All rates are in USD. Registration opened on January 14, 2026 at 12pm HST.

Early registration ended January 31, 2026 for $25 off of your registration.  Regular rates are from February 1 to March 31, 2026.  Late registration is +$50 after March 31, 2026.

Registration includes access to 

• all keynote and plenary addresses

• over 80 presentation sessions

• huaka‘i (learning journey/experience), 

• opening event

• Peter Brice Awards dinner

Teacher, student, and retiree registration does not include the Opening Event and Peter Brice Awards dinner; tickets can be purchased separately. Additional tickets to the Opening Event and Peter Brice Awards dinner can also be purchased for guests. Due to space limitations, additional tickets to the huaka‘i are not available to guests upon registration. For interested PCC Conference participants, guest tickets to huaka‘i will be made available after registration closes on March 31, 2026.

As part of the 50th PCC, we encourage conference participants to spend Pōʻahā 21 Mei 2026, or Thursday 21 May 2026, engaged in a huaka‘i. Huaka‘i is a Hawaiian word meaning trip, voyage, or journey. It is often considered a meaningful learning or cultural experience. On Thursday morning, we have intentionally set aside time for you to learn about our ʻāina and build your own pilina or connections and relationships with Hawai‘i. We will have a locked room where you can leave conference-related bags if you do not want to take it with you during your huaka‘i. We will reconvene at the College of Education at noon for lunch and to close the day with a plenary presentation. Because of space limitations at each site, we ask that you provide your first, second, and third choice during registration. Hear the pronunciation of huaka‘i at this UH News YouTube clip.

• Papahana Kuaola- Waipao, Koʻolau Loa

  • Papahana Kuaola, located in the ʻili of Waipao, in the ahupuaʻa of Heʻeia is an aloha ʻāina-based education organization connecting our past with a sustainable future. Experience hands-on learning in Hawaiian culture and environmental stewardship at Papahana Kuaola, an aloha ʻāina-based education center located in the ahupuaʻa of Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe. This field excursion offers participants the opportunity to connect with the land while learning traditional Hawaiian practices and sustainable living approaches.

  • During the visit, you will engage with Papahana Kuaola's mission to cultivate both ʻāina (land) and kānaka (people) through an educational program that bridges ancestral knowledge with contemporary sustainability. Activities may include exploring traditional Hawaiian agriculture, understanding ahupuaʻa resource management, participating in loʻi kalo (taro patch) restoration, and learning about the cultural significance of native plants and ecosystems.

  • This excursion provides a meaningful opportunity to understand how Hawaiian cultural practices offer valuable insights for creating a more sustainable future, while fostering deeper connections between people, land, and community.

  • At this huaka‘i, participants are asked to bring water in  water bottle and wear work/swim clothes because they will be getting dirty. Recommended are comfortable hiking shoes, tabis, or slippers are recommended; sun protection and natural sunscreen.; gardening gloves and a hat.

• Mauli Ola- Keʻehi, Kalihi

  • Join us for a transformative learning experience at Mauliola Keʻehi, a Native Hawaiian holistic health organization located at the historic tidal islands of Keʻehi on Sand Island Parkway in Honolulu. This field excursion offers participants a unique opportunity to engage with ocean-focused Indigenous Hawaiian healing practices that promote collective mental health and environmental justice.

  • During the visit, we will explore the rich cultural and ecological heritage of Keʻehi, once the summer home of King Kalākaua and a legacy site for navigation and traditional healing practices. Activities center on waʻa (Hawaiian outrigger canoe) paddling, connecting participants with the kai (ocean), ʻāina (land), and moʻolelo (ancestral stories) of this sacred place. Through the program's curriculum, Kilo Kino (deep observation of the body), students will learn about holistic wellbeing that encompasses mental, physical, and spiritual health.

  • This excursion provides a meaningful opportunity to understand how Indigenous Hawaiian knowledge systems promote resilience, cultural connection, and transformative healing through relationship with the natural environment.

