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. 

HILT works collaboratively with our landowner-partners to better care for the land. HILT’s stewardship approach rests on the three pillars of aloha ʻāina, moʻokūauhau, and mālama ʻāina. Each of these principles reinforce one another in ways that create deeper connections to the land, while restoring the structure, function and composition of the ecosystems we seek to heal. Ultimately, our goal lies in building pilina, while improving biodiversity, productivity and resilience of the land.