In order to participate in the following projects, you are required to inform the designated contact as indicated below and fill out a risk waiver and student/partner contract. All forms must be turned in to the Service-Learning Office in College Hall 101.

Agency: Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation

Contact: Pua Kanahele
Address: 1110 Auwae Road
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: 959-9832
E-mail: puahele@hawaii.edu
Activities: Hawaiian Cultural Studies , restoration of taro terraces at Waipio Valley
Dates:By arrangement

Agency: Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge

Note: HawCC students should email kuohialaka@aloha.net (or leave your forms with your phone and/or email contact at College Hall 101)
Activities: Tree planting, weed control, greenhouse work
Transportation provided
Scheduled Dates: November 16,17 Note: Overnight slots are filled for this date but we are still collecting names for a one day trip on the 16th. Please email kuohialaka@aloha.net (or leave your forms with your phone and/or email contact at College Hall 101) and let her know that you are interested and note if you are a Forest TEAM student and whether or not you plan to stay for both days.
April 19 & 20 2003
October 18,19 2003

Agency: Hawai'i Army National Guard-Environmental
Note: Interested students should email michael.wysong@hi.ngb.army.mil
Project location:KMR Army base located on the Hilo Airport road
Opportunities: Ecosystem restoration and management, native plant propagation
Dates: 10/28, 10/29, 10/30
Students will work in groups of 2 or 3 and clear transects, using compasses and hip chains while flagging off areas. Students are asked to commit to working 4 hours shifts from 8-noon or 1:00-5:00. Wear boots or good shoes (no open toes!), rain coats, long sleeves, long pants and bring insect repellent.

Agency: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Special Project: Help rehabilitate the burned area around Bird Park. During the summer of 2000, a large area immediately surrounding Bird Park (Kipuka Puaulu) in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park was devastated by a forest fire (click here for more information). Volunteers are needed to help rehabilitate this area in order to save the high level of native diversity in this Kipuka. If you are interested in helping, contact kuohialaka@aloha.net (or leave your forms with your phone and/or email contact at College Hall 101)
Transportation provided
Scheduled Dates:10/5/02
Meet in front of the UHH theater at 7:30 fora  ride or at the park visitors' center at 8:30

Agency: Ku Ohi'a Laka-Hawaiian Rainforest Restoration Project
Contact: kuohialaka@aloha.net (or leave your forms with your phone and/or email contact at College Hall 101)
Phone: 982-8281
Location: Mountain View Hawai
Activities: Alien Plant eradication, native plantings, trail maintenance.  Click here for more information.
Scheduled Dates:9/7/02, , 11/16/02 and
10/12/02 (For this trip only meet at 7:30 at the UHH theater or 8:00 at the Mountain View Church)
Transportation:For a ride, meet at the UHH theatre at 8:00 AM or at the Mountain View Church (across from the Post Office) at 8:45

Agency: Volcano Rare Plant Facility
Contact: Patty Moriyasu
Address: 1115 West Kawalaini St
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: 895-4538
Activities: Propagation of native plants, greenhouse and garden maintenance
Dates: By arrangement

Agency: Conservation Council for Hawai`i/Pu`u Wa`awa`a Wildlife Sanctuary
Location: North Kona
More Information about this Project
Contact: kuohialaka@aloha.net (or leave your forms with your phone and/or email contact at College Hall 101)
Phone: 974-7779
Transportation food and lodging Provided. Participants will be staying in cabins at the reserve for the entire weekend. 
Activities:Alien plant eradication, out planting native plants, trail and fence maintenance
Applicants MUST fill out an application by the deadlines below. Space is limited. You can send applications as email attachments or drop off hard copies to the Service-Learning Office at College Hall 101.

Scheduled Dates:                 Reservation Due By 3 PM on These Dates:
November 9-10, 2002                 October 25
December 14-15                         November 27
February  15-16                         January 31
April 12-13                                 March 24