Papahana Kuaola

Papahana Kuaola's "Exploring Healthy Watersheds" project will teach students, teachers, and the public the importance of protecting and preserving HawaII's unique environment. Public, private, and charter school partnerships will target students in grades 3-5, providing class presentations and accompanying fieldtrips to 300 students, as well as more extensive three-day learning opportunities for 40 interested students. Participants will learn how the destruction of native habitats has seriously impacted the natural environment of the Hawaiian Islands, and about the value of healthy watersheds from antiquity through today. Community members will be invited to attend a public exhibition of student work and will gain a stronger awareness of and appreciation for the responsible stewardship of HawaII's watersheds.