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Conversations with grassroots community organizers at the forefront of progressive movements for change and justice in Hawai’i. A podcast series featuring community partners of Hawaiʻi People‘s Fund.
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Feb 11, 2022
Feb 11, 2022
41 min
Jaerick Medeiros-Garcia and Blake McNaughton are the president and vice president of Makahanaloa Fishing Association on Hawaiʻi Island.
Makahanaloa Fishing Association seeks to grow and protect their community’s rights to provide food for their families and maintain the generational bonds to the treasured shoreline areas of Hilo Palikū. The Association is currently trying to establish permanent and protected access to the shoreline of Pepeʻekeo on Hawaiʻi Island through the Public Open Lands and Natural Resources Conservation Commission. Education, outreach, and activation of this community-focused stewardship effort is the primary goal of the Association as they fight to stop the continual degradation of access to the ʻāina that nourishes their bodies and spirit.
To see photos from our visit to Pepeʻekeo in November, visit the HPF blog at www.hawaiipeoplesfund.org/blog/.
Tags: Hawaii, Hawai'i, Hawaiʻi
Feb 4, 2022
Feb 4, 2022
40 min
An interview with sisters Nikki-Ann Yee and Brandy-Lee Yee, the founders of Maʻi Movement Hawaiʻi.
Maʻi Movement Hawaiʻi is a locally grown organization committed to ending period poverty in Hawai’i through service, advocacy, and education. Their mission is to provide and distribute free menstrual products to menstruators in need, while advocating for systemic change in the government, schools, and community, and bringing down the barriers of stigma and access. Their program and services serve all islands and people of Hawai’i regardless of age, race, background, or identity, and they envision a reality where women and people who menstruate live full, productive lives and menstruation is accepted as completely normal.
Link to report "Understanding Period Poverty in Hawaiʻi" (Hawaiʻi State Commission on the Status of Women and Maʻi Movement Hawaiʻi).
Website: maimovement.org
Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii
Feb 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2022
48 min
In today’s special episode, HPF takes you to Keaukaha on Hawai’i Island, where we joined the Ioane ‘Ohana and the King’s Landing community for their Makahiki ceremony in November. Featuring live music and an interview with Keli’i “Skippy” Ioane.
To learn more about King's Landing, check out our interview with ʻĀinaaloha and Haʻawina Ioane in episode 5 "Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation: Growing Up in King‘s Landing."
Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii
Jan 28, 2022
Jan 28, 2022
38 min
Meet Hema Watson and Anuhea McDougall, the two student hosts of the Hawaiian Kingdom Weekly, along with their teacher Trevor Atkins, a founding organizer of Ke Ea Hawaiʻi.
Ke Ea Hawaiʻi is an inter-scholastic student council composed of elected student leaders from Hawaiian-focused charter schools. Their project, the Hawaiian Kingdom Weekly, amplifies student and community voices by developing a channel for new minds to choose what news is amplified and whose voices amplify it, and by developing a new generation of leaders who have experience in mass media production and critical literacy.
Find Ke Ea Hawaiʻi on Facebook (Ke Ea Hawaii) or Instagram (@keeahawaii) to watch the latest newscast.
Tags: Hawaii, Hawai'i, Hawaiʻi
Jan 15, 2022
Jan 15, 2022
37 min
Meet Kainoa Azama and ʻElia Akaka, two young leaders from the Windward side of Oʻahu who are founding members of the Hui Sivila ʻŌpiopio o Koʻolaupoko (Koʻolaupoko Jr. Civic Club).
The Hui Sivila ʻŌpiopio o Koʻolaupoko is a civic youth organization centered in the Moku of Koʻolaupoko. Their project brings the names of kūpuna from Koʻolaupoko who signed the kūʻē petitions home, honoring their bravery and recognizing them as heroes. They intend to supplement their efforts by creating educational programming to inspire and remind ʻōpio and community members of these kūpunaʻs actions, and promote the legacy of kūʻē no ka ʻāina.
Website: koolaupoko-hcc.org
Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii
Dec 17, 2021
Dec 17, 2021
36 min
Sixteen-year-old Pāhonu Coleman leads the Koʻolele program at Ke Kula Nui O Waimānalo.
