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!

 

Aloha friends! Our Event Calendar has been partially fixed. You can sign up for events in the Event Calendar but for public tours please use the circle in the right menu. Mahalo for your understanding and we hope to see you soon!

 

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.

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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Keiki friendly DIY kāpala 🔸🔶🔸  By far our most colorful & exciting activities to share with all. Mahalo @hawaiian_mission_houses for having us join your annual ‘Ohana day le’ale’a!  #manoaheritagecenter #kapala #kapa #nativeplants #moolelo
Keiki friendly DIY kāpala 🔸🔶🔸 By far our most colorful & exciting activities to share with all. Mahalo @hawaiian_mission_houses for having us join your annual ‘Ohana day le’ale’a! #manoaheritagecenter #kapala #kapa #nativeplants #moolelo
2 weeks ago
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We’re kicking off Filipino American History month with an amazing workshop!  Learn about the cultural significance, medicinal properties, and socio-economic challenges of rice in the Philippines from Filipinx community herbalist Nicki Garces. Plus you get to make and try niu niugan, an Ilokano rice dish offered to ancestors and bibinka galabong, a common Christmas dessert. Yum!  Sign up at the link in our bio 🌾  #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #FilipinoTraditionalMedicine #FilipinoPlantMedicine #UnahonAngBugas #RiceInThePhilippines #NiuNiugan #Filipinoricedish #IlokanoRiceDish #BibinkaGalapong #FilipinoChristmasDessert #FilipinoRiceCake #FilipinoCulture #FilipinoFood #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth2024
We’re kicking off Filipino American History month with an amazing workshop!  Learn about the cultural significance, medicinal properties, and socio-economic challenges of rice in the Philippines from Filipinx community herbalist Nicki Garces. Plus you get to make and try niu niugan, an Ilokano rice dish offered to ancestors and bibinka galabong, a common Christmas dessert. Yum!  Sign up at the link in our bio 🌾  #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #FilipinoTraditionalMedicine #FilipinoPlantMedicine #UnahonAngBugas #RiceInThePhilippines #NiuNiugan #Filipinoricedish #IlokanoRiceDish #BibinkaGalapong #FilipinoChristmasDessert #FilipinoRiceCake #FilipinoCulture #FilipinoFood #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth2024
We’re kicking off Filipino American History month with an amazing workshop! Learn about the cultural significance, medicinal properties, and socio-economic challenges of rice in the Philippines from Filipinx community herbalist Nicki Garces. Plus you get to make and try niu niugan, an Ilokano rice dish offered to ancestors and bibinka galabong, a common Christmas dessert. Yum! Sign up at the link in our bio 🌾 #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #FilipinoTraditionalMedicine #FilipinoPlantMedicine #UnahonAngBugas #RiceInThePhilippines #NiuNiugan #Filipinoricedish #IlokanoRiceDish #BibinkaGalapong #FilipinoChristmasDessert #FilipinoRiceCake #FilipinoCulture #FilipinoFood #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth2024
3 weeks ago
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Join Filipinx plant medicine practitioner and teacher Nicki Garces to learn about how tuob/suob is used to relieve conditions such as the flu, colds, muscle pain, and menstrual cramps, explore the spiritual significance of smoke cleansing along with learning how to make steam recipes, roll a smoke bundle, and the different ways to steam or smoke cleanse.  💨 Find more info and register at the link in bio!  #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #FilipinoTraditionalMedicine #FilipinoPlantMedicine #Suob #Tuob #HerbalSteam #HerbalSteamAndSmoke #FilipinoSmokeCleansing #FilipinoSteamCleansing #FilipinoCulture
Join Filipinx plant medicine practitioner and teacher Nicki Garces to learn about how tuob/suob is used to relieve conditions such as the flu, colds, muscle pain, and menstrual cramps, explore the spiritual significance of smoke cleansing along with learning how to make steam recipes, roll a smoke bundle, and the different ways to steam or smoke cleanse. 💨 Find more info and register at the link in bio! #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #FilipinoTraditionalMedicine #FilipinoPlantMedicine #Suob #Tuob #HerbalSteam #HerbalSteamAndSmoke #FilipinoSmokeCleansing #FilipinoSteamCleansing #FilipinoCulture
1 month ago
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Join community art activist and STEAM educator Corinne Okada Takara to create a mini, moving robot out of local natural materials, solar panels, and pager motors. This workshop is multigenerational and encourages family members to participate together. As you build and invent, take the opportunity to talk story and imagine a Hawaiian future of abundance rooted in sustainable energy and use of local natural resources.  ☀️🤖Sign up at the link in our bio! We hope to see you there!!  #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #HawaiianSolarBot #LearnByDoing #MaKaHanaKaIke #ScienceFun #Robotics
