Makiki Valley Volunteer Workdays

Hawai‘i Nature Center seeks to foster awareness, appreciation, understanding, and stewardship of Hawai‘i’s environment by educating children with an interactive and immersive approach.

Come join us on our monthly volunteer workdays at our education center in Makiki Valley! Volunteer projects include invasive plant removal, vine eradication, stream clearing, gardening, and landscaping. Volunteers are required to wear long pants and covered shoes and bring water and insect repellent. Work gloves and tools will be provided.

For more information on workday dates or to sign up, please email Operations and Volunteer Program Director Pauline Kawamata at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). or call .

The mission of the Hawai‘i Nature Center is to foster awareness, appreciation and understanding of Hawai’i's environment and to encourage wise stewardship of the Hawaiian Islands by educating children with an interactive and immersive approach. Established in 1981, HNC has been a leader in environmental education in Hawai‘i for more than thirty‑five years. We deliver award‑winning programs to more than 10,000 elementary and middle school children from both public and private institutions each year, helping to encourage environmental stewardship through hands‑on investigative field study and experiences.

Our programs are primarily conducted outdoors in the field, exposing children to a range of ecosystems in watershed, coastal, marsh and forest environments.