YAY! ʻIE!
Rescheduled

Pending new date and time.

 Join us for the Yay! ʻIe! Workshop and learn how to sew a reusable covering for wrapping lei, bento, and more! 🧵🌺 

🗓️Wednesday, September 23rd

⌚2:30 pm - 4:00pm

📍Papaʻā Hale (380A) Manono Campus

✨ Space is limited to 6 participants, so be sure to register early. Register using the QR code on the flyer.

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

HYDROPONICS

Cancelled due to weather

Pending new date and time.

 Join us for a Hydroponic Workshop and learn an easy way to grow your own lettuce! 🌱 Participants will receive a small hydroponic kit to take home.

🗓️Friday, September 11th

⌚1:00-2:00p.m.

📍Papaʻā Hale (380A), Manono Campus

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Professional Skills Training

Build Your Professional Skills! 🌟 

Join one or more Student Professional Development workshops this fall and strengthen skills that can help you in school, work, and your future career. Topics include Professionalish, Leadership, Career & Self Development, and Resume/Inverview Skills.

🗓️Fridays:

October 16th - Professionalism

October 11th - Leadership

November 6th - Career & Self Development

December 4th - Resume & Interviews

⌚11:00-1:00p.m.

📍Bldg. 388, Room 101, Manono Campus

For more information, contact the Career Counselor at 808-934-2727.

LEI O HILO

 Join the “Lei o Hilo” Workshop this Fall! 🌿

 Learn more about Hilo through this special workshop series offered on three dates throughout the semester.

🗓️September 11th, 3pm-4pm

October 16th, 11am-12pm

November 4th, 11am-12pm

📍Ho'olulu classroom (381-17), Manono Campus

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

NĀʻŪ

 Join the “Nāʻu” Workshop this Fall! 🌿 

Come learn, connect, and take part in this workshop series offered once a month throughout the semester.

 Thursdays

🗓️September 15th

Octopber 15th

November 19th

⌚12:30pm - 1:30pm

📍Pānini Lānai, Pālamanui Campus

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

HAWAIIAN HISTORY MONTH

 It’s Hawaiian History Month! 🌺

Celebrate the 188th birthday of Queen Liliʻuokalani and learn more about Hawaiʻi’s history through special events happening throughout September, both in person and online.

For more information, visit hawaiianhistorymonth.org.

FALL 2026 

Māla Days

🌱Caring for the Māla will continue on the 2nd Friday of every month from 12:30 to 2:00 pm 

The next one is on:

Poʻalima, ʻOkakopa 9th from 12:30-2:00pm

In the Hawaiʻi Life Style Māla🪴🌤️

(between Bldg. 382 & 380, Manono Campus)

For more information, contact No'el Tagab-Cruz at 808-934-2600.

Good vibes are coming your way!✨

Take a break and enjoy live music, food, fun activities, refreshments, and more! Come hang out, connect, and have some fun with us. 🌺🎶

📅 Tuesday, November 17

⏰ 10:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

See you there! 🤙

For more information, contact Mental Wellness Services at 808-934-2706.

🔌Need a place to study or charge your devices?💻

Check out the Charging & Study Stations available across Hawaiʻi CC campuses! Find a space, plug in, get focused, and keep working toward your goals.

See the flyer for locations and hours.

HEI YOU!

 Join us for a hands-on Ceremonial String Figure Workshop!

Learn to create a ceremonial string figure, discover its associated chant and meaning, and take home your finished piece in a shadowbox.

🗓️Friday, September 18th

⌚1:00 pm - 3:00pm

📍Papaʻā Hale (380A) Manono Campus

✨ Only 20 spots available, first come, first served! Register using the QR code on the flyer.

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Kick off the Fall semester with 

Spirit Week!

Join the fun August 31–September 4 with a different theme each day!

🌺 And don’t miss Aloha Friday! Stop by Papaʻā Hale (380A) at the I Ola Hāloa Center from 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Come dressed in your aloha wear and celebrate Spirit Week!

See the flyer for all the Spirit Week details. 🤙

For more information, contact TRIO at 808-934-2717.

Fuel up for Fall 26!

Enjoy activities, tea, ʻono food, and a chance to connect with fellow students. 🤙

📅 September 3

⏰ 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

📍 The Learning Center (UH Hilo, Bldg 334)

Come by and say aloha! 🌺

While supplies last.

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Welina Manono

Stop by Papaʻā Hale and spend some time with us! Enjoy activities, tea, ʻono food, and a chance to connect with fellow students. 🤙

📅 September 1 & 2

⏰ 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

📍 Papaʻā Hale (380A)

Come by and say aloha! 🌺

While supplies last.

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Welcome Back Week!

🌺 E Welina! 

Welcome, Pālamanui students!

Join us on Wednesday, August 26 for a day of connection and community. Meet fellow students, explore campus and community resources, and enjoy some refreshments!

