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Kaulunani is the state of Hawaii’s Urban and Community Forestry Program

06/04/2026

Last week, weavers from and .now collaborated and hosted two launiu basket workshops as part of Spring Classes. 🌸

Ulana: To weave. When we weave, we connect with the plant our materials come from and in turn, the ʻāina in which it grew. We put our energy into every move, weaving in our people and their stories as we go. To weave is to perpetuate history, culture, storytelling, and the irreplaceable and integral relationship we have with ʻāina. When we weave, we build relationship, community, and a foundation for which we lean on as we fight for equity and environmental justice in Hawaiʻi.

Mahalo for Foster Botanical Gardens for hosting us! If you’re interested in what classes has to offer, follow the link in their bio to find and sign up for their Summer selection. 🌴

06/01/2026

Happy Pride! 🌈

05/27/2026

Everyday is lei day in Hawaiʻi’s urban and community forests!

Kaulunani recently held a lei-making session for our office-mates at Kalanimoku Building in downtown Honolulu. We sourced many of our materials from the native plant garden outside the building. Look at all the creative ways we came up with for utilizing these plants in lei!

In the peak of Hawaiʻi’s lei season, this session served as a good reminder that every lei begins its life long before we take out our lei needle and thread. It all starts with a plant, often one growing where we live, learn, work, and play.

05/26/2026

The Shade Trees for Schools Project is moving forward, with plantings expecting to begin in the ‘26-‘27 school year! 🌳✨

Funded by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, this collaborative project between and aims to enhance campus wellness through the expansion of their tree canopies.

Currently, campus “tree teams” are preparing for planting, with long-term success in mind. To learn more and keep up with the project, follow the link in our bio! 🌿

05/08/2026

📣Wanting to support the conservation and restoration of Hawaiʻi’s forests? Oʻahu DOFAW is hiring a Forest Management Specialist for the State’s landowner programs! 📣

This position will provide assistance for landowner programs supporting local government, nonprofit, and private landowners with long-term stewardship in mind. Duties include creating and tracking forest management plans, coordinating communications, and supporting partner relationships.

This is a full-time Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi (RCUH) Non-Civil Service position with the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (PCSU), Division of Forestry & Wildlife (DOFAW), in the Forestry Section administration office located in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

🌳Job Title: PCSU Forest Management Specialist
🌳ID # 22647
🌳Location: Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
🌳Compensation: up to $5,279/month
🌳Deadline to apply: May 18, 2026

To apply, visit RCUH.com, click on Job Openings, Apply Now, and enter job title or ID # 22647 in the search.

04/26/2026

Happy ʻŌhiʻa Lehua Day!

In celebration of Native Hawaiian Plant Month, we’re sharing ʻŌlelo Noʻeau relating to native Hawaiian trees found in our urban and community forests.

This ʻōlelo noʻeau reminds us of the important role that ʻōhiʻa trees play in capturing and storing freshwater for our island home. Although ʻōhiʻa are a backbone of our native mauka forests, they can thrive in many environments, including the areas where we live, work, learn and play.

Celebrate ʻōhiʻa lehua day by finding an ʻōhiʻa tree growing near you. Can’t find one? Plant one! E ʻohi kākou i nā wai!

ʻŌlelo Noʻeau #2685, na Pukui

04/25/2026

Join Kaulunani and Unified Wood Economy (UWE), a national leader in wood waste recovery and reuse, to explore opportunities for advancing Hawaiʻi’s urban wood reuse ecosystem.

Join via Zoom on in-person. Link to RSVP and more details in bio!

This interactive session will share early insights from UWE’s assessment of local wood flows, markets, and system gaps, along with examples from successful circular wood economies in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

The discussion will highlight how wood utilization, workforce development, and value-added markets can support environmental and economic goals—while directly connecting to forest health and fire management by creating productive uses for trees removed due to invasive species, storms, or fuel reduction.

By building demand and infrastructure for this material, these approaches can help reduce waste, lower management costs, and turn risk reduction efforts into community and economic benefits, with time for discussion to shape locally relevant strategies and partnerships.

04/23/2026

Happy Earth Day! Play our Earth Day Bingo to find ways to celebrate Mother Earth this week!

Tap to see partners who can help you complete each activity!

04/22/2026

We 💚 native plants in schools! Sharing a teacher PD opportunity from and The Center for Getting Things Started, with support from the HIDOE School Garden Program.

Native Plants in Hawaiʻi’s School Gardens
Summer - Fall 2026 (Hybrid)
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island only

LEARN:
-How and why to include native plants in school garden designs and plantings
-Agro-ecosystem restoration
-Curricular integration
-Nā Hopena A’o & ʻĀina Aloha competencies

Fill out the required interest form at the link in bio.

Please note, Kaulunani and DOFAW are not leading this PD. If you have any questions, please contact the organizers via the interest form.

04/13/2026

In celebration of Native Hawaiian Plant Month, we’re sharing ʻŌlelo Noʻeau relating to native Hawaiian trees found in our urban and community forests.

This ʻōlelo noʻeau, inspired by the beautiful colors found within the hala fruit, reminds us to get out there and experience the beauty of our native trees! Take a walk, volunteer with a community group, or visit a coastline to find hala fruiting near you. E ʻike maka kākou!

ʻŌlelo Noʻeau #137, na Pukui

Photo: Kaʻōhua Photography

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