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The Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience (OSCER)

09/10/2026

Be the refuge. Be the recovery. Be the Kīpuka. 🌿

Introducing a free community initiative from OSCER and CTAHR to get ʻōhiʻa back in the ground across Hawaiʻi Island. The program launches this fall, and we want you to be part of it! Attend a free workshop or complete a self-paced online course, receive a voucher for a free ʻōhiʻa tree and a native companion plant from a participating nursery, and go plant ʻem!

Fill out the interest form at bit.ly/bethekipuka so we can keep you in the loop as the program gets closer to launch.

📸 Photos by James B Friday

09/08/2026

Free heat resilience community workshops this fall ☀️

Join us for a Heat Resilience & Cooling Solutions Workshop in your community. Each workshop is free and open to the public and includes nurse-led education on heat safety, a community conversation about cooling solutions, free household cooling kits, and food and refreshments.

📍 Kohala | Thurs, Sept. 17 | 4:00 – 6:30 PM
📍 Hilo | Fri, Sept. 25 | 1:30 – 4:00 PM
📍 Ocean View | Sat, Sept. 26 | 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Kona | Sat, Oct. 3 | 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Pāhoa | Fri, Oct. 16 | 9:00 – 11:30 AM
📍 Puna | Sun, Oct. 18 | 1:00 – 3:30 PM

Seating is limited so save your spot early! Register at tinyurl.com/hiheatworkshops

08/04/2026

Sustainability in Action: Meet Kamala Warren

Kamala, Executive Director of Hui Hoʻoleimaluō, reminds us that living in balance with the ʻāina isn’t a new concept in Hawaiʻi. It has always been woven into the practices and deep connections between the people and the ʻāina around them.

The wisdom of how to care for the land, the coastline, the forest, and one another has been carried through generations. Hui Hoʻoleimaluō is doing the beautiful work of honoring and nurturing that.

06/15/2026

Registration is now open for Lāʻau Love Ocean View! 💚

Join us on Saturday, June 27 from 9 AM to 12 PM at the Ocean View Community Center for a free morning of plants, learning, and community.

Here’s what’s in store:
Plant Pono workshops at 9 AM and 11 AM (registration required, space is limited!), free native and food plant adoptions available to reserve ahead or first-come, first-served, a look at the Ocean View Community Association’s brand new community garden boxes, and free BBQ provided by OVCA.

Reserve your plants and workshop spot at https://laauloveov.eventbrite.com or through the link in our bio.

06/09/2026

Save the date for Lāʻau Love Ocean View, a community gathering celebrating native and food plants, happening Saturday, June 27 from 9 AM to 12 PM at the Ocean View Community Center.

Here’s what to look forward to:
Free native and food plant adoptions, available first-come, first-served or by advance reservation. Plant Pono workshops at 9 AM and 11 AM, limited to 25 participants each, so reserve your spot early. Plus, a peek at the Ocean View Community Association’s newly completed community garden beds and free BBQ for participants!

Whether you’re just starting out or already have a garden going at home, this is a wonderful chance to learn, connect, and bring home both native and food plants.

Plant and workshop reservations open June 14. Make sure you’re on our email list so you don’t miss it! (Link in bio)

06/05/2026

Sustainability in Action:

These students are doing something truly special. Through composting, waste diversion, recycling, and showing up to zero waste convenings across the state and continent, the young people of Mālama Aina Compostables are proving that student voices and student advocacy matter.

They’re the ones inheriting the challenges they didn’t create, and they’re showing up anyway with creativity, heart, and real solutions.

05/18/2026

Today through May 22nd is Heat Safety Week (May 18–22) and summer is right around the corner. Just in time for a refresher on how to stay safe in the heat!

Hawaiʻi’s warm temperatures combined with some of the highest humidity levels in the country make heat-related illness a very real concern for our communities. In fact, the number of hot and humid days across the islands has more than doubled in the past decade due to climate change, and that trend is expected to continue.

Heat-related illness can affect anyone, but keiki, kūpuna, outdoor workers, pregnant people, and those with pre-existing conditions are especially at risk. Knowing the signs and how to respond can make all the difference.
This week and all summer long, we encourage our community to stay hydrated, check on neighbors, find shade or cool spaces during peak heat hours, and know when to call for help.

For more heat safety resources, visit heat.gov or bit.ly/HeatSafetyHI

05/15/2026

Sustainability in Action: Meet Lala with

Lala reminds us that caring for the ʻāina isn’t a new idea, yet over time we’ve drifted from our kuleana to protect it. True sustainability has to be rooted in that responsibility, and it’s OSCER’s role is to help bridge that gap.

04/29/2026

Registration is NOW OPEN for the Pollinator Project ʻĀina Workday. Come grow with us!

📅 May 9th from 9 AM-3 PM
📍 Ulumau Garden, 18-3990 S. Lauko Rd, Mountain View

Workshop + workday registration: Space is limited to 25 participants per session (time slots are 9 AM–12 PM and 12 PM–3 PM).

Just want plants? Free plants are available for adoption throughout the day (while supplies last) and can be reserved in advance through the registration link, even if you can’t make a workshop time slot.

Link in bio or visit: https://ainaworkday.eventbrite.com

04/25/2026

🦋 Save the Date! OSCER is teaming up with and Plant Pono team for a Pollinator Project ʻĀina Workday.

Join us on May 9th at Ulumau Garden in Mountain View for a hands-on community day of ʻāina work, learning, and plant love.

🌱Free Native Plant Adoptions
🪏Workday in the Pollinator Garden
🪴Planting & Seedball Workshops

Workshops and workday are available in two time slots: 9 AM–12 PM and 12 PM–3 PM. Plants will be available throughout the event (while supplies last).

Registration is required for workshops and workday. Plants can be reserved in advance and will also be offered as first come, first serve.

Join our email list (link in bio or by visiting bit.ly/hicountyLL) to be notified when registration opens next week!

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