Laukahi

Volunteer
with us

A few of our projects could greatly benefit from extra hands. If one of these fits you, we'd love to hear from you — email coordinator@laukahi.org. Mahalo for helping protect our native plants.

01 · OPPORTUNITY

Online Fundraiser Campaign Support

Helpful background: Marketing, Business, Storytelling, Graphic Design, or Journalism

Help develop and launch an online peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, raising awareness and resources for protecting Hawaiʻi’s rare and native plants. You’ll work with the Laukahi Coordinator and other volunteers.

Content & Marketing Support

Create content and marketing materials that inspire people to support Laukahi’s online fundraiser — graphics, social media posts, and campaign updates that highlight the importance of protecting native plants.

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Support

Help build and run the peer-to-peer side of the campaign, expanding the reach of our conservation efforts and engaging new donors.

02 · OPPORTUNITY

Hawaiian Plant Names

Helpful background: Hawaiian Studies, Botany, Linguistics, or Library & Information Science
Remote position

We’re seeking up to 5 volunteers to assist with data entry and quality checks for Hawaiian Plant Names — helping botanical gardens label their living collections using ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, recognizing that the Hawaiian language is living and changes. You’ll help build a centralized, publicly shared resource of Hawaiian plant names and their scientific taxonomy. A meaningful contribution toward the Hawaiʻi Strategy for Plant Conservation, targets 17 and 20.

Learn more

Full position description (PDF).

03 · OPPORTUNITY

Educational Materials — Hua ʻIke, Educators Hub

Helpful background: Education, Botany, Hawaiian Studies, or Library & Information Science
Remote position

Help maintain and grow Hua ʻIke, a website that centralizes educational resources on native Hawaiian plants to support educators and the next generation of land stewards. You’ll support the Coordinator in maintaining the resources and the site — a contribution toward the Strategy’s Objective 4: Education and Outreach.

Learn more

Full position description (PDF).

GET IN TOUCH
coordinator@laukahi.org

Contact the Laukahi Network Coordinator to get involved.

MAHALO TO OUR PARTNERS

Laukahi has a growing number of partners who help implement the Hawaiʻi Strategy for Plant Conservation — supporting our initiatives, protecting native habitats, securing propagules in ex situ facilities, and conducting research to inform strategy.

Amy Greenwell GardenBishop MuseumCGAPSCity & County of HonoluluCenter for Plant ConservationDLNR – DOFAWHawaiʻi Association of Watershed PartnershipsHawaiʻi Conservation AllianceHawaiʻi Island Seed BankHRPRGHonolulu ZooIUCN Red ListKualoa RanchKupu HawaiʻiLyon ArboretumMillennium Seed Bank, KewMolokaʻi Land TrustMaui Nui Botanical GardensNational Tropical Botanical GardenOʻahu Army Natural Resources ProgramPlant Conservation AllianceʻŌhiʻa LovePCSU HawaiʻiPacific Islands CASCPacific RISCCPEPPPuʻu Kukui WatershedThe Nature Conservancy HawaiʻiTipu TipuUniversity of HawaiʻiUSDA Forest ServiceUSFWS Pacific IslandsWaikoloa Dry ForestWaimea Valley