Hulili Ke Kukui Hawaiian Center’s events are open to everyone. Below please find our calendar of events for the semester. Events are FREE and provide a fun opportunity to learn about the Hawaiian culture, career pathways and develop skills to help you succeed.
Hulili Ke Kukui Workshops
Hulili Ke Kukui Hawaiian Center hosts cultural, college development, and career development events sponsored by the Center and its programs throughout the semester. All events are FREE and open, but some events require RSVP. Follow us on social media to keep up to date on our activities. For events that require an RSVP, please click on the Google Form link.
Mālama ʻĀina ma Niuhelewai
Hulili Ke Kukui is committed to promoting “Mālama ʻĀina,” which is generally referred to as “taking care of the land” through various efforts. In light of recent issues related to aloha ʻāina and land rights, Hulili Ke Kukui has been gathering information from students, staff, and faculty to better plan and implement activities. As part of these efforts, our staff has been engaging in dialogue to determine best practices to support our students and staff. Modeling after the recent Kapu Aloha movement, we have created a code of conduct for our Center, guided by manaʻo from our students and campus faculty and staff:
Hulili Ke Kukui is committed to promoting “Mālama ʻĀina,” which is generally referred to as “taking care of the land” through various efforts. In light of recent issues related to aloha ʻāina and land rights, Hulili Ke Kukui has been gathering information from students, staff, and faculty to better plan and implement activities. As part of these efforts, our staff has been engaging in dialogue to determine best practices to support our students and staff. Modeling after the recent Kapu Aloha movement, we have created a code of conduct for our Center, guided by manaʻo from our students and campus faculty and staff:
- Hulili Ke Kukui will create a safe space that supports students regardless of their stance on aloha ʻāina issues;
- Hulili Ke Kukui staff will remain approachable, accessible, and impartial with students;
- Hulili Ke Kukui will support allies to the Native Hawaiian community who care about the culture and aloha ʻāina issues;
- Hulili Ke Kukui will provide access to unbiased information; and
- Hulili Ke Kukui will remain respectful of others’ opinions, listening with an open mind and a kind heart.
While Hulili Ke Kukui is committed to providing a safe space for open dialogue on campus, the Kūlana Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Division, under which Hulili Ke Kukui resides, as well as the Kupu Ka Wai Hawaiian Council oppose the desecration of ʻāina on Mauna a Wākea and expresses their support for the kiaʻi.
Official Statement on Mauna Kea from Hawaiian Programs at Honolulu Community College (PDF)
Mālama ʻĀina Days
Traditionally, Hawaiians have always practiced sustainability through mālama ʻāina, taking care of the land. Mālama ʻĀina Days began in 2006 as part of the Native Hawaiian Career Technical Education Program. It has since become a campus-wide activity coordinated by the Kupu Ka Wai Hawaiian Council, in partnership by with TRIO-SSS, Hulili Ke Kukui Hawaiian Center, Poʻi Nā Nalu Native Hawaiian Career & Technical Education Program, Kūkalahale Title III Program, Ola Niuhelewai Title III Program, and Nā Papa Hawaiʻi. These service-learning activities are open to all Honolulu Community College students and faculty and provide hands-on opportunities to learn more about the Hawaiian culture and traditional sustainability practices. Mālama ʻĀina Days are open to EVERYONE and they offer students and staff the opportunity to learn about how Hawaiians practiced sustainability, such as water management taro cultivation. Plan to work hard, have lots of fun and actively take part in perpetuating the Hawaiian culture. For more information please visit the Hawaiian Center or call (808) 844-2345 or email us.
How to Sign Up
The campus provides five Mālama ʻĀina Days each semester throughout the island and at a variety of sites, from loʻi kalo (wetland taro patches), to māla ʻai (community gardens), and loko iʻa (fishponds). Please anticipate each event to start at 7:45 am and end by 3:00 pm.
All Honolulu CC students, faculty and staff are welcome to participate in Mālama ʻĀina Days, but RSVPs are required. Please note that spots are limited for each Mālama ʻĀina Day so reservations are first-come, first-served. If you sign up for an event after the limit is already reached, you will be put on a waitlist.
We will call and email you to confirm your reservation the week of each Mālama ʻĀina Day event. If you do not respond to confirm your reservation within 24 hours, your spot will be given to the next person on the waitlist.
Please note that you are responsible for showing up to each event you sign up for and if you are a “No Show” you are taking away a seat from another potential participant. If you need to cancel any date you signed up for, please email us at hulilik@hawaii.edu.
Fall 2023 Update: The Kupu Ka Wai Hawaiian Council is pleased to announce that after a three-year hiatus, Mālama ʻĀina Days are back! As part of its commitment to take care of the ʻāina in our Kapālama community, all Mālama ʻĀina Days will be held at Loʻi Kalo Park this year. Please see the flyer below for details. Click here to sign up.
