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reopening and maintaining
old trails or removing invasive
species at Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park — efforts that
not only take care of the land,
but also shape the people
actively engaged in the efforts.
“When we talk about conservation
and stewardship, the
biggest impact that we can have
is not on the landscape level, it’s
on the people level,” he said.
Hawaii Forest & Trail interpreters
make people love what
the company loves.
“If you get people out and
you get them connected to
nature … and then help them
understand what that is for
them personally, I think that’s a
really profound thing to be able
to do,” he said.
I’iwi Fund a
foundation of support
Hawaii Forest & Trail has
also been a big supporter of
nonprofit organizations in the
community, stepping up to help
local changemakers accomplish
Hawaii Forest & Trail Celebrates 25 Years
their own goals throughout the
community.
The I‘iwi Fund, established
at the beginning of this year, is
proof of that.
“This is a dream that we’ve
had for a long time to be able to
do this,” Pacheco said. “And it’s
very exciting that we’ve finally
got it established.”
It will offer guests the opportunity
to contribute to a fund
that will allow Hawaii Forest
and Trail to award grants to
organizations aligned with the
company’s mission and values,
as well as those doing work in
the areas where Hawaii Forest
& Trail offers tours.
The fund is donor-directed
and administered by the Hawaii
Community Foundation.
Donations are tax-deductible,
he said, and as owners of the
fund, Hawaii Forest & Trail will
have control over where that
money goes.
Hawaii Forest & Trail thanks
the advertisers and West Hawaii
Today for the portion of their ad
buy that will be donated to the The Hawaii Island Festival of Birds, in its third year, is Sept. 14-17. HFT/COURTESY PHOTO
25 Years… What a Ride!
Congratulations
Hawaii Forest & Trail!
Looking forward
to many more.
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Congratulations on 25 Years!
Mahalo for your business.
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