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What do interns learn in the MAʻO ʻauwai?

How does mentorship manifest at the farm?

MAʻ O’s learning philosophy is animated by questions like these, which we explore through systemic evaluation of program efficacy and research inquiries into youth outcomes. We invite you to join the learning journey:

Dialogues With Our Future Ancestors - Inaugural alumni report coming soon! (2021)

ʻImi Naʻauao: Hawaiian Knowing and Wellbeing
Research to affirm the qualities of Hawaiian health and wellness (2019)

MAʻO Organic Farms-Growing Food, Growing Youth
A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Division of the University of Hawaiʻ i at Mānoa in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (2015)

Kauhale: A Social Enterprise Approach to Community Empowerment
Final Evaluation for W.K. Kellogg Foundation (2014)