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!
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).
Wetland Restoration Workday – Mondays and Wednesdays
Wetland restoration workdays occur every Monday and Wednesday from 8:30 am – 11:30 am. These workdays involve removal of invasive plants, out-planting native plant species, and clearing waterways. 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 youʻre driving over the bridge youʻll see a red cattle gate and chain link fence on your left-hand side. Parking is located in gravel parking lot.
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
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.