PAPAHANA KUAOLA - UPLAND CORE

PAPAHANA KUAOLA - UPLAND CORE

FINAL UPLAND ACTIVITY - counts for 3 hours of service-learning.It is directly followed by the final reflection. Please see separate entry on this calendar,DUAL REGISTRATION REQUIREDFILL OUT PAPAHANA KUAOLA'S WAIVER OF LIABILITYSign up with MINA via the MINA ACTIVITY REGISTRATIONTRANSPORTATION11- PASSENGER VAN SIGN-UP leaving from Dean Hall at UH CampusACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONFormally established as a not for profit organization in 2006, Papahana Kuaola, located in the ʻili of Waipao, in the ahupuaʻa of Heʻeia, in Koʻolaupoko on Oʻahu, is aloha ʻāina-based education organization that is connecting the area’s past with a sustainable future.  Papahana Kuaola is committed to creating a functional model of economic sustainability and environmental health in which Hawaiian knowledge is the means of decision-making to ensure that Hawaiian culture and native ecosystems are perpetuated. PK’s approach to cultural sustainability is through the development and operation of educational programs.Papahana Kuaola provides multi-faceted programs with an annual operating budget of approximately $850,000 that looks to ensure that the future we build today will sustain us into tomorrow; Focusing upon economic self-sufficiency without sacrificing ourselves and our relationships to ʻāina; Focusing upon environmental sustainability through direct community engagement with the natural environment and not restricting them from it with no trespassing signs. Most importantly, we do it in a way that has a meaningful impact on their personal lives.Hana can include loʻi work, stream maintenance, building kuapā (rock wall), hiking and trail maintenance, and caring for native plants. To learn more about the organization, visit their website papahanakuaola.org and follow them on Instagram @papahanakuaolaTO BE PREPAREDBring a filled, reusable water bottle.Wear clothes that you don't mind getting wet and dirty (wear long sleeve and pants, but bring t-shirt and board shorts)Wear slippers, bring shoesSun protection (hat) and natural sunscreenGardening glovesGood energy, and a smile. MESS KIT (food container and eating utensils)DIRECTIONS & PARKINGDriving on Kahekili Hwy. from Honolulu, turn ma uka onto Haʻikū Rd. Turn left, past Heʻeia preschool, and then take the right onto Kuneki Street. Continue up Kuneki, road will bend to the right, keep going to the end. Turn right onto the dirt driveway. You can come into brown gate down the driveway and park OR park in the grassy area by with the ʻulu trees PARALLEL TO THE ROAD. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.COORDINATORSSite: Kaʻiminaʻauao JohnsonMINA: Ulla Hasager, Ruben E. Campos, Waileia Tupou, AreeQuestions or lost? Call Ulla 808-330-1276

📍 Papahana Kuaola, 46-403 Haiku Rd, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA

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