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Mānoa Heritage Center is a 3.5-acre living classroom dedicated to promoting an understanding of Hawaiʻi’s cultural and natural heritage. School, teacher and community programs are centered around Kūkaʻōʻō Heiau, the only reconstructed ancient Hawaiian temple in the ahupuaʻa of Waikīkī, and its surrounding gardens of rare Native Hawaiian plants.

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In the uplands of Honolulu, Mānoa Heritage Center invites you to step back in time and explore our living connections to Hawai‘i’s past.

Public Tours

Tours are by reservation only with a maximum of 10 guests (at this time) per time slot.

Workshops & Programs

Check out one of our community workshops or special events.

Kūkaʻōʻō Heiau

For hundreds of years, Kūkaʻōʻō Heiau has guarded Mānoa Valley from its prominent position with views of the Koʻolau Range to Waikīkī’s shoreline.

Cooke Family History and Kūaliʻi

Built in 1911, Kūaliʻi remains the private Cooke family residence with plans underway for it to become an historic house museum one day.

Botanical Gardens

Five beautiful gardens graciously adorn the master campus with endangered-endemic Native Hawaiian species to the modern-introduced plumeria.

The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Visitor Education Hale

The new Hale extends Mānoa Heritage Center’s campus with educational, structural and technological features in beautifully designed spaces.

Community Partnerships

Mānoa Heritage Center is fortunate to partner with organizations and schools in our ahupuaʻa and beyond to build a vibrant community connected to land, culture, and place.