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 Garden↗Bishop Museum↗CGAPS↗City & County of Honolulu↗Center for Plant Conservation↗DLNR – DOFAW↗Hawaiʻi Association of Watershed Partnerships↗Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance↗Hawaiʻi Island Seed Bank↗HRPRG↗Honolulu Zoo↗IUCN Red List↗Kualoa Ranch↗Kupu Hawaiʻi↗Lyon Arboretum↗Millennium Seed Bank, Kew↗Molokaʻi Land Trust↗Maui Nui Botanical Gardens↗National Tropical Botanical Garden↗Oʻahu Army Natural Resources Program↗Plant Conservation Alliance↗ʻŌhiʻa Love↗PCSU Hawaiʻi↗Pacific Islands CASC↗Pacific RISCC↗PEPP↗Puʻu Kukui Watershed↗The Nature Conservancy Hawaiʻi↗Tipu Tipu↗University of Hawaiʻi↗USDA Forest Service↗USFWS Pacific Islands↗Waikoloa Dry Forest↗Waimea Valley↗