Hawaiʻi Nature Center

What We Do

This noble work stared in a tropical rainforest in 1972 with the Outdoor Circle proposed an education center in O‘ahu’s Makiki Valley.  By 1981, the Makiki Environmental Education Center opened and five years later, it grew into an independent 501(c)3 non-profit called the Hawai‘i Nature Center.  We offer hands-on, science-based school field trips for elementary students; environmental day camps during school breaks; weekly homeschool programs; weekend family programs and birthday parties for HNC members, and various volunteer service projects.

Who We Are

Our work started in 1972 with the Outdoor Circle proposed an education center in O‘ahu’s Makiki Valley.  By 1981, the Makiki Environmental Education Center opened and five years later, it grew into an independent 501(c)3 non-profit called the Hawai‘i Nature Center.  We offer hands-on, science-based school field trips for elementary students; environmental day camps during school breaks; weekly homeschool programs; weekend family programs and birthday parties for HNC members, and various volunteer service projects.

Cause Areas

Keiki, Environmental Conservation, Education & Training, Community Engagement