Hawaiʻi Nature Center

Hawaiʻi Nature Center

This noble work stared in a tropical rainforest in 1972 with the Outdoor Circle proposed an education center in O‘ahu’s Makiki Valley.  By 1981, the Makiki Environmental Education Center opened and five years later, it grew into an independent 501(c)3 non-profit called the Hawai‘i Nature Center.  We offer hands-on, science-based school field trips for elementary…

Lanai Cat Sanctuary

Lanai Cat Sanctuary

It all began with sterilizing Lānaʻi’s street cats in 2004. That effort was followed by sheltering them in a horse corral in the mountain community of Kōʻele. We were just a small committed group of cat lovers trying to do the right thing on an island without an animal shelter, rescue group or veterinarian.

Hoʻomalu Ke Kai

Hoʻomalu Ke Kai

Taking on an all-encompassing role to ocean conservation, we carry out our mission through underwater and shoreline marine debris removal, marine debris and ocean bound plastic upcycling, intertidal and coral reef ecosystem surveying and monitoring, water quality testing, and educational outreach; engaging the community through hands-on learning.