  • At this huaka‘i, participants are asked to bring water in  water bottle and wear work/swim clothes because they will be getting dirty. Recommended are comfortable hiking shoes, tabis, or slippers are recommended; sun protection and natural sunscreen.; a hat and a towel.

• Mānoa Valley Tour

  • Explore the lush landscapes and rich cultural heritage of Mānoa Valley,  one of Oʻahu's most scenic and historically significant ahupuaʻa.  Stretching from the Koʻolau Mountains to the ocean, this verdant valley  offers students an exceptional opportunity to study Hawaiian ecology,  geology, and traditional land management practices.

  • During this excursion, participants will experience Mānoa's unique rainforest ecosystem, home to native plants, endemic species, and one of the wettest microclimates in Hawaiʻi. Activities may include hiking to Mānoa Falls, examining native flora and watershed ecology, exploring historic sites such as the Lyon Arboretum, and learning about traditional Hawaiian agriculture and the ahupuaʻa system of resource management.

  • Participants will discover how Mānoa Valley has served as a vital watershed for centuries, supporting communities through its abundant freshwater resources while also understanding contemporary conservation challenges. This field experience provides hands-on learning about the interconnections between land, water, and people in Hawaiian ecosystems.

  • At this huaka‘i, participants are asked to bring water in  water bottle and wear comfortable clothes and shoes for walking and hiking. A hat or umbrella and sunscreen are recommended.

• Remapping UH Mānoa: A Campus Huaka‘i

  • A powerful campus tour at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is encouraging students, faculty and visitors to look at the ʻāina beneath them with fresh eyesʻand deeper understanding.

  • The walking tour, Remapping UH Mānoa: A Campus Huakaʻi, is more than just a walk through campus—it’s an immersive experience that brings to light the layered, often overlooked, stories of the ʻili ʻāina, or traditional land divisions, that make up the valley of Mānoa. Participants explore not only Hawaiian geography and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language), but also untold histories of displacement, resilience and renewal.

  • “The hope is to recognize the uniqueness of our location, and to feel welcome to learn more about that together,” said Christina Higgins, professor of Second Language Studies (SLS) and one of the tour’s co-creators. “It’s really an invitation to lean into the unique history and opportunities to learn in Hawaiʻi together.”

  • At this huaka‘i, participants are asked to bring water in  water bottle and wear comfortable clothes and shoes for walking. A hat or umbrella and sunscreen are recommended.

• Ka Papa Loʻi O Kānewai

  • Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Kānewai sustains a thriving taro patch that shares its resources with the community.  There are a variety of native and indigenous trees and shrubs growing along the stream and low-lying slopes.  PCC conference participants are welcome to engage and immerse themselves in hana Hawaiʻi and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.  Kūpuna and keiki feel welcome and comfortable sharing their knowledge about kalo and nā mea Hawaiʻi.  Our staff is skilled in the identification, cultivation, and propagation of a variety of native plants.

  • PCC conference participants will be encouraged to participate in the normal work at the loʻi.  We usually start visiting groups by sharing stories of Kāne and Kanaloa, a lesson on the present ahupuaʻa, and the history of the site.  Next, a short hike/walk to the poʻowai will be taken to explain the water system and how the water is diverted to the loʻi.  A quick lesson on the water cycle is also covered.  Then the work begins with picking leaves for fertilizer, hehihehi i ka loʻi, puʻepuʻe and clearing the ʻauwai system.  PCC conference participants will learn the parts of kalo, along with a few ʻōlelo noʻeau and ʻōlelo nane.

  • At this huaka‘i, participants are asked to bring water in  water bottle and wear comfortable clothes that they do not mind getting dirty or muddy; they may be stepping into the mud and waters of the lo‘i that may be as deep as their knees. Recommended are comfortable shoes, tabis, or slippers that they do not mind getting dirty.