Volunteer Opportunities
Mahalo for your interest and for taking the time to volunteer with us. Your help is always appreciated! Please see the description for each workday below. If you have any other questions, email [email protected]. Mahalo!
Volunteering: Loʻi and Mala Workdays – Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Our loʻi mala workdays occur every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays and run from 9:00 am -12:00pm. Tasks includes weeding, planting and harvesting. Please use the SignUp Genius link to sign up for a workday.
We are located at 46-406 Kamehameha Highway Kāneʻohe , HI 96744. Refer to our “Driving Directions” under the “Visitors” tab on how to get here. Please enter through the main gate and check in with staff atʻ Ōpū Nui (the large building upon entering).
Suggestions on what to bring:
- Work clothes that you don’t mind getting stained/dirt-dyed
- Extra clothes
- Towel
- Reusable water bottle
- Sun protection (sunscreen, hat, sunglasses)
- Slippers to walk to and from loʻi kalo (we usually get into the loʻi kalo barefoot. You are more than welcome to bring tabis, but there is a great chance that they will get sucked into the mud and lost in the loʻi kalo.
Conservation Workday – Mondays and Wednesdays
Conservation workdays occur every Monday and Wednesday from 8:30 am – 11:30 am. These workdays may be in the wetland or in our mauka areas. Tasks involve removal of invasive plants in wetland or mauka areas, out-planting native plant species, clearing waterways, and fencing. Work activities are dependent on the schedule that week. Please use the SignUp Genius link to sign up for a workday.
We are located at 46-406 Kamehameha Highway Kāneʻohe , HI 96744. For wetland workdays, please enter through the Kealohi gate which is the gate that is located after the He’eia Bridge as you’re driving towards Kahaluʻu. As you’re driving over the bridge you’ll see a red cattle gate and chain link fence on your left-hand side. Parking is located in gravel parking lot.
Suggestions on what to bring:
- Work clothes that you don’t mind getting stained. We recommend long pants/leggings and long sleeve dri-fit.
- Extra clothes
- Towel
- Reusable water bottle
- Sun protection (sunscreen, hat, sunglasses)
- Closed toe shoes
**Gloves and hand tools are provided
Saturday Community Workdays
Saturday community workdays occur in the loʻi on the first Saturday of each month from 8:30am – 12pm. Tasks includes weeding and maintenance of loʻi and ʻauwai. Please use the SignUp Genius link to sign up for a workday.
Please bring the following items with you on the workday:
Clothes you don’t mind getting dirty
Sun protection
Optional: Hat, Towel, Change of Clothes
Water
Poi and Kūlolo Production Days — Thursdays
Poi and kūlolo production volunteer days occur every Thursday from 8am-11am. Tasks usually involves peeling kalo for poi and value-add products. We ask that volunteers wear a hat and bring a water bottle.
We are located at 46-406 Kamehameha Highway Kāneʻohe , HI 96744. Refer to our “Driving Directions” under the “Visitors” tab on how to get here. Please enter through the main gate and check in with staff atʻ Ōpū Nui (the large building upon entering).
Loʻi Workdays Waiver
Wetland Restoration Workday Waiver
Saturday Community Workdays Waiver
Poi and Kūlolo Production Days Waiver?
Puʻulani is Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi’s pilot agroforestry restoration site. The restoration efforts, conceived in a partnership between Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi and the University of Hawaiʻi, are ongoing. The dynamic system home to a range of native, indigenous, and introduced plants that are important to Hawaiʻi culturally, spiritually, and medicinally.
The forest is open to the community. Join us for monthly workdays. The work usually consists of some combination of weed mitigation, pruning, watering, and planting. We recommend long pants, long sleeves, sun protection, insect repellent, and water.
For inquiries about coordinating small group workdays or visiting the Puʻulani contact Maile Wong.