Join our wildlife boat tours and collect photo ID’s and data on Hawaiʻi’s marine wildlife. Our boat-based volunteer opportunities are open to a wide variety of participants who feel conservation and environmental protection of dolphins, whales, turtles, coral reefs and ocean habitats may be part of their life mission. Comfortable on boats, good in water…
Mahalo for your interest in volunteering with us in the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve! We provide tools, gloves, safety equipment, and water, but please bring sun protection, a refillable water bottle, and sturdy shoes. We meet at the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve front gate at 8 am and finish with refreshments at 12pm. Sign Up at https://www.waikoloadryforest.org/malama-aina-volunteer/
We are a female owned and led marine wildlife tour operator, taking up to 6 passengers on a 3-6 hour tour along the west Oahu coastline. We might see different species of whales and dolphins, reef fish, Hawaiian green sea turtles, whale sharks, the Hawaiian monk seal, pelagic birds etc.. We do not seek volume…
Uluhaʻo o Hualalai is a small non-profit started with the Duarte ʻOhana to care for the wahi pana of mauka Hualālai. We are operating with a small staff dedicated to foster Kona ʻohana in this special place while engaging in stewardship opportunities and honoring natural and cultural protocol.
The Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative was formed in 2011 to protect, promote, and restore a native Hawaiian dry forest. After years of grassroots advocacy in the community and collaboration with the Waikōloa Village Outdoor Circle, the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve was established to protect many of the remaining native trees in the region. Since then,…
The Hawaiian Humane Society’s foster care program helps animals in need of temporary tender, loving care. Approximately 150 animals are in foster homes at any given time. Shelter animals in need of care may be too young, underweight, ill, injured, recovering from surgery and/or require more socialization before adoption. Volunteer Requirements Age – Foster Volunteers…
When the USS Missouri was in commission, there were 2,500 Sailors maintaining the ship. Today, there are less than 25 maintenance staff working on the ship. We are pleased and grateful that you are interested in volunteering your time and effort in order to help restore and preserve one of the world’s most famous battleships.
This 400-year old royal Hawaiian fishpond, Loko Iʻa Pāʻaiau, located in the Kalauao ahupua‘a in the ‘Ewa moku on the mokupuni of O‘ahu, is a beautiful reminder of the peace, healing, and lōkahi Hawai‘i once had. It was home to Mo‘i Wahine Kalanimanuia, who reigned peacefully over the island of O‘ahu in the 1400s. This…
KAʻEHU is a nonprofit organization with the goal to restore the land and perpetuate traditional Hawaiian culture using a community-based, inclusive, family-oriented approach to environmental stewardship and sustainable agriculture. Our MISSION STATEMENT is to1)Promote the conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of the land area and natural resources at Kaʻehu Bay2)Utilize the land and natural resources, in…
What To Wear And Bring Be prepared for changing weather conditions and wet/muddy/uneven terrain. There may be mosquitoes, ants, spiders, and centipedes. We will be hand removing invasive weeds and replanting areas with native plants, rain or shine. Squatting, kneeling, and sitting are great weeding positions. There may be some bending, lifting, and stretching as well. Some…