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Environment - Hawaiʻi

Overview

The Foundation is committed to two priority areas in environment in Hawaiʻi: invasive species prevention and the development of the next generation of environmental leaders in Hawaiʻi.

In 2010, Hauʻoli Mau Loa Foundation commissioned Dr. Makena Coffman and her team to help inform development of its environmental grantmaking strategy in Hawaiʻi. You can learn more about the strategy development here..

Resources

Environmental Leadership Pathways - One Pager

Our Island Home

Background

Hawaiʻi is home to more than 18,000 native species, half of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Plants and animals arrived millennia ago, riding ocean currents, the jet stream, and birds to colonize reefs, isolated atolls, valleys, and peaks. Today, these species and ecosystems not only sustain us, they define us.

Priority Areas

  • We believe that the long-term effectiveness of environmental conservation work and organizations in Hawaiʻi depends upon a new generation of environmental resource managers who mirror the local demographic and come from the communities in which conservation work is needed or taking place. The Foundation has partnered with key Hawaiʻi-based organizations that engage and prepare the next generation of environmental leaders in Hawaiʻi. Learn more about Environmental Leadership Pathways.

  • Since 2011, the Foundation has partnered with the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS) to prevent invasive pests from entering Hawaiʻiʻs precious environment. Formed in 1995, CGAPS is a voluntary partnership comprised primarily of management-level staff from every major agency and organization involved in Hawai‘i-based invasive species work; including federal, state, county and private entities. View the CGAPS Strategic Plan (2015 – 2019) to learn more about their priority issues.

Partners

Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species

Protecting our ʻāina from invasive species through prevention, early detection, rapid response and long-term control.

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Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance & Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance Foundation (ELP)

Working to conserve and restore native ecosystems and the unique biodiversity of our islands.

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ʻImi Pono no ka ʻĀina (ELP)

Introduces students and community members to a variety of natural environments

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Kupu (ELP)

Kupu, which means “to sprout” or “to grow” in Hawaiian, has a two-fold mission: to preserve the land while empowering youth.

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Maui Huliau Foundation (ELP)

Promoting environmental literacy and leadership among youth ages 12-18 throughout Maui Nui.

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Nā Hua Hoʻohuli i Ka Pono (ELP)

*Funding relationship was completed in 2022
Cultivating tomorrow's conservation leaders in Hawaiʻi.

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The Nature Conservancy Hawaiʻi | Marine Fellowship Conservation Program (ELP)

Working to protect Hawaiʻi's spectacular diversity of life.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo | Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (ELP)

An undergraduate internship program committed to stewardship of our natural resources in the Pacific.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo | Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science (ELP)

Capitalizing on Hawaiʻi's natural resources that are integral to the state's cultural, economic, and scientific enterprises.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | College of Natural Sciences (ELP)

Preparing students to function in a world of rapid scientific and technological change and more.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (ELP)

Advanced, inquiry driven, experiential summer course

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Natural Resource and Environmental Management (ELP)

Emphasizes the science and management of natural resources and their links to environmental quality

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology

A world-class research and academic institution focused on informing solutions to some of the world's most vexing problems.

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Media

Nā Hua Hoʻohuli i ka Pono | Conservation Leadership Internship Program (Maui, HI)

Aug 01, 2020

Hauʻoli Mau Loa Foundation at the University of Hawaiʻi (2020)

Sep 17, 2020

Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation Nurtures Hawaii's Environmental Stewards

Sep 19, 2019

Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation Environmental Leadership Pathways: Graduate Assistants at UH

Nov 20, 2019

University of Hawaii at Manoa's Natural Resources and Environmental Management Program

Nov 20, 2019

News & Updates

Graduate Assistantships Available for Fall 2024 at UH Hilo & Mānoa

Nov 01, 2023

Since 2012, the Foundation has partnered with the University of Hawaiʻi to support graduate assistantship opportunities at the University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo and Mānoa. This year, we are pleased to support nine graduate assistantship...

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Hauʻoli Mau Loa Fellows- Alumni Interviews

Oct 31, 2023

Interviews conducted and written by Rachel Aquino Background and Education KYLLE ROY was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, and is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools at Kapālama. She continued her studies at Chapman University in...

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Graduate Assistantships Available for Fall 2023 at UH Hilo & Mānoa (November 2022)

Nov 21, 2022

Since 2012, the Foundation has partnered with the University of Hawaiʻi to support graduate assistantship opportunities at the University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo and Mānoa. This year, we are pleased to support ten graduate assistantship...

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Introducing the Newest Cohort of Hauʻoli Mau Loa Fellows

Jul 21, 2022

We are pleased to share the newest cohort of Hauʻoli Mau Loa Fellows at the University of Hawaiʻi Hilo and Mānoa. In addition to a tuition waiver, these ten Fellows will receive a stipend and funds for research supplies, educational...

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