Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative

Mālama ‘Āina Volunteer Day
2021-11-24 08:00 - 12:00, 2021-12-01 08:00 - 12:00, 2021-12-08 08:00 - 12:00 (Pacific/Honolulu)
Volunteer with us in the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve and spend the morning collecting wiliwili seeds in the forest preserve. We provide tools, gloves, safety equipment, and water, but please bring sun protection, a refillable water bottle, and sturdy shoes. We meet at the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve front gate at 8am and finish up at the hale for an optional bring-your-own lunch break.
We will be limiting participation and implementing social distancing. Sanitized tools will be provided and sanitation supplies will be available. Clean gloves will also be available, but sterilization cannot be guaranteed, please consider bringing your own gloves.
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First Friday Tour
2021-12-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-01-07 04:30 - 18:00, 2022-02-04 16:30 - 18:00, 2022-03-04 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-04-01 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-05-06 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-07-01 17:00 - 19:00 and 1 more date
Visit the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve for a guided hike with our knowledgeable staff. Tours are offered on the First Friday of each month and begin at 5:00 pm at the preserve March through October (4:30 pm November-February) Please come prepared with sturdy shoes, sun protection, and a refillable water bottle. Our tours last about 90 minutes and will end with refreshments at our Hana Hou Hale. You can find directions to the preserve here.
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Mālama ‘Āina Volunteer Day
2021-12-11 08:00 - 12:00, 2021-12-28 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-01-08 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-01-22 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-02-26 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-12 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-26 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-04-09 08:00 - 12:00 and 3 more dates
Volunteer with us in the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve and spend the morning working in the forest preserve. We provide tools, gloves, safety equipment, and water, but please bring sun protection, a refillable water bottle, and sturdy shoes. We meet at the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve front gate at 8am and finish up at the hale for an optional bring-your-own lunch break.
We will be limiting participation and implementing social distancing. Sanitized tools will be provided and sanitation supplies will be available. Clean gloves will also be available, but sterilization cannot be guaranteed, please consider bringing your own gloves.
Volunteer Sign-Up

Wiliwili Festival
2022-03-12 09:00 - 15:00
The 11th Annual Wiliwili Festival will be held at the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve on Saturday, March 12th from 9am-3pm. The forest preserve will be open for guided hikes, self-guided tours, scavenger hunts for adults and keiki, native plant giveaways, and educational booths and activities. More information here: https://www.waikoloadryforest.org/wiliwili-festival-2/
This event is free to the public but registration will be required.
Registration opens on February 25th

Waikōloa Biocultural Series: He Wa'a He Moku, He Moku He Wa'a
2022-05-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative, Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative, North Kona, United States
He Wa’a He Moku, He Moku He Wa’a- The Canoe an Island, the Island a Canoe. Join Senior Captain and PWO Navigator Chadd Paishon and Voyager and Vice President of Na Kalai Wa’a, Maulili Dickson, for an introduction to voyaging and the inherent similarities between living on an island and voyaging in a canoe. They will share their perspectives as navigators and focus their presentation on the relationships between the island resources utilized for the building of a voyaging canoe that becomes an island, the caring of those resources that ensure a successful voyage, seeing our island home also as a canoe, and the ongoing care that is needed to ensure success into the future.
Please arrive early to give yourself time to find a seat, and enjoy refreshments provided by WDFI

Mālama 'Āina Volunteer Day
2022-06-11 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-06-25 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-08-13 08:00 - 12:00

Waikōloa Biocultural Series: Ku'ulei Keakealani
2022-06-17 17:30 - 19:00
Join us in the forest for our June installation of the Waikōloa Biocultural Series. This month’s speaker is Ku’ulei Keakealani. Details coming

Mālama 'Āina Volunteer Day
2022-07-09 08:00 - 12:00 | Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative, Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative, North Kona, United States