📍 Pālamanui Campus Lānai | 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

We look forward to seeing you there! 🤙

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Welcome Back Week!

🌺 Welcome back, Hawaiʻi CC students!

Celebrate the start of the Fall semester with us at Welcome Back Week! Connect with campus resources, enjoy some food and drinks, and participate in the Campus Passport.

📍 Manono • Pālamanui • Upper Campus (UH Hilo)

See the flyer for dates, times, and locations. We hope to see you there! 🤙

For more information, contact the Info Office at 808-934-2800.

Hana No'eau

Hawaiian Arts Festival

Looking for something to do this Saturday? Check out the Hana Noʻeau Hawaiian Arts Festival featuring cultural demonstrations, Hawaiian arts and crafts, ʻono food, and live Hawaiian entertainment!

📅 Saturday, August 22

⏰ 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

📍 Moku Ola Ballroom, Hilo Hawaiian Hotel

✨ Free admission

See the flyer for all the event details!

For more information, call 808-969-7985.

🌿Rooted in Culture, 

Rising in Success!

Join us for the Kaʻao Student Success Conference and start the Fall semester connecting, learning, and building your path to success.

📅 Wednesday, August 19

⏰ 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

📍 Manono Cafeteria

Workshops, resources, school supplies, refreshments, lunch, and more!

Register today! See the flyer for details and the QR code.

For more information, contact the Info Office at 808-934-2800.

E Nāʻana Kākou! 

Let's review together!

Taking (K)HAW 101, 201, or 301 this Fall? Join us for a pre-semester review to refresh your Hawaiian language skills and get ready for the semester ahead!

📅 August 17, 18 & 19

⏰ 10:30–11:30 a.m.

📍 Papaʻā Hale, Manono Campus, Bldg. 380A

Come for one session or join us for all three! 

For more information, contact I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

🎶Interested in learning 'ukulele?

Join MUS 197: Contemporary Island Music (ʻUkulele) this Fall and explore the music of Hawaiʻi through listening, singing, group performance, and ʻukulele! 🌺🎵

✨ No experience required

✨ ʻUkulele provided

✨ FREE for eligible students

📍 Manono Campus, Bldg. 381, Rm. 17

📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays | 4:30–5:45 p.m.

See the flyer for eligibility and registration information.

For more information, contact 808-960-8567.

SUMMER 2026 

Māla Days

🌱Caring for the Māla will continue on the 2nd Friday of every month from 9:30 to 11:00 am for Summer.

The next one is on:

Poʻalima, 'Aukake 14th from 9:30-11:00am

In the Hawaiʻi Life Style Māla🪴🌤️

(between Bldg. 382 & 380, Manono Campus)

For more information, contact No'el Tagab-Cruz at 808-934-2600.

SUMMER 2026 

ʻAha Hui ʻŌlelo

Come by every Tuesday and Thursday starting June 2nd until August 6th to practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. 

📍Papaʻā Hale (Bldg 380A) Manono Campus

Tuesdays 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Thursdays 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

SUMMER 2026 

ʻAha Hui ʻŌlelo

Come practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi at the Pālamanui Campus

📍Pālamanui Lānai

June 18th | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

July 15th | 10:00-11:30 a.m.

August 5th | 10:00-11:30 a.m.   

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Māweke

​Māweke, meaning “In the State of Awakening,” is a traditional birthing ceremony that marks your new beginning as a graduate.

If you are graduating from any campus or would like to honor an accomplishment, please sign up using the QR code on the attached flyer.

📍Waiuli

Keaukaha, Hilo

May 7th

4:30 am

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Māmoe

Māmoe, “In the State of Dreaming,” is a complementary ceremony that invites reflection on your future goals and aspirations.​

If you are graduating from any campus or would like to honor an accomplishment, please sign up using the QR code on the attached flyer.

📍Hāpaialiʻi Heiau

Kahaluʻu, Kona

May 8th

5:30 pm

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

SPRING 2026 

Pāʻina Poʻakolu

Continuing into the Spring, join every Wednesday at lunch time 🍽️ for fun discussions on Hawaiian language. You might even pick up some new words & phrases to use in your own area! ✨

📍Manono Cafeteria

Wednesdays 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Spring 2026

Food Distributions

🍽️🍜Monthly food distribution at HawaiʻiCC.🥦🍊

January 15th

February 19th

March 12th

April 16th

May 14th

11:30 am for Hawai'i CC Students

12noon for the Public

at Hale Aloha (Bldg 383) Manono Campus

For more information, contact No'el at 808-934-2600 or Renee Rivera at 808-557-3338.

Lā Honua - Earth Day

🌿🌿

Stop by Peer Mentor Tsai-Fen's table for Lā Honua. Learn how to propagate herbs, then plant and take one home. 

📍Hawaiʻi CC Manono Campus

Māla Ke Kōlea (between building 380 & 382)

Poʻakolu, ʻApelila 22nd

10:00 a.m. - 1:00p.m.