Join community art activist and STEAM educator Corinne Okada Takara to create a mini, moving robot out of local natural materials, solar panels, and pager motors. This workshop is multigenerational and encourages family members to participate together. As you build and invent, take the opportunity to talk story and imagine a Hawaiian future of abundance rooted in sustainable energy and use of local natural resources.  ☀️🤖Sign up at the link in our bio! We hope to see you there!!  #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #HawaiianSolarBot #LearnByDoing #MaKaHanaKaIke #ScienceFun #Robotics
Join community art activist and STEAM educator Corinne Okada Takara to create a mini, moving robot out of local natural materials, solar panels, and pager motors. This workshop is multigenerational and encourages family members to participate together. As you build and invent, take the opportunity to talk story and imagine a Hawaiian future of abundance rooted in sustainable energy and use of local natural resources. ☀️🤖Sign up at the link in our bio! We hope to see you there!! #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #HawaiianSolarBot #LearnByDoing #MaKaHanaKaIke #ScienceFun #Robotics
1 month ago
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Help support MHC with Give Aloha every time you shop at Foodland! 🛍️🎗️💛  Use our code at checkout: 78217  How customers can support the Give Aloha matching gift:
✔️Round up your purchase
✔️Donate spare change
✔️Donate 250 Maikaʻi points for a $5 donation
✔️Purchase Give Aloha merchandise  Now through September 30th 🗓️
Help support MHC with Give Aloha every time you shop at Foodland! 🛍️🎗️💛  Use our code at checkout: 78217  How customers can support the Give Aloha matching gift:
✔️Round up your purchase
✔️Donate spare change
✔️Donate 250 Maikaʻi points for a $5 donation
✔️Purchase Give Aloha merchandise  Now through September 30th 🗓️
Help support MHC with Give Aloha every time you shop at Foodland! 🛍️🎗️💛 Use our code at checkout: 78217 How customers can support the Give Aloha matching gift: ✔️Round up your purchase ✔️Donate spare change ✔️Donate 250 Maikaʻi points for a $5 donation ✔️Purchase Give Aloha merchandise Now through September 30th 🗓️
1 month ago
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5/9
We are excited to announce that registration is open for MHC’s first ever Watershed camp! 🎉  Happening during the week of Fall Intersession, haumāna (students) will learn about the role of our watersheds in sustaining life on our islands through fun, hands-on learning activities rooted in Hawaiʻi’s botany, ecology, and natural history.  ⛰☁️💧Visit the link in our bio to sign up! (bit.ly/watershed1024)  #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #MHCWatershedCamp #FallIntercessionCamp #Watersheds #HawaiiWatersheds
We are excited to announce that registration is open for MHC’s first ever Watershed camp! 🎉  Happening during the week of Fall Intersession, haumāna (students) will learn about the role of our watersheds in sustaining life on our islands through fun, hands-on learning activities rooted in Hawaiʻi’s botany, ecology, and natural history.  ⛰☁️💧Visit the link in our bio to sign up! (bit.ly/watershed1024)  #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #MHCWatershedCamp #FallIntercessionCamp #Watersheds #HawaiiWatersheds
We are excited to announce that registration is open for MHC’s first ever Watershed camp! 🎉 Happening during the week of Fall Intersession, haumāna (students) will learn about the role of our watersheds in sustaining life on our islands through fun, hands-on learning activities rooted in Hawaiʻi’s botany, ecology, and natural history. ⛰☁️💧Visit the link in our bio to sign up! (bit.ly/watershed1024) #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #MHCWatershedCamp #FallIntercessionCamp #Watersheds #HawaiiWatersheds
2 months ago
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We’ve got a lot of fun and interesting workshops coming up in the next couple of months. Follow our social media for the scoop!  Come and spend a morning with artist Kate Righter as you learn about Nature Journaling—the practice of recording observations of the ʻāina using words, pictures, and numbers. Reawaken your creative spirit with relaxing art and writing activities as you deepen your awareness of the natural world through mindful observation. You don’t need to be an artist, writer, or scientist; you just need to be curious! 🔎  🔍🌱🌺 Sign up and more info at the link in our story/bio!  #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #MaKaHanaKaIkeWorkshops #LearnByDoing #NatureJournaling #OahuWorkshops #ArtWorkshop #GetCreative
