We are dedicated to restoring and revitalizing Hawaiʻi's native ecosystems at scale.
We are dedicated to restoring and revitalizing Hawaiʻi's native ecosystems at scale.
Led by a dedicated team of restoration and agroforestry specialists, our initiatives span from mauka to makai. Our services include seed collection and banking, propagation and nursery management, project planning and implementation, education and community outreach.
Led by a dedicated team of restoration and agroforestry specialists, our initiatives span from mauka to makai. Our services include seed collection and banking, propagation and nursery management, project planning and implementation, education and community outreach.
Our globally-recognized technology includes modular seed banks, solar desalination, and our open source forestry management software.
Our globally-recognized technology includes modular seed banks, solar desalination, and our open source forestry management software.
3RC serves as a gathering place and demonstration site for research focused on mitigating and adapting to environmental change both on land and in the ocean.
3RC serves as a gathering place and demonstration site for research focused on mitigating and adapting to environmental change both on land and in the ocean.
Our agroforestry team specializes in tropical fruit and nut orchards offering business planning, design, installation, and management.
Our agroforestry team specializes in tropical fruit and nut orchards offering business planning, design, installation, and management.
Terraformation Hawaiʻi
Terraformation was founded on Hawaiʻi Island, home to two-thirds of terrestrial and marine biomes found on Earth. We have a kuleana (responsibility) to this archipelago that most immediately is impacted by the effects of Climate Change.
Rising sea levels and coastal runoff pollution are damaging coral reef ecosystems and adversely affecting communities across island nations throughout the Pacific and beyond. Because of this, Hawaiʻi is now a global leader in solving climate change through significant work and studies conducted by scientists, communities, and agencies statewide.
Terraformation Hawaiʻi aims to restore the islands’ forests to capture carbon and revitalize nature. through native ecosystem restoration projects, seed banking , agroforestry operations, accessible technology, community engagement, and capacity building.
Our Kuleana
At Terraformation Hawaiʻi, we acknowledge that our kuleana as stewards of this ‘āina (land) is to create lasting solutions that accelerate biodiverse native ecosystem restoration. We understand that by being here, we are entrusted to fulfill our responsibility and privilege to care for this special place.
By prioritizing the restoration of native ecosystems, we can preserve biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services, and create a sustainable future for our communities and the environment.
Mountain to Ocean
Native Hawaiians understood the sustainability of an ahupua‘a (land management and food production system), where everything is inextricably linked from mauka to makai (mountain to the sea). Through our work at Terraformation, we aim to restore native species, reforest uplands decimated by grazing, and honor the holistic and historic ahupua'a system as it once was.
We are Ancestors
The choices that we make as a generation today directly impact our world as we know it. Our hope is that by collaborating with community partners and local leaders, we can create sustainable, biodiverse ecosystems through our projects and initiatives. Collectively we will mitigate Climate Change impacts for the care and preservation of our planet.
Hawaiʻi is the extinction capital of the world, with so many diverse ecosystems and species found nowhere else on the planet. In partnership with Arizona State University (ASU), Terraformation takes a ridge-to-reef approach and restores degraded land to its former native forest ecosystems.
Mirroring the state of the land, coral reefs around the world are suffering due to global warming and sediment runoff. ASU is currently building the world’s largest coral nursery to prolong the health of coral reefs. Together in this pivotal partnership, we play a critical part in combating climate change and successfully restoring coral reefs along our shores.
The name Ākoʻakoʻa emphasizes the dual meaning of “to assemble” and “coral.” Terraformation works in partnership with ASU to combine land remediation, coral propagation, and community stewardship to turn the tide in favor of coral reefs for a new future. Ākoʻakoʻa is a shared stage to foster a deeper connection between coastal and coral communities in an era of climate change.
Impact metrics, number of native seeds banked, acres under stewardship between both TF and ASU
Our Agroforestry team has over 40 years of collective agricultural experience.
Watch Amazon CTO Dr. Werner Vogels as he visits us to talk about combating climate change with the planting of one trillion trees — a task made possible with the help of solar-powered desalination, seed banking and cloud-based technologies.