Come by, learn something new, and get your hands in the dirt 🌿 

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Lā Honua - Earth Day

🌎

A multi-day celebartion bringing our community together through workshops, conservation, and speakers to mālama ʻāina and live out "huli ka lima i lalo, ola." 🌿 

Scan the QR code on the flyer for more information and to register for events happening all week.

📍Events, activities, and presentations at various sites and dates

For more information, contact the Drew Kapp at dkapp@hawaii.edu

Lā Honua - Earth Day

Join us for Lā Honua at Hawaiʻi CC 🌱 

Enjoy ʻono food, hands-on activities, and time in the māla as we celebrate our connection to honua. 

Scan the QR code on the flyer for more information and to register for events happening all week.

📍Hawaiʻi CC Manono Campus

Māla Ke Kōlea (between building 380 & 382)

Poʻakolu, ʻApelila 22nd

10:00 a.m. - 1:00p.m.

Come by, learn something new, and get your hands in the dirt 🌿 

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Hawaiʻi Community College Day

Join us for Hawaiʻi CC Day. 🎉

Bring the ʻohana and come explore our campus with hands-on activities, a car show, local vendors, live entertainment, and ʻono food 🍽️ .

📍Hawaiʻi CC Manono Campus

1175 Manono Street

Poʻaono, ʻApelila 25th, 2026

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Free and open to the community!

For more information, contact Hawaiʻi CC at 808-934-2800.

Unulauolehua Panel on ʻŪniki

Join Unulauolehua for a panel discussion on the ʻūniki ceremony, the sacred process of elevating an ʻōlapa (hula dancer) to a Kumu (teacher).

I Ola Nō Ke Kino

Hawaiʻi CC Cafeteria

Tuesday, April 7th

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Kaio Foundation Presentation

Join the Kaio Foundation for a presentation on the Hawaiian diaspora, staying connected to home, and the journey to the Merrie Monarch Festival.

I Ola Nō Ke Kino

Hawaiʻi CC Cafeteria

Monday, April 6

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

'Ā ʻoia!

Two Scoops of Aloha

Join us for the sharing of mele and moʻolelo that

explore the idea of independence, self-determination

and self-sustainability. Itʻs not just about the music;

itʻs a conversation about our ʻāina, our kānaka, our

lāhui. Come to listen, connect and engage!

I Ola Nō Ke Kino

Hawaiʻi CC Cafeteria

Monday, April 6

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

'Ā ʻoia!

Ka ʻŪmeke Kāʻeo

Join us for the sharing of mele and moʻolelo that

explore the idea of independence, self-determination

and self-sustainability. Itʻs not just about the music;

itʻs a conversation about our ʻāina, our kānaka, our

lāhui. Come to listen, connect and engage!

I Ola Nō Ke Kino

Hawaiʻi CC Cafeteria

Wednesday, March 25

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Orchid Workshop

Life Lessons through Life Cycles

Join us for a hands-on workshop with Peer Mentor Tsai-Fen where you'll learn about common orchids, basic care, and plant a baby orchid to take home. This is a great opportunity to connect, learn something new, and spend time growing together. 

Seating is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot.

📍Papaʻā Hale (380A)

Manono Campus

Friday, March 13th

12:30pm - 1:30 pm

RSVP here or use the QR code.

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

ʻEke Workshop

Learn how to sew your own ʻeke (bag) in this hands-on workshop led by Peer Mentor Chiemi. These bage are great for keeping hula implements or other personal items safe and organized. No experience needed, just come ready to learn and create. 

Seating is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot.

📍Papaʻā Hale (380A)

Manono Campus

Wednesday, March 4th

2:30pm - 4:00 pm

RSVP here or use the QR code.

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

Kau Keha Nā Manu ʻOiwi!

Come learn about our beloved native birds and the important role they play in our ecosystems and culture with Peer Mentor Yamato. 🐦‍⬛

✨Free stickers designed by a local artist for participants!

Tuesday, March 10th

11:00pm - 12:00 pm

📍Papaʻā Hale (380A)

Manono Campus

Register here or use the QR code.

We hope to see you there!

For more information, contact the I Ola Hāloa Center at 808-934-2600.

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi with a

Dangerous Woman

 🌺 Learn ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi with a Dangerous Woman! 🌊✨ This virtual series introduces basic Hawaiian phrases you can use every day. Watch the videos on our I Ola Hāloa platforms: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook. Let's celebrate the Hawaiian language together! 💬 #ʻŌleloHawaiʻi #IolaHāloa #HawaiianCulture

YouTube playlist: 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLipCn7bipu-_Zc7pVWS5Jak-bdU6H5i_g&si=p7TSdg8-zzIElV0j

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Guidebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ks6Q2yc_B0xfWP4WjeMIzIhzlbyJlycAsR-v4M4x5HA/edit?usp=sharing

For more information, call 808-934-2600.