Papahana Kuaola

Formally established as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization in 2006, Papahana Kuaola, located in the ʻili of Waipao, in the ahupuaa of Heʻeia, in Koʻolaupoko on Oʻahu, is a malama ʻaina-based education organization that is connecting the area’s past with a sustainable future. Papahana Kuaola is committed to creating a functional model of economic sustainability and environmental health in which Hawaiian knowledge is the means of decision-making to ensure that  Hawaiian culture and native ecosystems are perpetuated. PKʻs approach to cultural sustainability is through the development and operation of educational programs.

Papahana Kuaola provides multi-faceted programs that looks to ensure that the future we build today will sustain us into tomorrow. We focus on economic self-sufficiency without sacrificing ourselves and our  relationships to ʻaina. We teach environmental sustainability through direct community engagement with the natural environment and not restricting them from it with no trespassing signs. Most importantly, we do it in a way that has a meaningful impact on their personal lives.