Summer Fun Tree Coloring & Activity Book | City and County of Honolulu
Summer Fun Tree Coloring & Activity Book is a printable educational resource that helps young learners explore Hawaiʻi trees through coloring, storytelling, and simple hands-on activities. It combines tree facts, cultural connections, and place-based lessons about ahupuaʻa, canoe plants, and caring for ʻāina. The book is especially well suited for elementary learners and informal tree-based education.
Community Forestry Program K-5 Educational Activities | City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation
Community Forestry Program K-5 Educational Activities is a printable collection of elementary tree-learning activities focused on biodiversity, plant parts, habitat, pollination, and the benefits of urban forests. It combines observation, outdoor exploration, creative response, and simple science activities to help students build relationships with trees and nature. The resource supports place-based learning through engaging, age-appropriate forestry activities.
Shade Trees for Schools | Kaulunani Program
Shade Trees for Schools is a school forestry resource from the Kaulunani Program that helps Hawaiʻi campuses plan, plant, and care for trees with long-term health in mind. It combines technical assistance, classroom connections, and links to curriculum and planting resources that support cooler, healthier, and more educational campus landscapes. The resource connects trees to ecology, culture, art, food systems, and community stewardship.
Hoʻike Little Fire Ant Activity | Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee
Hoʻike Little Fire Ant Activity is a citizen science education resource from the Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee that teaches students about little fire ants, their biology, and their impacts in Hawaiʻi. Through classroom testing, sample identification, and result reporting, students contribute meaningful data that supports early detection efforts. The activity includes in-person and distance-learning options, along with presentations, worksheets, and games.
Watershed Curriculum | Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee
Watershed Curriculum is a grades 3–5 educational unit from the Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee that teaches students about Hawaiʻi’s watersheds, the water cycle, ahupuaʻa, and threats such as invasive species. The curriculum includes recorded presentations, downloadable slide decks, hands-on activities, and games for classroom or distance learning. It supports place-based science learning through interactive and age-appropriate watershed lessons.
Biocultural Talk Series | Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative
The Waikōloa Biocultural Talk Series is a recurring public education series at the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve that began in 2020. It features local experts, practitioners, scientists, and community leaders sharing knowledge about Hawaiʻi’s species, ecosystems, cultural practices, and stewardship across multiple annual themes and archived talks. The series supports community-based, place-based learning through live presentations and recorded talks.
Virtual Huakaʻi | Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative
Virtual Huakaʻi is an online walking tour of the Waikōloa Dry Forest led by Preserve Manager Rob Yagi. It helps learners explore the preserve, native species, and restoration work through a virtual place-based experience. The resource offers an accessible way to learn about Hawaiʻi’s dry forest ecosystems from anywhere.
Huakaʻi | Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative
Field Trips | Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative
Wiliwili Legacy Initiative | Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative
Wiliwili Legacy Initiative is a community science mapping project from the Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative that helps users document and care for planted wiliwili trees across Hawaiʻi. Developed with Waikōloa middle school computer science students, it includes a public map, dashboard, and planting guidance to support conservation, stewardship, and data collection. The resource connects dry forest restoration with citizen science, student learning, and the cultural importance of wiliwili.
