Providing ʻĀina-focused environmental education opportunities since 2011
2017 Summer Workshops & Sessions
June 5th & 6th (Monday & Tuesday)
Oceanographic Monitoring Workshop - no registration fee (FULL SESSION - CLOSED)
Youth 12 years and up in East-Hawaiʻi encouraged to apply
Interested in marine and ocean related research & careers? Join Mānowai O Hanakahi for a few days to see what it brings out in you!
Course Description: During this 2-day oceanographic research workshop, participants will collect and interpret samples taken while aboard university marine research AND traditional sailing vessels (outrigger canoes). Participants will then work in the UH Hilo Marine Science Department wet lab to analyze their samples and better understand the water chemistry and phytoplankton of Hilo Bay.
*Oceanographic Monitoring Workshop made possible by funding for Mānowai O Hanakahi from NOAA Marine Education & Training Outreach Grant.
June 26th - 30th (Monday - Friday) 8:30a - 2:00p
Ocean Safety & Lifeguard Training Session - no registration fee (CLOSED)
Youth 15 years and up in East-Hawaiʻi encouraged to apply
Skills developed useful for all marine and ocean related activities & careers
Course Description: Participants will build on current ocean safety knowledge while gaining First-Aid & CPR as well as Lifeguard skills. Successful completion of the course may qualify participants for CPR, First-Aid &/or Lifeguard certification. Application Deadline: June 23rd at 10 AM.
Space is limited, apply online or call the Mānowai O Hanakahi office today for more details!
*Lifeguard & Ocean Safety Training made possible by funding for Mānowai O Hanakahi from NOAA Marine Education & Training Outreach Grant.
About Mānowai O Hanakahi
Mānowai o Hanakahi (MOH) is traditionally an environmental summer experience designed for middle and high school youth. A place-based and hands-on learning program, participants learn by working with UH Hilo staff and researchers, community members, and agency partners.
Program experiences aim to: inspire & nurture interest in the natural sciences through place-based relevant programming; share the unique ecosystems of Hawaiʻi; provide exposure to ʻāina-based pathways & careers; provide skill-building and service learning experiences that benefit our environment and communities. Mānowai o Hanakahi camps and courses are rooted in the native Hawaiian values of aloha ʻāina, mālama ʻāina, kuleana, ʻohana and laulima.
Our Program Goals
1. Increase the stewarship ethic of participants
2. Inspire and nurture interest in the natural sciences
3. Provide place-based engaging opportunities for participants to learn about and from the ʻāina
4. Develop skill-building and service learning experiences that benefit our environment and communities
5. Showcase pathways to conservation careers
Our Approach
The multi-generational pedagogy utilized by Mānowai o Hanakahi enagages youth in the process of knowing place by understanding their suroundings through a variety of lenses. Participants learn to better understand the landscape via hands-on service learning, observation skills, scientific tools, as well as community and literary resources. Program activities encourage critical thinking, the application of science concepts and teamwork for optimal success. MOH opportunities seek to help students to increase their stewardship ethic, civic engagement and confidnece while gaining new skills.
Contact Mānowai o Hanakahi
Program Coordinator: Hoʻoululāhui Erika Perry
Email: hooululahui@gmail.com