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Waimea Valley
Basic Information
Address: 59-864 Kamehameha Hwy.
Haleiwa, Hawaii 96712
Phone Number: 808 638.7766
Fax Number: 808 638.7776
Email: adiamond@waimeavalley.net
Director: Richard Pezzulo
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Additional Information
Days and Hours: Monday-Sunday 9am - 5pm
Description:
Waimea Valley's unique cultural and natural resources provide a rich backdrop for teaching, learning, and inspiration. School programs at Waimea aim to perpetuate cultural knowledge and expertise, deepen ethnic identity and cultural roots, and engage students and teachers in a culturally relevant and responsible framework for learning. All school programs can be customized to be age appropriate, from pre-kindegarten though high school. Native Hawaiians draw from a deep well of scholarship and intellectual achievement. From early times, Hawaiians gathered comprehensive knowledge of the natural world and developed sophisticated systems for utilizing and sustaining natural resources over many generations. Waimea Valley provides an opportunity for students to learn Hawaiian history, values, and traditions while forging a physical and emotional connection with the land.
Grade Levels:
Pre-K
K-5
6-8
9-12
Pre-K
K-5
6-8
9-12
Disabled Access:
We have complete disability access
Admission/Tickets: $5.00/students, $6.00 chaperones
Registration: Email for information
Food: Lunch catering can be preordered; snack shop available on site; brown bag lunch can be brought in.
Length of Visit: 1-2 hour program (does not include lunch time)
Student/Staff Ratio: PreK; K 5;1, other 10;1
Max. Group Number: Generally up to 80 (depends on program)
Group Requirements: must be preregistered; payment in advance; cannot begin program later than 2pm
Return Policy: full refund on case by case basis
Exhibits: cultural sites; cultural artisans; cultural games; archeological sites; botanical exhibits; swimming in waterfall
Retail Store: yes
Reservations Needed: yes
Nearby Attractions: Waimea Bay; Haleiwa town; Puu O Mahuka Heiau (Hawaiian Temple site); surfing beaches
Mission Statement:
E mālama a e ho‘omau i nā waiwai kānaka, mo‘omeheu, a kūlohelohe o Waimea no kēia hanauna a me nā hanauma e hiki mai ai i loko o ka ho‘onaauao ‘ana a me ka ho‘okahu ‘ana.
Preserve and perpetuate the human, cultural and natural resources of Waimea for generations through education and stewardship.
Philosophy/Belief Statement:
Waimea Valley is deeply rooted in Hawaiian history and continues to be a respite for Hawaiian spirituality and traditions. Hi'ipaka LLC is a nonprofit, limited liability company created to nurture and care for this treasure.
Waimea…A living pu'uhonua for and by kānaka for Hawai'i and the world. As stewards and employees of Hi'ipaka LLC, we will strive in our daily responsibilities to Waimea and its host culture, to celebrate and share a vibrant and living Hawaiian culture with the world. We welcome you to the living pu'uhonua of Waimea Valley. Let us honor and perpetuate Hawai`i's past, steward our present and plan for a prosperous and healthy future.
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