Let's celebrate Earth Day by embracing mindful and respectful travel to Hawaiʻi Island! 🌎 Let's explore its breathtaking beauty while preserving its delicate ecosystems and respecting its rich cultural heritage. Together, we can protect this paradise for generations to come.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: Big Island Invasive Species Committee
The Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC) is dedicated to protecting Hawaiʻi’s ecosystem with the help of local communities.
With the assistance of Hawaiʻi communities, the Big Island Invasive Species Committee is motivating local families to be on the lookout for invasive species, harmful to native Hawaiian plants.
For more information, visit https://www.biisc.org/.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: Kahaluʻu Bay Education Center
The Kohala Center’s Kahaluʻu Bay Education Center is educating visitors on how to respect Hawaiʻi marine life at Kahaluʻu Bay with the help of the community.
To learn more about the Kahaluʻu Bay Education Center, http://www.kohalacenter.org/kbec.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: Sea Salts of Hawaiʻi
From salt farm to table, Sea Salts of Hawaiʻi hand harvests their very own salt from pristine deep ocean waters, 2200 feet below the surface of the sea at their Kona salt farm. Sea Salts of Hawaiʻi has the only salt in the world that is made from deep ocean water of this kind.
On their farm tour, learn about the salt harvesting process and the different kinds of salt variations, how deep seawater is different from surface water, the significance of salt in Hawaiian culture and a brief historical overview of the ancient Hawaiian settlement Hoʻona. Finish the tour with a salt tasting of their Kona Pure and Flavored Salts.
To learn more about Sea Salts of Hawaiʻi, visit https://www.seasaltsofhawaii.com/.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: Keep Puakō Beautiful
This local organization is doing great work in the community by teaming up with other committees to clean up and steward over 25 sites along the island of Hawaiʻi's coastline and in the ocean too.
To learn more about Keep Puakō Beautiful and attend future clean ups, visit https://keeppuakobeautiful.com/.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: Keep Puakō Beautiful
This local organization is doing great work in the community by teaming up with other committees to clean up and steward over 25 sites along the island of Hawaiʻi's coastline and in the ocean too.
To learn more about Keep Puako Beautiful and attend future clean ups, visit https://keeppuakobeautiful.com/.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: Pololū Valley
Since tourism has opened up, Pololū Valley on Hawaiʻi island has been seeing an increase of – a concern members of Hawaiʻi Island communities are aware of.
Pololū Valley is first and foremost a sacred place to the community and a historical Hawaiian landmark. Watch to learn more from Sarah Pule-Fujii, a Pololū Valley Steward about the concerns and dangers with visiting Pololū.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: Laʻiʻōpua 2020
Laʻiʻōpua 2020 is a local organization focused on sharing the stories of Hawaiʻi Island, its people and cultural practices with not only kamaʻāina, but with visitors.
Watch to learn about its program Ola ka Lāhui, translating to "the nation lives on," which is a talk story and cultural activity gathering. Program events are focused on sharing moʻolelo (stories) and ʻike (knowledge) to foster a connection between the speaker and the audience, and hopefully a connection to Hawaiian culture and ʻāina (land).
To learn more about Laʻiʻōpua 2020, visit https://www.laiopua.org/.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: KUPA Friends of Hoʻokena Beach Park
Located on lands once owned by family descendants, Hoʻokena Beach Park holds special meaning to Hawaiʻi island community members, who still practice traditional ways.
Watch on to hear from Friends of Hoʻokena, a local organization dedicated to educating Hawaiʻi Island visitors on the history and importance Hoʻokena Beach Park holds.
For more information, visit https://www.hookena.org/index.html.
Hawaii Island Week: KUPA Friends of Hoʻokena Beach Park
Located on lands once owned by family descendants, Hoʻokena Beach Park holds special meaning to Hawaiʻi island community members, who still practice traditional ways.
