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Fall 2022 Environmental Science Series

August 2022 – Our Fall 2022 Homeschool Science Series is now open for enrollment. A 14-week Environmental Science Class Series features...
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Kate Leary 

Meet Teacher Kate Leary

April 2022 –  Hawai`i Nature Center Educator Kate Leary has a background in Environmental Education and loves working in elementary...
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We’re on Khon2 News

March 2022 –  The following is an excerpt from a March 18 Khon2 news on how the center has bounced...
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Gift of Giving

November 2021 – As we gather for the holidays, we ask for your support investing in our efforts to connect kids...
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Coming full circle

September 2021 – As the headline in this 2000 article from Honolulu Star-Bulletin reads, we are coming full circle in reuniting...
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Keeping keiki safe

August 2021 – HNC has conducted NAC and Outdoor EDventure Days hosting over 1,300 children in a safe and enriching outdoor...
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We’re on Living 808

The following are excerpts from Living 808’s interview with HNC Executive Director Todd Cullison to discuss the center’s new fall...
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Reunited after 30 years

July 2021 – Our 40th birthday, which was June 15, inspired us to dust off our old photo albums and...
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Matt Sullivan 

A love for nature fosters creativity and empathy

June 2021 – Matt Sullivan was born just a few years after the birth of the Hawai`i Nature Center and remembers...
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Jackson Bauer 

Volunteer celebrates lifelong career in nature

May 2021 – Jackson Bauer of Hawaii island grew up loving the outdoors. Between Boy Scouts and camping, nature became...
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The Outdoor Circle incubates Hawai`i Nature Center

April 2021 – As we celebrate Hawaii Nature Center’s 40th anniversary, we pay tribute to our parentage The Outdoor Circle,...
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Where are they now?

April 2021 – Hawai‘i Nature Center seeks to reunite with children who attended programs and have since grown up, past staff...
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Kimberly found the love of her life on a school field trip to HNC

March 2021 – Kimberly Thayer recalls her childhood with a deep affection for trees. In fact, her first hike in...
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40 and growing strong

March 2021 – Hawai‘i Nature Center was conceived by Margaret Young and the Outdoor Circle. It was originally known as...
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A screenshot from a news coverage of Hawai'i Nature Center 40th Anniversary, featuring a young boy looking into a sample presented by an educator. 

Khon2 News Spotlights our 40th Anniversary

The following are excerpts from Khon 2 News interview with HNC Executive Director Todd Cullison to celebrate the center’s 40th...
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Fridays or Wednesdays with Us

February 2021 – Keiki, ages 6 to 11, can get their science-based education with our new one-day program. This program...
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Weekends with Us

January 2021 – This year, Hawai‘i Nature Center turns 40 and continues its mission to foster awareness, appreciation, understanding, and...
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Holiday Giving

December 2020 – 2021 will be here in the blink of an eye. Please remember Hawai‘i Nature Center in your...
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More Outdoor EDventure Days

November 2020 – Due to popular demand, Outdoor EDventure Days has been extended until December 18 with a half-day and...
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Adventure Camp in December

October 2020 – This pandemic has kept us more isolated than ever before. For students, socialization is critical to their...
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Foodland's Annual Community Matching Gifts Program: Give Aloha 

Give Aloha

September 2020 – Only in September, you can make a donation at checkout to support Hawai‘i Nature Center. Make a...
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