language arts, Hawaiian Culture, and land-stewardship with exciting hands-on, experiential activities. Our goal is to inspire students to learn about and care for their environment while developing their sense of place.

Project Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi expands and perpetuates the utilization of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi throughout program activities, among students and apprentice workforce and through a tiered apprenticeship and mentorship model. The Program utilizes a hands-on educational approach, grounded in Hawaiian cultural values, that results in improved outcomes for students, ‘āina, and community.

Mahope O Ke Kula Ke Aʻo Mau Ana inspires and prepares students from Native Hawaiian communities to achieve socioeconomic and academic success in STEAM through the application of traditional Native Hawaiian values and cultural practices.

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We educate keiki and community in ocean safety, knowledge skills and practices. We help in saving lives by educating and training participants in risk assessment skills and ocean safety techniques.

Kalanihale hosts its annual Lawaiʻa ʻOhana Camp every summer. This ʻāina- based program is tailored for entire family participation. Being in and around our ocean during camp, we teach cultural and safety protocol, lawaiʻa pono, fish anatomy, coastal & marine monitoring, kilo skills, and hawaiian traditional practices. We are grateful to have many collaborators skilled from different disciplines that make our camps unique every year.

These camps allow Kalanihale to focus on developing next generation stewards of our ocean waters. We enjoy seeing our Lawaiʻa Campers return every summer. Some have become our in-residence kilo & kiaʻi, participate in Miloliʻi coastal and intertidal monitoring.

Kalanihale serves as co-manager with the State DLNR to manage Miloliʻiʻs coast and marine resources, Miloliʻiʻs Lawaiʻa ʻOhana Camp has served as an outreach to lawaiʻa families who participate in our camp. Curriculum includes learning lawaiʻa pono, discussions on observations and concerns for our ocean, and rules - current and those being proposed. We are confident that teaching to families allows keiki to be reinforced to practice these sustainable ways in other waters and at home, supported by their mākua. These are our next generation stewards.

Molokaʻi Digital Bus program is for kumu from Molokaiʻi schools. It will provide professional learning opportunities in ʻāina based education including training, class activities, and 2 field studies.

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Ola Nā Kini involves students, teachers, cultural practitioners, community members, scientists, resource managers, and visitors through hands-on, place-based education with real-world applications.

​Education is woven throughout Ola Nā Kini for a wide audience including elementary to college students and volunteers. They are devising creative solutions to many challenges, working directly with conservation and agricultural professionals and learning first-hand about 21st century careers.

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Kawaikini's Out of School Programs is a series of after-school tutoring program, Hoʻopākela, as well as Fall, Spring and Summer programs, which are all held ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Emphasis is put on place-based, hands-on cultural experiences, as well as ʻāina based community service projects and character development.

The Paneʻe Mua Project (PMP) was created to serve the educational needs of Native Hawaiian adults (18+) in East Hawaiʻi. In addition to the free Community Learning Programs, the Paneʻe Mua Project also provides free High School diploma classes with adult education programs focusing on job skills, life skills, and Hawaiian culture. In partnership with the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education’s Community School for Adult Education in Hilo, the Paneʻe Mua Project is able to provide all levels of High School Diploma instruction including GED and Competency Based courses.
Paneʻe Mua means to progress along one move at a time thus the Paneʻe Mua Project strives to help our students to achieve their goals at their own pace in a supportive learning environment. We also include required supplementary course instruction in job skills, life skills, and Hawaiian culture, building confidence and self-knowledge while preparing our students for success in future opportunities.
To receive services from the Paneʻe Mua Project, you must be 18 years or older, reside in East Hawaiʻi, and be of Native Hawaiian ancestry.