Get Involved
You Can Help
Like the rest of Hawaii, the Watershed Partnerships have tightened their belts to meet current economic realities, which included 40-60% budget cuts ongoing since 2009. With continued grant funds decreasing, these cuts will severely impact their ability to continue to safeguard Hawaii’s forested watersheds, which provide island communities and agriculture with water, protect oceans for swimming and fishing, create opportunities for outdoor education and recreation for schools and residents, and house native habitats for native species (many of which have cultural relevance) found no where else on earth.
Your kokua with keeping these areas healthy functioning watersheds is appreciated, mahalo! See the menu to the right to learn more.
There are many ways you can support either the individual Watershed Partnerships or HAWP. We want to hear from you on how we can work together to help protect these important areas so contact us today!
Donate
Watershed Partnerships are grant based. However, watershed management is a long-term commitment and we are working to establish long-term sustainable funding to ensure management actions continue into the future. Every dollar received is tax-deductible and a critical investment in maintaining healthy forested watersheds, which benefit us all.
You can make a direct donation to the Hawai’i Association of Watershed Partnerships by clicking the link here.
To learn more about other fiscal sponsorship opportunities to support these important programs, please contact contact us at hawp@hawaii.edu.
Volunteering, Research, and In-kind Services
Connect with your local watershed partnership to learn about current volunteer opportunities.
Volunteer opportunities can range from field work (e.g. outplanting native plants, pulling invasive weed species, surveys, etc.), office based work (e.g. grant writing, research, developing outreach materials, legal reviews, building databases, etc.) or something as simple as referring a friend and sharing the work of the partnerships.
Additionally, individuals or organizations/companies that have technical expertise to provide in-kind services are also appreciated in the areas of fencing, invasive weed control, GIS and mapping, developing outreach and education campaigns, fund-raising, comparative legal analyses, regulatory compliance, and management related research and training.
Click here to view a less than 2 minute video to see others who have joined to help malama our watersheds (recommend viewing in full screen for sharper images and remember to turn on the sound).
Click any image to view in a slideshow.
Jobs
A variety of different positions exist with the Watershed Partnerships. Positions can include coordinator, field supervisor, field technician, outreach and education specialist, administrative assistant, and others. Positions related to Watershed Partnerships can often be found at Hawaii Ecosystems at Risk , Malama Hawaii, the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii, and the Hawaii Conservation Alliance.
Voice Your Support
It’s important for elected officials and other decision-makers to hear from you, about your views about watershed management in our state. Whether it’s about a particular bill impacting watershed health or just general support for sustaining our watersheds for future generations, they need to hear from you.
To find your elected Hawai‘i official(s) visit the following websites:
- To find out who your federal legislators are visit: U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives
- To find out who your state legislators are visit the state capitol website or to contact all members in both the House and Senate Chambers email reps@Capitol.hawaii.gov (House) or sens@Capitol.hawaii.gov (Senate)
- To contact the governor, click here
- To find out who your county legislators are and to contact your mayor visit: the Kauai County, the Honolulu County, Maui County, and Hawaii Island County
