Mālama Hawaiʻi

  • Native Hawaiian Philanthropy

    A) Native Hawaiian Philanthropy (NHP) will empower native Hawaiian communities with the resources and support to improve the socio-economic conditions of NHO (Native Hawaiian Organizations) and our lāhui. B) Increase active participation, engagement and understanding of native Hawaiian and Hawaiʻi BIPOC communities with philanthropic funders and organizations. ​C) Support culturally-grounded projects and organizations that help…

  • Volunteer Onboard for Whale and Dolphin Research, Naturalist

    Join our wildlife boat tours and collect photo ID’s and data on Hawaiʻi’s marine wildlife. Our boat-based volunteer opportunities are open to a wide variety of participants who feel conservation and environmental protection of dolphins, whales, turtles, coral reefs and ocean habitats may be part of their life mission. Comfortable on boats, good in water…

  • Wild Side Specialty Tours

    We are a female owned and led marine wildlife tour operator, taking up to 6 passengers on a 3-6 hour tour along the west Oʻahu coastline. We might see different species of whales and dolphins, reef fish, Hawaiian green sea turtles, whale sharks, the Hawaiian monk seal, pelagic birds etc.. We do not seek volume…

  • Volunteer Day

    Mahalo for your interest in volunteering with us in the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve! We provide tools, gloves, safety equipment, and water, but please bring sun protection, a refillable water bottle, and sturdy shoes. We meet at the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve front gate at 8 am and finish with refreshments at 12pm. Sign Up at https://www.waikoloadryforest.org/malama-aina-volunteer/

  • Uluhaʻo o Hualalai INC

    Uluhaʻo o Hualalai is a small non-profit started with the Duarte ʻOhana to care for the wahi pana of mauka Hualālai. We are operating with a small staff dedicated to foster Kona ʻohana in this special place while engaging in stewardship opportunities and honoring natural and cultural protocol. 

  • Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative

    The Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative was formed in 2011 to protect, promote, and restore a native Hawaiian dry forest. After years of grassroots advocacy in the community and collaboration with the Waikōloa Village Outdoor Circle, the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve was established to protect many of the remaining native trees in the region. Since then,…

  • Foster Care

    The Hawaiian Humane Society’s foster care program helps animals in need of temporary tender, loving care. Approximately 150 animals are in foster homes at any given time. Shelter animals in need of care may be too young, underweight, ill, injured, recovering from surgery and/or require more socialization before adoption. Volunteer Requirements Age – Foster Volunteers…

  • Loko Iʻa Pāʻaiau

    This 400-year old royal Hawaiian fishpond, Loko Iʻa Pāʻaiau, located in the Kalauao ahupua‘a in the ‘Ewa moku on the mokupuni of O‘ahu, is a beautiful reminder of the peace, healing, and lōkahi Hawai‘i once had. It was home to Mo‘i Wahine Kalanimanuia, who reigned peacefully over the island of O‘ahu in the 1400s. This…

  • Kaʻehu

    KAʻEHU is a nonprofit organization with the goal to restore the land and perpetuate traditional Hawaiian culture using a community-based, inclusive, family-oriented approach to environmental stewardship and sustainable agriculture. Our MISSION STATEMENT is to1)Promote the conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of the land area and natural resources at Kaʻehu Bay2)Utilize the land and natural resources, in…