Ke Kula Nui O Waimānalo strives to inspire youth to look to our past to build a vibrant future and a thriving community to take pride in. Koʻolele, a 12-month film and cultural exploration program, focuses on connecting youth to their culture, wahi pana, self-identity and overall well-being, pushing back on colonial injustice, and reigniting cultural pride through film. Utilizing video production, directing, and editing skills learned through the program, participants are tasked with documenting the manaʻo, moʻolelo, and mele (perspectives, stories, and songs) from esteemed leaders and kūpuna in the Waimānalo community.
Tags: Hawai'i, Hawaiʻi, Hawaii
Dec 3, 2021
Dec 3, 2021
37 min
ʻĀinaaloha and Haʻawina Ioane introduce the Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation and share about their childhood growing up in the village of Kingʻs Landing with their father Keliʻi “Skippy” Ioane.
Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation was created in 2020 to honor and perpetuate the legacy of Keliʻi William Ioane Jr., the Mālama Ka ‘Āina Hana Ka ‘Āina Association (M.A.H.A), the Keaukaha Makahiki Ceremony, and the promotion of Hawaiian Nationalism through his music. The effort underscores the social inequities of Hawai’iʻs people, and celebrates its resilience through the mo’olelo of King’s Landing and the formation of M.A.H.A.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/KeliiWilliamIoaneLegacy
Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai’i, Hawaii
Nov 19, 2021
Nov 19, 2021
35 min
Meet Hōkūokahalelani Pihana at Nā Waʻa Mauō Marine Stewardship Program.
Nā Waʻa Mauōʻs Honuaiākea Voyaging Program (HVP) immerses at-risk high school students from East Hawaiʻi Island in an experience that strengthens their academics, STEM skills, and personal well being as they transition into adulthood. During the Honuaiākea program experience, students learn how to conduct marine stewardship research using an integrated methodology that blends institutional and indigenous sciences. Their research projects focus on the effects of climate change on the marine environment and ways to increase community resilience to climate change. The open ocean readiness piece trains students in ocean safety to attain their lifeguard certifications, and the college to career success component prepares students for college through undergraduate mentorships and STEM research experiences. Collectively, the Honuaiākea Voyaging Program aims to perpetuate the practice of our kūpuna, strengthen the next generation of marine stewards, and sustain the cultural identity of Hawaiʻi Nei.
Website: www.kahalemauo.com/nawaamauo
Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai’i, Hawaii
Nov 12, 2021
Nov 12, 2021
38 min
An interview with Dr. Noe Noe Wong-Wilson and Kumu Hula Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento of Lālākea Foundation.
Lālākea Foundation is committed to protecting natural resources including Mauna Kea and other wahi pana throughout the pae ʻāina. Their mission is to perpetuate the ancient art form of hula and other traditional cultural practices, including the inherent right to practice traditional spirituality and life ways, and also to ensure that decisions affecting Hawaiʻi’s future is based on foundational principles of ʻĀina Aloha, ʻŌpū Aliʻi, Imi Oi Kelakela, and Hoʻokipa.
Website: lalakea.org
Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai’i, Hawaii
Nov 5, 2021
Nov 5, 2021
37 min
Meet Mehana Vaughan and Jennifer Luck of Kīpuka Kuleana.
Kīpuka Kuleana believes that keeping Hawaiian and long time local families in their communities, whether through sustained land ownership or other pathways that allow them to continue to serve as caretakers, is vital to the social and ecological health of Hawaiʻi ahupuaʻa, to perpetuating their character across generations, and to community survival and resilience. Dedicated to helping ʻohana keep their ancestral lands, they provide workshops for Kauaʻi ʻohana, conduct community classes, work on policies and legislation to reduce tax burdens and protect kuleana lands, hold work days that bring Kauaʻi community hui together, and create videos and other educational materials to reach potential investors and ʻāina purchasers to encourage protection of ʻāīna on Kauaʻi and discourage predatory sales.
Website: www.kipukakuleana.org
Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai’i, Hawaii