Cultivating Care: A Memory Café — Spring 2026 Registration (January–May 2026)

E komo mai! Welcome! Please use this form to register for our upcoming Cultivating Care: Memory Café events. We look forward to seeing you at Ho‘ōla ʻĀina Pilipili, accessible community garden site at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

The Cultivating Care: Memory Café is a free, monthly gathering for people living with memory loss and their caregivers. We are an ʻāina-based (nature-based) Memory Café is designed to foster social connection, community-building, and meaningful engagement in an outdoor māla (garden) space.  It is a safe and welcoming place to enjoy time together, meet others, and take part in simple, relaxing activities in the garden.

Memory Cafés are inclusive spaces that reduce isolation, promote connection, and offer joyful, low-pressure activities for people living with memory loss and their caregivers. Our gatherings are dementia-friendly, culturally grounded, and supported by trained student volunteers who help create a supportive and inclusive environment.

Event details:
Cultivating Care Memory Café sessions are held once a month on Thursdays from 4:30–6:00 PM (January–May 2026).

Events are held at Hoʻōla ʻĀina Pilipili, Accessible School & Community Garden, located on the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus. The garden site includes nearby parking, accessible restrooms, shaded areas, comfortable seating, and wide, wheelchair-accessible pathways. We will also provide light refreshments at each event. A map with directions and parking information will be sent to all participants upon registration. Participants will be asked to sign in at each event and complete a brief evaluation to help us improve and sustain the program. We may also follow up by email or phone to share event reminders and additional caregiving or community resources. Stay tuned for Summer event dates.

Upcoming Dates & Themes (Spring 2026)

Cultivating Care: Memory Café sessions are held once a month on Thursdays from 4:30–6:00 PM. You may register for one session or multiple sessions using this form.

  • Thursday, March 12 – Creation (Watercolor painting, pesto-making demo, herb-bundles)
  • Thursday, April 16 – Cultivation (Bouquet and herb-bundle making, plant flowers, water color painting and photo-taking for scrapbook activity) 
  • Thursday, May 21 – Celebration (Scrapbook page creation, memory art using collage or pressed flowers, and lei making.) 
Activities are optional and self-paced; participants may choose one activity or move between activities at their own pace. All activities are adaptable for different ability levels and may change slightly based on participant needs, weather, and garden conditions. Trained volunteers will be present to support activities and engage with participants.

Participants will receive a reminder email with event details prior to each session. We will continue offering Cultivating Care: Memory Café events throughout 2026.To receive updates and future event announcements, please join our mailing list: https://go.hawaii.edu/Kcn

Registration notes:
One form may be used to register both a person living with memory loss and their caregiver. A person living with memory loss must attend with a caregiver; however, caregivers are welcome to attend on their own. You may register for one session or multiple sessions using this form. 

If you have any questions or need assistance completing this form, please contact Melody Halzel at mhalzel@hawaii.edu or (774) 239-2964.

This program is funded by the Community Care Corps (C3) grant and hosted by The Kūpuna Collective & University of Hawaiʻi Center on Aging.

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