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Who we are
Who we are
The ʻĀina-Based Education Community of Practice is a collaborative effort coordinated by Mālama Learning Center, guided by practitioners in 'Āina-Based education from schools, non-profit organizations, and government statewide.
Coordination funding is currently provided by a grant from
Start-up funds were provided by NOAA BWET Hawaiʻi and other Early Adopters!
We are also deeply grateful for the many forms of support provided by the Hawaiʻi Department of Education.
Advisory Group Members
We are grateful to our ABEC Advisory Group Members who volunteered their time and expertise toward developing the ʻĀina-Based Education Community of Practice and Certificate program in 2024. They brought decades of experience and immeasurable wisdom toward this cause.
Amber Driscoll, Kamehameha Schools
Amber OʻReilly, Kahuku High School
Chelsea Keehne, Kamehameha Schools
Chelsey Jay, Hoa ʻĀina O Mākaha
Debbie Millikan, Hawaiʻi Farm to School and Punahou School
Denby Freeland, Hawaiʻi Land Trust
Diana King, Le Jardin Academy
Fred Reppun, Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve
Herb Lee, Pacific American Foundation
Jaymee Nanasi Davis, UH Maui College
Josh Atwood, DLNR Forestry & Wildlife
Leʻa Kaʻahaʻaina, Kaulunani (DOFAW)
Lori Lei Ishikawa, Paeloko Learning Center
Malia Cahill, Maui Huliau Foundation
Meredith Speicher, National Park Service/RTCA
Miki Kubo, Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihākoʻi-Maui Complex Area
Sabra Kauka, Island School
Sandy Ward, Retired educator and ʻāina non-profit leader
Sheri Fitzgerald, Pacific American Foundation
Tara Meggett, Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance Foundation
2023-2024 Core Organizing Group Members:
Mālama Learning Center - Evy Braum, Virginia Delgado, Pauline Sato
Kupu - Lindsay Crutchfield - Todd, Elia Herman, Aubtin Rouhbakhsh
Education Incubator - Miki Tomita Okamoto, Hye Jung Kim Tano
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