Maunalua Konohiki Program

The purpose of the project is to engage university and graduate/post graduate level students with the different conservation related issues within the Maunalua Region. These one day experiences offer an opportunity to explore and learn more about special natural resources in Maunalua through perpetuating Hawaiian cultural values like Mālama Aina and taking groups out sailing on our traditional Hawaiian Sailing canoe. Our hope is that by connecting students to the land & ocean that is a part of our community, they will develop a deeper sense of Aloha for these places and help take responsibility in caring for them into the future. A typical field day usually consists of a hike up Kulepiamoa Ridge Trail to establish the Mauka to Makai connection of our watersheds before taking the group for some restoration work at Kalauha’iha’i Fishpond and sailing out in the bay.

Partners Of Our Programming: University Of Hawai’i NREM, Hawai’i Institute Of Marine Biology, Chaminade University, Kapiolani Community College

Maunalua Future Navigators Program

Na Ho’okele O Maunalua or the Maunalua Future Navigators program provides a series of ocean based environmental education field days to the public school students within the Maunalua Bay area. The objective of this youth leadership program will be to give a select group of passionate students a more in-depth understanding of community/resource stewardship through the principles of Polynesian Voyaging. Our goal is to begin educating the next generation to create leaders on the ocean and leaders in the community.

Over the course of the program students will have four field day experiences each with a different focus topic and itinerary including watershed hike, fishpond restoration, wildlife sanctuary conservation, and ocean navigation. Na Ho’okele O Maunalua leadership program will be offered to 20 high school students within the Maunalua Bay community. By participating in this program students will gain practical knowledge of the various focus areas through hands on participation and leadership challenges. Field day participants will have the opportunity to connect with community partners and environmental agencies while also gaining more intimate knowledge of the history, culture, and issues in the Maunalua region. The culmination of the field days ends with an objective for the two student groups to develop either a field day or project on their own that benefits the bay/community and would be supported by Huli and the other partner organizations ultimately empowering the students to take ownership of their own natural resources.

Partners Of Our Programming: Kaiser High School, Kamehameha Schools, Punahou School

Business Partnership Program

At Huli, we recognize how important the businesses, non-profits, and grassroots community organizations are in the local community. We aim to get these organizations more involved with the stewardship of Maunalua, collaborating with each other, and overall more aware of the rich history and culture of our home as well as the current challenges we face. In order to accomplish this, we offer field days tailored to these businesses as professional development days where they can come and spend time out in one of Maunalua's last remaining fishponds helping with the restoration work and sailing on our traditional Hawaiian sailing canoe to get a unique vantage of our precious resource. 

Partners Of Our Programming: Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center, Patagonia, Olukai, Kahala Hotel, Parley