LEARN ABOUT HAWAIIAN WATERSHEDS
with instructors from the East Maui Watershed Partnership,
Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project & the Maui Invasive Species Committee
Our 3 hour format provides your tour operators and guides with an effective way to communicate information to Maui visitors about the species and environments of Hawaii.
What makes our training unique?
Share our take home fact sheets and guides with your clients to keep them informed with the latest in Hawai'i's conservation news
Learn incredible “WOW!” statements you can share with your guests about the forests of Haleakala, native forest birds, habitat restoration, unique plants, and how Maui is addressing invasive species concerns.
Experience a new opportunity to learn directly from expert conservation professionals about current projects happening right now on Maui.
COMPANIES TRAINED BY MMCAT
Polynesian Adventure Tours
Temptation Tours
Kehanu Gardens
Maui Mountain Cruisers
Merwin Conservancy
Unique Hawaiʻi Experience
Pacific Whale Foundation
Valley Isle Excursions
Piiholo Ranch
Platinum Tours
Rappel Maui
Travel Plaza Transport
Haleakala Bike Company
Maui Easy Riders
Maui Sunriders
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Zipline Guides
Bike Guides
Driving Guides
Helicopter Guides
Hiking Guides
Paragliding
Personal Guide Services
And we can tailor a training
to your needs!
TOUR TYPES WE TRAIN
TRAINING PROVIDED BY
Sharing facts on how our watershed makes water including cloud drip and water cycle, endemism in Hawaiian plants and conservation efforts being done to protect our watersheds.
Sharing facts about native forest birds: how they got here, why they are unique, threats,
conservation and recovery actions.
Sharing facts about the rate of new species to the island over time with examples of invasive
species that tour groups encounter and what should be reported if seen.
Our fiscal sponsor, allowing the above conservation agencies to work together and deliver these training's. We rely on donations and small grants to make this program possible.
UPCOMING TRAININGS
Guest Speaker: Melissa Price from UH Manoa on Pueo (Native Owl)
Location: Maui Bird Conservation Center, Olinda
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TESTIMONIALS
"Love the use of hands on materials - gives the customer a personal feel of the facts."
"I really do push the information out to our tourists ... they are shocked and have no idea of what is going on in Hawaii."
"The passion, importance of the mission and your knowledge of the material, both individually and collectively, showed!"
"All professional and a valuable tool for tour drivers."
Lukanicole Zavas, M.E.M., Outreach Manager, American Bird Conservancy. Luka leads the community outreach and engagement efforts for Birds, Not Mosquitoes. She has coordinated meetings with community leaders and public events, leads production of outreach products and materials, and maintains BNM’s social media accounts and website. A local of ʻĀhuimanu, Kahaluʻu, Oʻahu, her love for ʻāina has been the root for her journey in helping communities connect and in turn create their own stories with the place that they call home and the more than human cohabitants.