Hawaiʻi Rising

38. Mole Kumu: Kalo and Food Security for the Westside

An interview about kalo cultivation and food security with Kalani Puaoi from Mole Kumu.

Mole Kumu is a culture-based organization in the ahupuaʻa of Waipiʻo on Oʻahu that uses Hawaiian core values to help guide what food security and sustainability looks like. They actively promote food security, community health, and aloha ‘āina through a cultural lens. Their programs include kalo and ‘ulu cultivation, indigenous microorganisms, community education, and lāʻau lapaʻau (traditional Hawaiian healing plants).

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ʻĀinaaloha Ioane: ”Mai poina a hoʻomau”

Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi special with guest host Krisha Zane ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi!

Kamaʻilio ʻo Krisha me ʻĀinaaloha Ioane e pili ana i nā mele a ʻAnakala Skippy Ioane a me ka hana o ka hui ʻo Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation.

For our English-language interview with ʻĀinaaloha and Haʻawina Ioane, see episode 5. Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation: Growing Up in King's Landing in our feed.

For an immersive special episode from KWILF's 2021 Makahiki celebration, see Celebrating Makahiki in Keaukaha.

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37. Project Koa Yoga: Creating Space for Belonging

A conversation about yoga and social justice in Hawai‘i with Laura Toyofuku-Aki and Victoria Roland, the founders of Project Koa Yoga.

Project Koa Yoga diversifies yoga and wellness in Hawai’i while uplifting Hawai’i’s people, land, and culture. They are expanding what yoga can look like in Hawai‘i through programs that diversify and increase people’s access to yoga, teaching trauma-informed yoga and meditation with NGO partners who serve marginalized communities such as houseless folx and survivors as well as providing scholarship-based Yoga teacher training for BIPOC and QTIA2S+Māhū folx.

Website: www.projectkoayoga.com

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36. Seed of Love: Connecting People with Place on Molokai

A conversation about ʻāina-based healing and learning for youth with Ketty Mobed, Todd Yamashita, and Cara Fitzpatrick at Seed of Love.

Seed of Love is a community care farm on the island of Molokai that works with the land and community to create healing and educational opportunities with an emphasis on youth and community members with little or no financial means. They believe that the most effective means of engaging our local and Hawaiian youth is by connecting their cultural experiences with a sense of place and purpose. A lot has changed since the pandemic and, as we return to a new normal, Seed of Love is providing an inclusive, outdoor, open-air learning platform that has important relevance for youth including educational opportunities that reflect the values, practices, and homesteading lifestyle on Molokai.

Website: seedoflovehawaii.org

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35. Uluhāhāloa: Kalo, Cookbooks, and Community

A conversation about kalo (including ʻono recipes!) with Lahela Paresa and Kekaiokalani Naone from Uluhāhāloa.

Founded and led by Kānaka Hawaiʻi, Uluhāhāloa envisions Hawaiʻi’s economic, social health, and well-being restored in the next generation through an active connection to traditional Hawaiian practices, values, and lifestyles. Their Hāloa Circle is a twelve-week program that seeks to educate and challenge Native Hawaiians to eat their traditional ancestral food Hāloa, kalo.

Instagram: www.instagram.com/uluhahaloa/

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Talking Story with John Witeck: How HPF Began

A special episode with HPF founder John Witeck. As we approach the end of HPF's 50th year, we sit down with Mr. Witeck to hear about how it all began.

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34. Ka Lāhui Hawai‘i Political Action Committee: Advocating for Hawaiian Self-Determination

An interview about Hawaiian self-determination with Healani Sonoda-Pale, the public affairs officer for Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi Political Action Committee.

Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi Political Action Committee (KPAC) is a national committee of Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi (KLH), an ʻōiwi initiative for Hawaiian self-governance formed by and for Kanaka Maoli without the interference of the State or Federal governments or its agencies in 1987. KPAC advocates for Hawaiian Self-Determination and Human Rights set forth in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and International Human Rights Conventions. Along with the Queenʻs Court, KPAC is once again helping to organize the annual Onipaʻa Peace March and Rally on January 17, 2023, commemorating 130 years since the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy.

Website: kalahuihawaii.net

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33. Kahaluʻu Kūāhewa (Huliauapaʻa): Food Sovereignty and ʻĀina Education in Kona

A conversation about ʻāina restoration in the Kona field system with Jesse Kekoa Kahoʻonei and Kim Kahoʻonei, the site director and site coordinator at Kahaluʻu Kūāhewa (currently under Huliauapaʻa).

Kahaluʻu Kūāhewa is one of Konaʻs largest intact traditional agricultural field systems preserved within a 354-acre area owned by Bishop Estate-Kamehameha Schools. Over the past 20 years, archaeological surveys have documented at least 3,500 features, almost all of which are considered traditional agricultural features. In 2015, they began working to revitalize and restore this traditional system.

Website: https://www.huliauapaa.org/

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32. Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking: Getting Reel about Social Change

A conversation about gender justice in and through filmmaking with Vera Zambonelli, the founder of Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking.

Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking advocates for women and girls telling their stories through film with an intersectional lens. To raise awareness and visibility of women and girls’ work in film, HWF engages in discussions around critical issues and amplify marginalized voices shared through film screenings. They host film festivals and screenings to celebrate, share, and unite people in conversation through important stories in film.

Website: hawaiiwomeninfilmmaking.org

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HPF’s Giving Project: A Love Letter to Community Action

In this special episode, get a close look at HPF’s Giving Project, how it’s taking “community giving=community doing” to the next level, and how YOU can get involved. 

Mahalo nunui to members of our Giving Project family for sharing their reflections (in speaking order): Micky Huihui, Kaulana Ing, Chase Livingston, Mary Tam, Greg Kahn, Sean Aronson, Maxx Ramos, Tyler Sonnemaker, Rachel James, James Maunakea Secritario, and Angel Permito-Kaheaku.

Learn more about the Giving Project at www.hawaiipeoplesfund.org/giving-project/.

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