Producer
Kohala Elementary School Garden
Address: 54-396 Union Mill Road #551775 Kapaau, HI, 96755
Phone: 808-896-7748
About Us
The Malama Pono Discovery Garden at Kohala Elementary School has been at the heart of the school community for over a decade.
Malama Pono Garden cultivates young people who love, respect and care for themselves, their community, and the earth, while increasing food security and improving health outcomes in our school and wider community. Our program cultivates the relationship between students and the land through experiential education, while growing and sharing nourishing food on our five acre farm. Our work reaches beyond the boundaries of our garden, connecting land stewardship, food sovereignty, cultural preservation, and community health.
Malama Pono means to care for what sustains us, and in the garden we practice and embody Hawaiian values of Aloha and Ho'ihi (love and respect) as we Malama our 'Aina and 'Ohana (care for our land and extended family/community). The garden is a sanctuary for learning and discovery, where students can explore the natural world, understand their place within it, and learn to care for and provide for their community. Students come to this living classroom to apply key concepts in natural sciences, mathematics, language arts, fine arts and social studies, while respectfully engaging in Hawaiian cultural practices and protocols. The garden serves as a valuable resource for sustainable food and living knowledge in the school and wider community.
Please Contact:
Garden Teacher Heather Brovsky
Malama.Pono.Garden@gmail.com
Malama Pono Garden cultivates young people who love, respect and care for themselves, their community, and the earth, while increasing food security and improving health outcomes in our school and wider community. Our program cultivates the relationship between students and the land through experiential education, while growing and sharing nourishing food on our five acre farm. Our work reaches beyond the boundaries of our garden, connecting land stewardship, food sovereignty, cultural preservation, and community health.
Malama Pono means to care for what sustains us, and in the garden we practice and embody Hawaiian values of Aloha and Ho'ihi (love and respect) as we Malama our 'Aina and 'Ohana (care for our land and extended family/community). The garden is a sanctuary for learning and discovery, where students can explore the natural world, understand their place within it, and learn to care for and provide for their community. Students come to this living classroom to apply key concepts in natural sciences, mathematics, language arts, fine arts and social studies, while respectfully engaging in Hawaiian cultural practices and protocols. The garden serves as a valuable resource for sustainable food and living knowledge in the school and wider community.
Please Contact:
Garden Teacher Heather Brovsky
Malama.Pono.Garden@gmail.com
Practices
Organic gardening, syntropic agroforestry