We’ve got a lot of fun and interesting workshops coming up in the next couple of months. Follow our social media for the scoop!  Come and spend a morning with artist Kate Righter as you learn about Nature Journaling—the practice of recording observations of the ʻāina using words, pictures, and numbers. Reawaken your creative spirit with relaxing art and writing activities as you deepen your awareness of the natural world through mindful observation. You don’t need to be an artist, writer, or scientist; you just need to be curious! 🔎  🔍🌱🌺 Sign up and more info at the link in our story/bio!  #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #MaKaHanaKaIkeWorkshops #LearnByDoing #NatureJournaling #OahuWorkshops #ArtWorkshop #GetCreative
We’ve got a lot of fun and interesting workshops coming up in the next couple of months. Follow our social media for the scoop! Come and spend a morning with artist Kate Righter as you learn about Nature Journaling—the practice of recording observations of the ʻāina using words, pictures, and numbers. Reawaken your creative spirit with relaxing art and writing activities as you deepen your awareness of the natural world through mindful observation. You don’t need to be an artist, writer, or scientist; you just need to be curious! 🔎 🔍🌱🌺 Sign up and more info at the link in our story/bio! #ManoaHeritageCenter #ManoaValley #MaKaHanaKaIkeWorkshops #LearnByDoing #NatureJournaling #OahuWorkshops #ArtWorkshop #GetCreative
2 months ago
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ku’u wahi iʻa, moku ke poʻo, kanu ʻia i ka 🍩, a ola nō!  #iykyk  The nane (riddle) mentioned above speaks to the practice of caring for kalo. When you provide a nurturing space for it to grow, it will thrive! 
Water does not run through MHC, so our garden gnomes got innovated with planting styles. This 🍩 style is inspired by Fijian/Kona farming techniques in locations with less rainfall. This has been our most bountiful huki yet! Listening to our ‘āina, our Polynesian brothers and sisters, and our naʻauʻs got us here! #cheeehuuu  #manoaheritagecenter #kalo
ku’u wahi iʻa, moku ke poʻo, kanu ʻia i ka 🍩, a ola nō!  #iykyk  The nane (riddle) mentioned above speaks to the practice of caring for kalo. When you provide a nurturing space for it to grow, it will thrive! 
Water does not run through MHC, so our garden gnomes got innovated with planting styles. This 🍩 style is inspired by Fijian/Kona farming techniques in locations with less rainfall. This has been our most bountiful huki yet! Listening to our ‘āina, our Polynesian brothers and sisters, and our naʻauʻs got us here! #cheeehuuu  #manoaheritagecenter #kalo
ku’u wahi iʻa, moku ke poʻo, kanu ʻia i ka 🍩, a ola nō!  #iykyk  The nane (riddle) mentioned above speaks to the practice of caring for kalo. When you provide a nurturing space for it to grow, it will thrive! 
Water does not run through MHC, so our garden gnomes got innovated with planting styles. This 🍩 style is inspired by Fijian/Kona farming techniques in locations with less rainfall. This has been our most bountiful huki yet! Listening to our ‘āina, our Polynesian brothers and sisters, and our naʻauʻs got us here! #cheeehuuu  #manoaheritagecenter #kalo
ku’u wahi iʻa, moku ke poʻo, kanu ʻia i ka 🍩, a ola nō!  #iykyk  The nane (riddle) mentioned above speaks to the practice of caring for kalo. When you provide a nurturing space for it to grow, it will thrive! 
Water does not run through MHC, so our garden gnomes got innovated with planting styles. This 🍩 style is inspired by Fijian/Kona farming techniques in locations with less rainfall. This has been our most bountiful huki yet! Listening to our ‘āina, our Polynesian brothers and sisters, and our naʻauʻs got us here! #cheeehuuu  #manoaheritagecenter #kalo
ku’u wahi iʻa, moku ke poʻo, kanu ʻia i ka 🍩, a ola nō! #iykyk The nane (riddle) mentioned above speaks to the practice of caring for kalo. When you provide a nurturing space for it to grow, it will thrive! Water does not run through MHC, so our garden gnomes got innovated with planting styles. This 🍩 style is inspired by Fijian/Kona farming techniques in locations with less rainfall. This has been our most bountiful huki yet! Listening to our ‘āina, our Polynesian brothers and sisters, and our naʻauʻs got us here! #cheeehuuu #manoaheritagecenter #kalo
2 months ago
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Let the strongest prevail 🌱. Join us on our ma’a ‘uala journey to see how each variety grows, competes for space, and overall what color/‘ono it is!
#round1  Volunteers helped us plant the players. Visit our website to join our Friday service learning sessions.  Shoutout to @lyonarboretum for sharing cuttings with us and spreading the starchy love 💜💚🤎
Let the strongest prevail 🌱. Join us on our ma’a ‘uala journey to see how each variety grows, competes for space, and overall what color/‘ono it is! #round1 Volunteers helped us plant the players. Visit our website to join our Friday service learning sessions. Shoutout to @lyonarboretum for sharing cuttings with us and spreading the starchy love 💜💚🤎
2 months ago
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