Koke`e Resource Conservation Program

Conservation Service Projects in Koke'e and Waimea Canyon State Parks,
 Island of Kaua`i, Hawai`i

Koke'e snow
Koa & Ohia Forest, Photo by David Boynton

Help preserve Kaua`i's biodiversity by participating in supervised weed-control projects in native Hawaiian forests.

In exchange for your work we offer you:

  • Free accommodation
  • Transportation to and from the airport
  • Education about Kaua`i’s special ecology and experience rare native plant communities
  • Learn different eradication skills
  • Forest awareness/safety management/GPS technology
  • Gain basic knowledge of the Hawaiian culture
  • An opportunity to meet others who share your passion

For more information and photos on Hawai`i’s native plants and a list of some of the invasive weeds we work on click here.

Koke`e Resource Conservation Program
A Program of
Garden Island Resource Conservation & Development, Inc. (GIRC&D, Inc.)