Ongoing Volunteer Experiences

If you love Native Hawaiian plants, you’ll love the Weed & Pot Club! This volunteer gardening group weeds at the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens and pots plants in our nursery facility. Come ready to work with garden attire and covered shoes. Tools, gloves, sunscreen, refreshments, and expertise provided. The group enjoys a potluck after they...[...]

Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is known for its native Hawaiian Stilt and Coot nesting habitat. But there are areas of the refuge unseen by the public eye that are being restored to a Hawaiian dryland forest ecosystem, one of the most rare systems in the world. Our objective is to plant species that were...[...]

Volunteer Contributions: Volunteer duties include plant and farm work that restores one mile of beachfront coastline with Native Hawaiian shoreline plants.  Volunteers will weed and clear areas of invasive species while replanting Native Hawaiian shoreline plants that build sand dunes, prevent erosion and protect against sea level rise in the way Mother Nature intended. Volunteer Details:...[...]

“I have been told, “Aunty, it’s going to take a long time and $5 million to be able to restore the rest of the wall and pond,” remarks Ali‘i Pauahi President Kehaulani Lum. “And I said, no it won’t, it won’t take that long. And not that much, if everybody comes together, it will cost...[...]

We have a lot of fun with great people at the Saturday Beach Cleanups. We provide tools, work gloves, coffee and treats, we just need you! This group meets weekly, 8:30 am near the lifeguard tower in front of Morgan Pond. All are welcome to come out and join in and stay to talk story...[...]

Choose among a variety of fun projects on a beautiful farm sanctuary in Haʻikū. Projects Gardening Combing cats Cleaning the barn Picking fruit Trimming banana leaves Animal grooming Feeding animals And more[...]

Join the Friends of Amy Greenwell Garden on their weekly garden work day for three hours of fun, stories and gardening. Please bring your water bottle and gloves. We should have the rest.[...]

Join us for an adventure and help us restore the native forest on the ridge above Waimea Valley. Hānai ‘Āina workdays begin promptly at 9am with a 45 minute hike up the ridge. The group will return to the valley floor and complete the day at 3pm. Participants must be at least 16 years old....[...]

We invite you to be part of this community by celebrating with us at our second annual SCH Earth Week, April 19th – 26th, bringing the community together through shared values of stewardship, sustainability, and SCHtoke! Together, we’ll steward the coastline through a hands-on cleanup effort, and move up mauka making a tangible difference in...[...]

Hawaiʻi Island has lost approximately 75% of its historic low-elevation wetlands due to infill and development, with much of the remaining wetland habitat degraded by invasive, non-native plants. The greatest loss has occurred in Hilo. To combat this, we are working to restore critical habitats for threatened and endangered native birds, as well as migratory...[...]

Come join the HER crew on any Monday! If it looks like heavy rains, we sometimes postpone our efforts until Wednesday so be sure to offer us your phone number if registering.  Time of arrival is 9:25am (workers cannot wait for late-comers whosometimes do not show up). Crew works until 4:00pm Site parking is located at...[...]

Volunteer Contributions: Volunteer duties include plant and farm work that restores one mile of beachfront coastline with Native Hawaiian shoreline plants.  Volunteers will weed and clear areas of invasive species while replanting Native Hawaiian shoreline plants that build sand dunes, prevent erosion and protect against sea level rise in the way Mother Nature intended. Volunteer Details:...[...]

We invite you to be part of this community by celebrating with us at our second annual SCH Earth Week, April 19th – 26th, bringing the community together through shared values of stewardship, sustainability, and SCHtoke! Together, we’ll steward the coastline through a hands-on cleanup effort, and move up mauka making a tangible difference in...[...]

If you love Native Hawaiian plants, you’ll love the Weed & Pot Club! This volunteer gardening group weeds at the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens and pots plants in our nursery facility. Come ready to work with garden attire and covered shoes. Tools, gloves, sunscreen, refreshments, and expertise provided. The group enjoys a potluck after they...[...]

Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is known for its native Hawaiian Stilt and Coot nesting habitat. But there are areas of the refuge unseen by the public eye that are being restored to a Hawaiian dryland forest ecosystem, one of the most rare systems in the world. Our objective is to plant species that were...[...]

Volunteer Contributions: Volunteer duties include plant and farm work that restores one mile of beachfront coastline with Native Hawaiian shoreline plants.  Volunteers will weed and clear areas of invasive species while replanting Native Hawaiian shoreline plants that build sand dunes, prevent erosion and protect against sea level rise in the way Mother Nature intended. Volunteer Details:...[...]

“I have been told, “Aunty, it’s going to take a long time and $5 million to be able to restore the rest of the wall and pond,” remarks Ali‘i Pauahi President Kehaulani Lum. “And I said, no it won’t, it won’t take that long. And not that much, if everybody comes together, it will cost...[...]

The Hawaiian value of Mālama ‘Āina, to take care of the land, is one that we hold in high regard in our community and our community is integral to our strategy for restoring the forest. Volunteers have provided the hard work and dedication that it takes to rehabilitate our native ecosystem and have achieved amazing...[...]

We have a lot of fun with great people at the Saturday Beach Cleanups. We provide tools, work gloves, coffee and treats, we just need you! This group meets weekly, 8:30 am near the lifeguard tower in front of Morgan Pond. All are welcome to come out and join in and stay to talk story...[...]

Join the Friends of Amy Greenwell Garden on their weekly garden work day for three hours of fun, stories and gardening. Please bring your water bottle and gloves. We should have the rest.[...]

Choose among a variety of fun projects on a beautiful farm sanctuary in Haʻikū. Projects Gardening Combing cats Cleaning the barn Picking fruit Trimming banana leaves Animal grooming Feeding animals And more[...]

The Hawaiian value of Mālama ‘Āina, to take care of the land, is one that we hold in high regard in our community and our community is integral to our strategy for restoring the forest. Volunteers have provided the hard work and dedication that it takes to rehabilitate our native ecosystem and have achieved amazing...[...]

Hawaiʻi Island has lost approximately 75% of its historic low-elevation wetlands due to infill and development, with much of the remaining wetland habitat degraded by invasive, non-native plants. The greatest loss has occurred in Hilo. To combat this, we are working to restore critical habitats for threatened and endangered native birds, as well as migratory...[...]