Hawai`i Forest Institute Kealakehe Intermediate School Na Kahumoku students at LaʻiʻŌpua Preserve.   Ka Pilina Poina ‘Ole “Connection Not Forgotten”  

Ka‘ūpūlehu & Kalaemanō 2015-2016 Photos by Yvonne Yarber Carter and Keoki Carter Cornell students close their first mauka-makai day with the team. The morning began in the mauka forest and concluded makai at the Kalaemanō Cultural Center. Keoki plays one of his original pili‘āina songs to end the day. 2-13-2015.

Ku‘ulei at the salt pans at Kalaemanō shoreline Ku‘ulei at the salt pans at Kalaemanō shoreline. Sharing with the Cornell Environmental Earth Systems (EES) group for their first mauka-makai visit. 1-13-2015.

Keoki Carter teaching about native and non-native substitutes at the Waldorf School in Puna as part of his Mea Lā'au program. 2-16-2015.

Cornell EES semester program visit Ka‘ūpūlehu to learn to identify dryland native plants before an outplanting. 3-24-2015.

Lana Piholo activity with First Nations Fellows at Ka‘ūpūlehu

KS First Nations Fellows clearing Lantana at Ka‘ūpūlehu. 5-14-2015

KS First Nations Fellows clearing Lantana at Ka‘ūpūlehu. 5-15-2015

Kamehameha Schools Ho‘olauna Kona students building a Ka‘ūpūlehu trail

HPA Middle School students outplanting at Ka‘ūpūlehu 2-10-2016

Kanu 7th Grade students learn from Yvonne Yarber Carter at Ka‘ūpūlehu Dryland Forest.

Mea Lā‘au Workshop at Kalaemanō Mea Lā‘au Workshop at Kalaemanō. Learning to make ko‘oko‘o and papale niu for use at Ka‘ūpūlehu Dryland Forest. Also learning to teach in turn. 2-23-2016.

Left: Lehua Alapai teaching about native flowers of the dryland forest to Kanu students before their visit for a mālama ‘āina day at Ka‘ūpūlehu Dryland Forest. Right: Ku’ulei and Yvonne share land-based learning resources with Kanu students. 2-8-2016.

Ka Pilina Poina ‘Ole “Connection Not Forgotten” LaʻiʻŌpua Dryland Habitat Learning Center 2015 Photos by Anthony Savvis   Hana ʻāina crew maintains LaʻiʻŌpua Dryland Habitat Learning Center walking trail. 3-14-2015.

LaʻiʻŌpua Community Volunteer Day - Sign-in table and 7th Grade Haumana meets Maiapilo. 4-11-2015.

Anthony Savvis Dryland forest outreach with Freedom Schools at Kealakehe High School. 6-15-2015. 

LaʻiʻŌpua Dryland Habitat Learning Center trail before and after Hana ʻāina crew June 27, 2015 Maintenance Day.  

LaʻiʻŌpua volunteers learning about the dryland forest 7-11-2015. 

LaʻiʻŌpua Dryland Habitat Learning Center walking trail LaʻiʻŌpua Dryland Habitat Learning Center walking trail. Left before and Right after Hana ʻāina crew maintenance day. 

Jill Wagner at Pālamanui Dry Forest Preserve.