Become a Member

If you love Koke’e, become a member of Hui o Laka!

Just as in a family, a forest has many parts,

little ones, big ones, strong ones, old ones who hve seen many a storm. Every tree, every person plays a part, or if you’re a young person 12 or under, you can be the Maile vine that adorns trees like a lei, reaching fragrantly for the sky.

 

No matter where in the world you are from, you can be a part of the forest ohana that serves the maintain parks we all cherish. Choose a membership category below, download a Hui o Laka Membership Form, and send it to Hui o Laka, POB 100, Kekaha, HI 96752. Or you can sign to be a Kokee Member online.

The important thing is to pitch in, do your part for Koke’e, whether you’re part of the tender undergrowth, the vigorous, sustaining midstory, or the protective canopy of hardwoods that crown our Hawaiian forests with strenth and beauty.

You can choose from these categories ~ remember, we want you to join this forest ‘ohana no matter how modest your membership level!

MAILE LAULI'ILI'I FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER $5

Climbing tendrils of this native vine gently adorn the upland forests with subtle fragrance. Leaves of the Kauai’s Maile Lauli’ili’i are tiny, considered to be the most fragrant in all of Hawai’i. Or you can sign to be a Kokee Member online.

MOKIHANA INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY $15

The haunting, anise-like fragrance of even a single mokihana berry will remind any kama’aina of Kaua’i, the only island on which this small tree grows. The berries were once used to scent kapa. A mokihana lei is a cherished gift. Or you can sign to be a Kokee Member online.

HAPU’U FAMILY CATEGORY $25

Each spring, hapu’u fronds are curled in a “family circle” of fiddle heads. They unfurl as days lengthen, offering moist shade for little plants below. Hapu’u is also called “mother of ‘ohi’a” because its fibrouse trunk provides an ideal surface for tin ‘ohi’a seeds to root. Or you can sign to be a Kokee Member online.

‘OHI’A LEHUA SUPPORTERS CATEGORY $50

Sturdy ‘ohi’a trees are the backbone of our rain forest; they also thrive from sea level to 6,500 feet. The tree’s scarlet (and sometimes yellow) lehua flowers have always inspired birds and poets. Or you can sign to be a Kokee Member online.

KOA PROTECTORS CATEGORY $100

Koa is the crowning glory of the Hawaii forest, its silvery green foliage forming protective canopy for all below. One of Earth’s most beautiful hardwoods, it was fashioned by early Hawaiians into great ocean-going canoes of discovery. Or you can sign to be a Kokee Member online.

`ILIAHI RESTORING CATEGORY $250

The fragrant heartwood of Hawaiian sandalwood, much valued by the Chinese, provided one of Hawai’i’s first impulses towards export trade. Over-harvesting in the late 1700s and early 1800s could have depleted the forest, but happily, ‘iliahi is recovering and not uncommon in Koke’e. Or you can sign to be a Kokee Member online.

KAUILA LIGHTENING CATEGORY $500

The hardest, densest tree in our forest, Kauila was used by Hawaiians to craft battle spears and mallets. Its dramatically grained wood of orange and black may account for its name which also means “the lightening.” Or you can sign to be a Kokee Member online.

LAMA LAKA’S TREE $1000

The wood of this native Hawaiian ebony is sacred to Laka and is used on the hula kuahi (altar). Its name suggests enlightenment. Or you can sign to be a Kokee Member online.

A Kind gift for a friend!

A gift Hui o Laka membership is a lovely way to put these cherished mountain parks back into someone’s life who loves Koke’e – or who just wants to save the world. Or you can sign to be a Kokee Member online.