CWD – Hands on Learning!

CWD – Hands on Learning!

by | Aug 16, 2012 | Blog

Throughout the year our students will participate in community service projects with Community Work Day. The lessons on sustainability, volunteerism, native Hawaiian plants, planting, gardening, and so much more will be an asset to our students lives. Students worked...
First day: Community Work Day

First day: Community Work Day

by | Aug 15, 2012 | Blog

Tricia Calhoon, from Community Work Day, led our students in cleaning our school garden. She will be an invaluable mentor to us all throughout the year, generously giving her time and energy teaching about all the wonderful plants that can sustain...
Staff trip to CWD’s Oma`opio greenhouse

Staff trip to CWD’s Oma`opio greenhouse

by | Aug 9, 2012 | Blog

As part of summer training, staff members visited the Community Work Day greenhouse in Oma’opio. Staff members who normally don’t have the chance to visit the site during excursions with our students had the opportunity to experience it first hand. We were...

Honoring the Class of 2012

by | May 31, 2012 | Blog

Hui Malama honored their students who passed the high school equivalency test, or GED, in a Commencement ceremony held on May 23, 2012. Guests were treated to entertainment by Na Hoku Hanohano Award nominee, Ahumanu. The Honorable Mayor Alan Arakawa and Mentor Matt...

Community Work Day: Oma`opio Greenhouse

by | May 29, 2012 | Blog

Community work day and its mentors have visited Hui Malama and taught our students various farming techniques. The visit to the Oma`opio greenhouse was an opportunity to reinforce what was learned. A Horticultural Therapist shared garden designs, permaculture,...