Welcome to

'AKAHIAO NATURE INSTITUTE

A learning center embedded in place, dedicated to a sustainable future.

Inspiration in the Field: Iida, Nagano - The Organization: Kankan Shizenmura

Inspiration in the Field: Miyagi Prefecture, Matsushima Bay - The Bay of Memories and Healers

Inspiration in the field: Life Farming Camp in Nozawa-Onsen

Ho’i Ho’i Camp – To Restore is Simply To Restore

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We promise we will send no more than one email a week. Through our email list we will send you information on upcoming events, overnight programs and outdoor day programs.

Completed fall programs:

September 3 - 5

Ages 9 - 12

aloha-nā-keiki

This overnight camp was established to embrace the spirit of aloha - aloha for ourselves, each other, and our natural world. Our activities are based on having fun outdoors and igniting our sense of play, while honing in on our explorative skills and kilo (observation).

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October 3 - 7

Ages 14 - 18

HOʻIHOʻI I KA ʻĀINA

A scholarship funded program designed for youth in West Hawaiʻi. This 4-night 5 day course will focus on developing our youthʻs sense of self and their sense of place using the core theme of “Restoration".

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"This experience impacted me in many ways. I saw a different point of view from the world and not only through getting to be apart of nature (outside) everyday, but through storytelling and culture that everyone there shared with us. It also showed me how to treat my body with the right food and nutrients."

— Youth Participant

"I learned and was also reminded that, "The sky is the limit." During the activities, I have noticed how alike and different I am from everyone around me, and that to be unique and special in any way is a blessing and we should embrace them."

— Youth Participant