Malama Learning Center

Ola na kini: ola na kini involves students, teachers, cultural practitioners, community members, scientists, resource managers, and visitors, through hands-on, place-based education with real-world applications. The program involves bringing back life-giving plants to places where they once thrived. Education is woven throughout the program for a wide audience including elementary to college students and volunteers. They are devising creative solutions to many challenges, working directly with conservation and agricultural professionals and Learning first-hand about 21st century careers.

In 2023, special projects related to coordination of multi-day education and outreach events with hawai'Hawaii'i department of education schools along the wai'anae coast and multiple non-profit organizations working on land and ocean conservation/cultural projects. The program was called: ho'akea mauka to makai navigating our future.

'aina-based education can be defined in many ways, one of which is teaching and Learning through 'aina so that our people, our communities, and our lands and waters thrive". Our focus is to elevate 'aina-based education as a foundational part of education in our schools and engage students meaningfully in life-long Learning through professional development programs.

Various other program include outside hawai'Hawaii'i - Malama Learning Center produces a monthly educational television show on oc16 that tells stories about conservation of environment and culture in hawai'Hawaii'i and the pacific.