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.
ʻĀina Explorers Summer Camp | Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative
ʻĀina Explorers Summer Camp is a free, place-based summer program from the Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative for upper elementary students on Hawaiʻi Island. Through hands-on outdoor learning, campers explore geology, native birds, cultural stories, and important places while building deeper connections to ʻāina. The program supports environmental stewardship and lifelong learning through immersive, multi-day experiences.
Future Foresters | Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative
Future Foresters is a place-based after-school stewardship program from the Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative for elementary students in Waikōloa. Through hiking, restoration work, nursery care, and community service, students learn about dry forest ecology, native species, and conservation within a biocultural context. The program builds long-term relationships to place and encourages keiki to become active stewards of the ʻāina.
Interactive and Downloadable Maps | East Maui Watershed Partnership
Interactive and Downloadable Maps is a Maui-based learning resource that helps users explore ahupuaʻa and watershed units through an interactive map. It introduces traditional Hawaiian land divisions and explains how they often align with natural watershed boundaries from mauka to makai. The resource supports place-based education about water systems, geography, and stewardship in Hawaiʻi.
Mālama Wao Akua for the Classroom | East Maui Watershed Partnership
Mālama Wao Akua for the Classroom is an art-integrated environmental education resource from the East Maui Watershed Partnership in collaboration with Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center. It encourages students to learn about Hawaiian island formation, species arrival, rainforest ecology, and Maui’s native species while creating artwork for a juried exhibit. The resource supports classroom participation with teacher guidance, contest rules, and student entry information for elementary, middle, and high school levels.
