Mānoa Heritage Center

E Komo Mai

Welcome to Mānoa Heritage Center – a 3.5 acre living classroom that promotes an understanding of Hawaiʻi’s cultural and natural heritage.

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Come and be inspired!

MHC Public Programming Update

Aloha mai kākou,

We have returned our public tour capacity to 10 guests (max) on weekday afternoons and select Saturday mornings.

For tour information and registration please see the Event Calendar in the upper right menu.

In addition, we ask if you are not feeling well,  please consider staying home and rescheduling your visit.

Thank you for helping us to keep our community safe. We hope to see you soon!

We want to leave you with this quote shared by our friends at the Polynesian Voyaging Society:

“We are each made for goodness, love, and compassion.  Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.”

– Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu

PLAN A VISIT

Enjoy this introduction to Mānoa Heritage Center created by recent Mid-Pacific graduate Garrison Lagapa (class of 2018). This short film was a senior project, and part of receiving his Hawaiian Studies certificate.

Connect - Learn - Share

We are committed to working with the community to nurture responsible stewardship practices and invite you to join our ʻohana as volunteers and partners.

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Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke Workshops

Siapo (Samoan tapa) Design

Learn about traditional Siapo designs from Kumu Wes Sen and create your own hat or headband using traditional methods and plant dyes.

Public Tours

Sat. 3/15 10am

Walk through gardens of Native Hawaiian plants, visit Kūkaʻōʻō Heiau, and see the Cooke Family's 1911 Tudor-style home.

ʻOhana Māla

Soil Science!

Learn how to create an environment for plants to thrive!

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Paintings, Prints, and Drawings of Hawaii

A special book and Kama‘aina perspective from the Sam and Mary Cooke Collection. Experience 18th to 20th century Hawaiian history through art.

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