Watch on to hear from Friends of Hoʻokena, a local organization dedicated to educating Hawaiʻi Island visitors on the history and importance Hoʻokena Beach Park holds.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: GoFarm Hawaiʻi
"Farming is important for Hawaiʻi because we need to grow more local food and we need more people who know how to grow local food."
Watch on to hear more from AgBusiness Consultant, Pomai Weigert on GoFarm Hawaii, a program on Hawaiʻi Island that is teaching people how to farm.
To learn more about GoFarm Hawai'i, visit https://gofarmhawaii.org/.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: GoFarm Hawaiʻi
"Farming is important for Hawaiʻi because we need to grow more local food and we need more people who know how to grow local food."
Watch on to hear more from AgBusiness Consultant, Pomai Weigert on GoFarm Hawaii, a program on Hawaiʻi Island that is teaching people how to farm.
To learn more about GoFarm Hawai'i, visit https://gofarmhawaii.org/.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation
We're continuing to highlight the good work done in and on the island of Hawaiʻi through a number of organizations, groups and invididuals laying down the ground work.
Watch on to learn more about the great work the Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation is doing using the ʻike (knowledge) passed down through their family for generations to create opportunities, curriculum and programming to be distributed into the community.
To learn more about the Edith Kanakaole Foundation, visit https://edithkanakaolefoundation.org/.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation
We're continuing to highlight the good work done in and on the island of Hawaiʻi through a number of organizations, groups and invididuals laying down the ground work.
Watch on to learn more about the great work the Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation is doing using the ʻike (knowledge) passed down through their family for generations to create opportunities, curriculum and programming to be distributed into the community.
To learn more about the Edith Kanakaole Foundation, visit https://edithkanakaolefoundation.org/.
Hawaiʻi Island Week: The Pono Pledge
The Pono Pledge is a public information campaign created in 2018 via an Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau (IHVB) and County of Hawaiʻi partnership to encourage pono (righteous) behaviors from visitors and residents. The pledge was translated into Hawaiian by Bruce Torres Fischer, a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo graduate student in the Hawaiian language and literature program, with assistance from Larry Lindsey Kauanoe Kimura, a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo associate professor of Hawaiian language and Hawaiian studies. Kimura is also an internationally recognized pioneer of Hawaiian-language revitalization. Hilo’s own Lito Arkangel directed and produced the Pono Pledge video, which features Hawaiʻi Island residents who embody the pledge and apply it in their everyday lives. Hilo born and raised Tracey Niimi, principal of TN Photography, assisted with the video’s creative direction and videography. To view the video, visit www.ponopledge.com.
Pono Pledge: I Will Not Defy Death for Breathtaking Photos
Here's your reminder: don't do it for the 'gram! 🚫
Read and sign the @PonoPledge for other brief reminders on how to be pono (righteous), safe and mindful while exploring the island of Hawaiʻi.
Snorkeling
Don't forget to pack the reef-safe sunscreen! 💙
Island of Hawaii Zipline
For your fill of heart-racing adventure, zip through the treetops and alongside waterfalls on the island of Hawaii. 🌳
Malama Means to Care For (4x5 video)
The enduring love our people have for Hawaii is shown in efforts that give back to the land that continues to give to us.
Through the Malama Hawaii program, several organizations offer opportunities for visitors to join us in malama (caring for) the destination by participating in various volunteer activities and projects. Not only will you learn more about history and culture of this storied place, but as a mahalo for participating, you’ll qualify for special discounts or even a free night in one of our many participating hotels!
To learn more about the Malama Hawaii Program and giving back to our home, visit https://bit.ly/3CdnUhH.
Flying Over Kailua-Kona
Once a sleepy fishing village and a retreat for Hawaiian royalty, Kailua-Kona is a great place to learn about the island of Hawaii's rich culture and history.
Our suggestion? Book a private tour at Hulihee Palace. Once a summer vacation home for Hawaiian royalty, now, the place is a museum showcasing Victorian artifacts from the era of King Kalakaua and Queen Kapiolani.
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