Hawaiʻi Rising

58. Nā Moku Aupuni o Koʻolau Hui: Protecting Land and Water in East Maui

Good news from East Maui! In this interview with Nā Moku Aupuni o Koʻolau Hui, Jerome Kekiwi, Jr. and Jessie Kekiwi-Aweau share about a recent win for their community: Nā Moku received a 65-year lease for Keʻanae Uka!

Nā Moku Aupuni o Koʻolau Hui perpetuates the Kanaka Maoli traditional and customary lifestyle of Keʻanae-Wailuanui, Maui. Encompassing nearly 400 acres of loʻi, this area was renowned for taro farming until commercial stream diversions completely dewatered the area. In 2018, the community’s 30-year legal struggle resulted in the largest stream restoration in Hawaiʻiʻs history. With their new long-term lease for Keʻanae Uka, Nā Moku can extend their mauka stewardship and implement a long-term plan for their community's ʻāina and wai.

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Nāhōkū Kahana: Hui Hoʻoleimaluō ma Keaukaha

Ma kēia kamaʻilio ʻana, ʻōlelo mai ʻo Nāhōkū Kahana e pili ana i ka hana o ka ʻahahui ʻo Hui Hoʻoleimaluō a me nā wahi pana o Keaukaha ma ka mokupuni ʻo Hawaiʻi. Na lākou e mālama i nā loko iʻa a aʻo aku i ia hana i nā haumāna a me nā ʻohana o ko lākou kaiāulu.

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi special episode with Nāhōkū Kahana (Hui Hoʻoleimaluō), hosted by Hina Kaʻōpua Canonigo.

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Hui Hoʻoleimaluō: Next Generation Kiaʻi Loko (2023)

An interview about feeding community and training the next generation of fishpond stewards with Kamala Anthony and Nāhōkū Kahana from Hui Hoʻoleimaluō.

Established in 2013, Hui Hoʻoleimaluō has spent the past decade conducting long-term historical, cultural, physical, natural, and scientific studies of fishponds in Keaukaha, including Honokea Loko, Waiuli, and most recently at Kaumaui Loko. Today, Hui Ho‘oleimaluō is an active community hub that engages and teaches students and families through the brilliant culture of the ancient Hawaiian fishpond.

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57. EA Ecoversity: Building an Independent Hawaiian University

An interview about education and liberation with Dr. Kū Kahakalau and Pōlanimakamae Kahakalau, the president and executive director of EA Ecoversity.

EA Ecoversity is a culture-based, post-secondary education and career training institution grounded in Education with Aloha (EA). Their inaugural Kanaka Culinary Arts Diploma program is being launched in the summer of 2024. Interest form linked below.

Kanaka Culinary Arts Diploma links: Student Interest Form, Committee Interest Form

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Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Series - coming soon

Later this month, we're celebrating Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Language Month) with episodes in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, guest hosted by Hina Kaʻōpua Canonigo. Each episode will be released alongside a companion episode in English from a previous interview with the same guest.

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ʻOnipaʻa Peace March - Jan. 17, 2024

January 17, 2024 is the 131st anniversary of the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Each year, Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi Political Action Committee and the Queen's Court convene the ʻOnipaʻa Peace March and Rally to make sure the overthrow is never forgotten. In this podcast short, Healani Sonoda-Pale from Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi shares about the importance of this event.

To learn more about how to participate in the 2024 ʻOnipaʻa Peace March from Maunaʻala Royal Mausoleum to ʻIolani Palace, visit kalahuihawaii.net/onipaa. To listen to the full interview with Healani from 2022, see episode 34 in our feed.

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56. Puʻuhonua Society: Hoʻomau Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina

An interview with Aunty Joan Lander (Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina) and Emma Broderick (Puʻuhonua Society) about preserving decades of documentary video footage of the movement for future generations.

Pu’uhonua Society is committed to community, the arts, and Native Hawaiian culture through public programming. In their Hoʻomau Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina Cataloging & Public Programming Project, Puʻuhonua Society is working with Aunty Joan to catalog and organize the ~6500 video reels of raw footage that she and Puhipau recorded over their decades producing documentaries at Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina.

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55. Pōhaku Pelemaka: Cultural Resilience and Community Stewardship in Puna

An interview about developing community stewardship in Puna, Hawaiʻi, with Leila Kealoha from Pōhaku Pelemaka.

Pōhaku Pelemaka aims to protect and preserve cultural and natural resources along the Puna Coast through culture-based education and community-based input to mitigate the impacts of visitor and resident traffic within the wahi pana.

Facebook: facebook.com/pohakupelemakapage

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54. Ke Kahua o Kūaliʻi: Building a Kauhale at Kawainui

An interview about ʻāina restoration and hale construction with Ed Gomes and Kukona Lopes from Ke Kahua o Kūaliʻi.

Ke Kahua o Kūaliʻi’s mission is to inspire and support cultural and environmental wellness through land stewardship of Palalupe and Pōhakea at Kawainui fishpond in Kailua, Oʻahu. Their Kūkulu Kauhale Program fosters traditional land management and supports cultural practice by training community members in the cultural arts and lifeways of hale construction, care, and maintenance.

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No Live Fire Training in Mākua Valley (Special Update)

A special update on Mākua Valley with Uncle Sparky Rodrigues and Aunty Lynette Cruz from Mālama Mākua.

In a joint statement submitted with Mālama Mākua in federal court yesterday, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army stated that they no longer need to conduct live fire training at Mākua "now or in the future." Uncle Sparky and Aunty Lynette share the significance of this new development in the movement for the return and restoration of military-occupied lands in Hawaiʻi.

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