Coastal Stewardship Specialist

The Kohala Center (TKC)’s ReefTeach program at Kahalu‘u Bay, in partnership with the County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation, provides education for all visitors including reef etiquette, park rules, safe and respectful behaviors and practices when engaging with Kahalu‘u as a wahi pana, and Kahalu‘u’s cultural and natural history. The coastal stewardship specialist is part of a team of TKC staff and ReefTeach community stewards who are responsible for strengthening pilina with ‘āina including human and non-human residents of, and visitors to Kahalu‘u Bay and Beach Park. The coastal stewardship specialist holds kuleana for the coastal ecosystem at Kahalu‘u Bay by returning ancestral knowledge and place-based research into daily ‘āina stewardship practices. This work is based in the coastal area of Kahalu‘u with occasional travel to other sites. The ideal candidate has experience leading ‘āina-based stewardship efforts with community members, has training from respected kumu, kūpuna, and other teachers and elders on relationships including those between ma uka and ma kai, is a practitioner whose accountability and standards of excellence are guided by ‘āina and kuleana.

To view the full position description and submit an application, please visit our Career Center at https://koha.la/careercenter. No phone calls, please.