Kaiāulu Programs

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.

The Papahana Puakahinano Intercession Series seeks to build ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi skills and vocabulary, and cultural practitioners through ʻāina, wahi pana, and ʻike Hawaiʻi hands-on experiences.

The Parent Participation Preschool program delivers Family-Child Interaction Learning programming to children ages 3 and 4 years old and their parent/caregiver.

KOKA's Charter Preschool program focuses on family engagement and strengthening through parent workshops, reading and literacy integration through Book Bag Project and Home Instruction for Preschool Youngsters Program (HIPPY).

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.

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It’s more than an after school Science Club! The STEMworks™ AFTERschool Program engages elementary and middle school students with fun and interactive STEM curricula. The goal of the program is to provide students and teachers with resources, inspiration, and tools that empower them to improve their community and world.

The School Readiness Project provides children and their caregivers with developmental, social-emotional, autism, hearing and vision screenings, case management services, parent training, and community outreach to prepare keiki for kindergarten.

PIDF’s Tūtū and Me program delivers Family Child Interaction Learning programming to children ages 0-5 and their parent/caregiver.

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