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Environment

Overview

The Foundation's mission includes promoting stewardship, preservation, and protection of the natural environment. As a way of carrying out this mission, we have partnered with organizations in Hawaiʻi and internationally.

Stewards of the Natural Environment

Background

Since 2011, the Foundation has partnered with more than 15 organizations in Hawaiʻi and internationally who are committed to the stewardship and protection of our natural environment.

Partners

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Natural Resource and Environmental Management (ELP)

Emphasizes the science and management of natural resources and their links to environmental quality

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (ELP)

Advanced, inquiry driven, experiential summer course

ʻImi Pono no ka ʻĀina (ELP)

Introduces students and community members to a variety of natural environments

Global Greengrants Fund

Clean environments, sustainable livelihoods, and healthy communities across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and island nations

Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species

Protecting our ʻāina from invasive species through prevention, early detection, rapid response and long-term control.

Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance & Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance Foundation (ELP)

Working to conserve and restore native ecosystems and the unique biodiversity of our islands.

Kupu (ELP)

Kupu, which means “to sprout” or “to grow” in Hawaiian, has a two-fold mission: to preserve the land while empowering youth.

Nā Hua Hoʻohuli i Ka Pono (ELP)

*Funding relationship was completed in 2022
Cultivating tomorrow's conservation leaders in Hawaiʻi.

The Nature Conservancy Hawaiʻi | Marine Fellowship Conservation Program (ELP)

Working to protect Hawaiʻi's spectacular diversity of life.

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo | Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (ELP)

An undergraduate internship program committed to stewardship of our natural resources in the Pacific.

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo | Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science (ELP)

Capitalizing on Hawaiʻi's natural resources that are integral to the state's cultural, economic, and scientific enterprises.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | College of Natural Sciences (ELP)

Preparing students to function in a world of rapid scientific and technological change and more.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology

A world-class research and academic institution focused on informing solutions to some of the world's most vexing problems.

Maui Huliau Foundation (ELP)

Promoting environmental literacy and leadership among youth ages 12-18 throughout Maui Nui.

Media

Hauʻoli Mau Loa Foundation at the University of Hawaiʻi (2020)


Nā Hua Hoʻohuli i ka Pono | Conservation Leadership Internship Program (Maui, HI)


University of Hawaii at Manoa's Natural Resources and Environmental Management Program


Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation Environmental Leadership Pathways: Graduate Assistants at UH


Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation Nurtures Hawaii's Environmental Stewards


Meet Our Global Network


News & Updates


Since 2012, the Foundation has partnered with the University of Hawaiʻi to support graduate assistantship opportunities at the University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo and Mānoa. This year, we are pleased to support nine graduate assistantship...

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Interviews conducted and written by Rachel Aquino Background and Education KYLLE ROY was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, and is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools at Kapālama. She continued her studies at Chapman University in...

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Since 2012, the Foundation has partnered with the University of Hawaiʻi to support graduate assistantship opportunities at the University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo and Mānoa. This year, we are pleased to support ten graduate assistantship...

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We are pleased to share the newest cohort of Hauʻoli Mau Loa Fellows at the University of Hawaiʻi Hilo and Mānoa. In addition to a tuition waiver, these ten Fellows will receive a stipend and funds for research supplies, educational...

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