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Kuʻu Aloha ʻĀina—Virtual Planting Program
Aloha mai,
When the world was shifted in 2020, we opened our Kuʻu Aloha ʻĀina planting-kit program. This amazing program allowed kumu and haumāna to learn hands-on the importance of mālama ʻāina through planting native and vegetable plants. The past couple of years have been a huge success as we were able to share 2,000+ kits to many schools and ʻohana across Oʻahu. We want to plant the seeds of knowledge into our younger generations about how restoring native ecosystems and food security is very important in todayʻs world and for the future. In addition to planting, we offered an informational virtual huakaʻi—field trip of Loko Ea. This huakaʻi provided a chance for students to visit Loko Ea from the comfort of their classroom. Throughout this lesson, they learned about the ahupuaʻa system and where our fishpond is located. They learned the different types of loko iʻa (fishponds) throughout Hawaiʻi and the importance of maintaining and restoring these spaces. They also had an interactive look at the different species of animals and plants and learn why we need to protect them. Although we have changed this program a bit, If you are interested or would like to learn more about this program please reach out to our coordinator at [email protected]. Ke aloha, Loko ea ʻohana |
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