Mānoa Heritage Center

E Komo Mai

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

Visit the Center

Come and be inspired!

A guided tour of Mānoa Heritage Center gardens and Kūkaʻōʻō Heiau introduces visitors to the beauty of Hawaiʻi’s unique cultural and natural heritage.

MHC Public Programming on Pause

Aloha mai kākou,

In an abundance of caution, due to the increased COVID caseload, MHC has decided to pause all public programming for the foreseeable future.

If you signed up for a tour or class or hangout, you will be receiving a separate email.

We hope that it will be safe enough to welcome you back to visit soon.  Mahalo for your understanding.

During these uncertain times, 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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MHC@Home

Virtual Kahaukani Conversations

Hawaiian Science with Dr. Sam ʻOhu Gon III

MHC@Home

Virtual Resources

Check our Prezi and Padlet!

Mahalo for your understanding

MHC Public Programs on Pause

We'll update this page once we reopen

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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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