LAU KUPU DAY 2024
Mahalo for joining us!
Mahalo to everyone who joined us for Kupu’s Spring Lau Kupu Day on Saturday, April 6th. Lau Kupu Day is always a special event where Kupu strives to strengthen our bond with the community through a day of service and dedicated support for our youth.
In honor of Earth Day, we partnered with Kauluakalana located in Kailua, O'ʻahu whose mission is “to restore and grow healthy relationships between people and place through the aloha ʻāina practices of retelling our Kailua-specific stories, replanting and eating our ancestral foods, and caring for the sacred sites, lands, and waters of our beloved ahupuaʻa of Kailua.”
Your support of Kupu and events like these enables us to swiftly respond to community needs. With your support, Kupu has launched programs expanding employment opportunities for Maui residents and is working to reduce the harmful effects of global warming and climate change. Funds raised at Lau Kupu Day directly supports Kupu’s mission.
Check out our highlights video here:
Lau Kupu participants will be able to join us in the following activities throughout the day:
Loʻi Kalo Restoration: Learn about and participate in the vairous ways of supporting the health and abundance of loʻi kalo.
Hawaiian Plant Restoration and Invasive Plant Removal: Care for native and canoe plant species. We'll be removing invasive weeds, laying mulch, and planting new plants.
How to RSVP and Support Lau Kupu Day
Please consider participating as a Corporate or Family Team and making a contribution to Kupu.
If you cannot attend but would like to support this event with a donation, please click the link below and kindly note “Lau Kupu 2024” in the “Leave a comment” section.
Questions? Contact us at donations@kupuhawaii.org or call 808-735-1221. See you there, rain or shine!
LAU KUPU DAY 2023
Mahalo nui loa for joining us!
Mahalo to everyone who attended Lau Kupu Day 2023 on Saturday October 28th at Papahana Kuaola for National Make A Difference Day! On that beautiful, mālama ‘āina-day of service with over 140+ volunteers cleared invasive brush around Haʻikū Stream, removed invasive plants , and restored loʻi kalo (taro patches).
This day would not have been possible without our incredible host site partner Papahana Kuaola as well as the support of ALTRES Foundation, Enterprise Holdings and Affiliates along with individual and family contributions. We can't wait for next year!
Check out this incredible highlight video from our friends at ALTRES Foundation:
Background on Kupu
Founded in Hawaiʻi in 2007, Kupu has operated programs in Maui for over a decade-and-a-half. Along with supporting a network of Maui-based sustainability-focused organizations, Kupu has trained or employed hundreds of youth and young adults in Maui, preparing them for careers in conservation or other green professions. Across the Hawaiian Islands, Kupu’s 6,000-plus participants have removed over 151,000 acres of invasive species, planted more than 1.5 million plants, and managed projects that help communities adapt and address the climate changes happening around them.