ʻĀina-Based Education & Connection
We welcome community to mālama ʻāina, which grows into aloha ʻāina. To help people form reciprocal relationships with special places throughout our islands, we welcome residents and visitors to serve the land by putting their hands in the soil, removing invasive species and marine debris, and planting native plants or food crops.
Connect With Us
As we work our way out of Covid regulations we look forward to hosting students and educators at our community preserves across Hawaiʻi. Our team of site specific Educators have years of experience building and co-creating curriculum with teachers.
Training up future ʻāina stewards is integral in HILTʻs long term success and our Youth Programs support these ʻŌpio as they grow up with intimate relationships with our community preserves.
These youth programs and internship opportunities further solidify the pilina between community and ʻāina.
School Visits (In Classroom or Virtual)
HILT is here to support your curriculum with our team of experienced educators who will work with you to create meaningful and engaging learning opportunities for your students that transition from in the classroom or via video to our community preserves!
Visit one of our fee-owned properties or conservation easements and learn about conservation, history, culture, and biology through our Talk Story on the Land series, a series of free, guided hikes.
HILT has an ʻāina-based education program at each of our community preserves. We empower teachers, students, and parents to take learning outside, where science, history, and culture come to life. We have a variety of videos from HILT sites across the islands.
HILT educates learners of all ages about the entire watershed, and the role and function of HILT’s land within the broader ahupuaʻa. We collaborate with other stewards and educators to connect keiki to their entire ahupuaʻa. Cultural practice on site is foundational in educating our communities on long term stewardship rooted in a Hawaiian Culture worldview.
