Requirements to Participate on a Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana Huaka‘i to Kahoʻolawe

• Completed forms (KIRC Volunteer Packet and ‘Ohana Registration and Liability Form) and payment of huaka‘i costs must be submitted by required deadline
  
• Participants must attend a Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana orientation prior to scheduled access
• Participants must know how to swim and be comfortable in the ocean
• Most importantly, participants must feel mentally, spiritually, and physically ready to experience Kanaloa-Kaho‘olawe

Forms and Payment

Please check with your Huakaʻi Coordinator for all forms required to participate on a Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana Huakaʻi

• Click here to download the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana Huakaʻi Registration Form (REQUIRED)
• Click here to download the ʻOhana-Fund Waiver Form (REQUIRED)
• Click here to complete the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission Volunteer Packet (REQUIRED)​​
• Click here to download the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana Volunteer Informational Packet 

Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana Safety Orientation

Access begins at orientation. All participants must attend an orientation and safety briefing in order to be granted access to Kaho‘olawe. This measure helps to ensure the safety of participants, introduces participants to the Kua (backbone, refers to those who are willing to bend their backs in hard work to ensure safe and successful accesses. Kua are facilitators of PKO huakaʻi to Kaho‘olawe) and Access Guides (trained and certified by the KIRC). At the required orientation, Kua will discuss Kaho‘olawe as a wahi pana and pu‘uhonua, set expectations for the huakaʻi, confirm participantsʻ understanding that the appearance of Kaho‘olawe is rugged, the ecosystem is fragile and that we aim at keeping human impact to a minimum.

• Topics covered at orientation:
  1. PKO Background and history
  2. Logistics
  3. Safety
  4. Sanctions
  5. KIRC Volunteer Forms
  6. Access Fees
  7. Basic Island Rules
  8. ‘Ukana
  9. First Aid
  10. Medical Emergency Notification
  11. Cultural Protocols
  12. Natural and Cultural Resource Protection
  13. Access Schedule and Logistics

Bio-Security

We ask that huakaʻi participants follow the guidelines outlined on the attached poster to kōkua with bio-security to aid in preventing pesky and invasive weeds from establishing on Kahoʻolawe.

E Makaʻala Kākou! Kahoʻolawe Bio-Security (Click to download PDF)

Help to keep Kahoʻolawe Khaki Weed Free! (Click to download PDF)