Māla Māunuunu
Located behind the Mānele building, providing a variety of learning opportunities for Kapi‘olani CC students, faculty/staff, and the community.
The purpose of the Māla is to serve as an outside classroom for hands-on ʻāina-based learning, sustenance of lāʻau lapaʻau and ancestral practices through Native Hawaiian plant cultivation for the Kapi‘olani CC community.
In addition, the Māla is host to group tours, interdisciplinary learning and cultural events. Student opportunities include; conducting undergraduate research, satisfy scholarship requirements, service learning, community service, volunteer opportunities, and simply working the ʻāina. Please contact Keisha Nakamura for more information.
Plants are alphabetized using the Hawaiian alphabet.
Click on the plant picture for more information like the scientific name, what family their apart of or even how our Hawaiian ancestors used each plant.
