Maui Mauka Conservation Awareness Trainings

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Maui Mauka Conservation Awareness Trainings

Connecting tourism professionals and conservation professionals creating a mutually beneficial relat Presentations are simple, educational, and fact-based.

Interpretation of nature plays a significant role in eco-based tourism and is beneficial to tour operators, visitors, conservation groups, and the nature-based tourism economy. In 2013, through a grant with the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, the East Maui Watershed Partnership, Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, and Maui Invasive Species Committee collaborated to develop the Maui Mauka Conservation Aw

areness Training. This training focuses on watersheds, native plants and birds, and invasive species. We aim to improve the quality of tour operators' environmental interpretation programs. We offer 4-6 three hour long training events per year. Over the past few years, we have reached 196 guides from 46 companies. 100% of attendees answered that this training was helpful to them. Keep up to date with us about new training events and educational sources and updates about conservation in Hawai'i.

03/29/2024

Join us for our next Maui Mauka Conservation Awareness Training on April 11th. Our guest speaker will be Sara Tekula with the Kyla Community Watershed Alliance () speaking about the restoration efforts upcountry after the August 2023 wildfires. This training is free but we ask that you register in advance at www.mauimauka.org/trainings

03/08/2024

Join us on Monday to learn about efforts to monitor ecosystems in West Maui in response to the Aug 2023 fires. Register today at www.mauimauka.org

03/07/2024

This week Allison Borell, one of the MMCAT trainers and Community Outrach and Education Liaison for spoke with about the history of program and how it could be utilized in this era of changes around Hawai’i’s tourism industry.

03/06/2024

Allison Borell, one of the MMCAT Trainers, had a chance to talk with Sandy Harjo-Livingston from KHON2 News.

While visitors to Hawaiʻi get to take a break from their daily lives to visit the islands, Hawaiʻi never gets a break from visitors. This has led to the perspective that tourism in Hawaiʻi has beco…

03/05/2024

Our next MMCAT training will be on March 11th at 12 pm-3 pm. The guest speaker will be Mackenzie (Kenz) Perillo from the Pacific Whale Foundation. She will share about the Mauka to Makai Initiative that began after the August 2023 fires. Join us at Ocean Science Discovery Center at Maʻalaea Harbor for this training. For more information or to register to attend please visit www.mauimauka.org/trainings

03/04/2024

The MMCAT training scheduled for tomorrow March 5th needs to be postponed. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. Please check www.mauimauka.org for updated training information.

Offering conservation training for Maui Nui's tour operators, businesses and schools to share the latest news and information on Hawaii's forested watersheds.

02/28/2024

Join us for our next Maui Mauka Conservation Awareness Training on March 5th to hear more from Christa about the efforts to suppress avian disease and save our native birds. Visit www.mauimauka.org/trainings for more information or to register.

02/23/2024

We are excited to announce our next Maui Mauka Conservation Awareness Training! Join us and guest speaker Christa Seidl as she discusses efforts happening on Maui to suppress the spread of avian disease. This training will happen on March 5th from 9:00 am-12:00 pm at the Community Meeting Room at the Pukalani Pool. For more information and to register for this training visit www.mauimauka.org/trainings

02/21/2024

Have you ever taken one of our Maui Mauka Conservation Awareness Trainings? Are you a tourism professional on Maui looking for professional development or additional knowledge to share with your guests? We need your help! We are looking for people to provide feedback on our MMCAT through a Google survey. If you are interested in participating visit: https://forms.gle/FGurNVxPjp5JVP1P6

11/14/2023

Join us for our next MMCAT training! This will be tomorrow from 9am-12pm with guest speaker Jenni Learned from Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project. To find out more information about MMCAT and to register visit www.mauimauka.org

11/07/2023

Join us for our last MMCAT training of the year! This training will feature guest speaker Jenni Learned with the Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project (). Jenni will discuss Hawaiʻiʻs native seabirds, how they connect our land and ocean ecosystems, and why we need to help save them. For more information about the MMCAT program and to register for this training please visit www.mauimauka.org

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