Hoʻōla Hou iā Kalauao revives and brings life to Kalauao, an ahupuaʻa in the moku of ʻEwa on the island of Oʻahu. Their vision is a thriving and abundant ʻEwa moku beginning with the ahupuaʻa of Kalauao. Recognizing the negative impacts of urban development and militarization on both our ʻāina and kānaka of ʻEwa, the hui works to create and maintain kīpuka (places of calm, safety, and regeneration) where culture can thrive, food can be cultivated, and ʻāina and kānaka can heal and be restored. Their mission is to restore identity and abundance to Kalauao by caring for ʻāina; growing, preparing, and eating ancestral foods; and building community through education and the return to Native Hawaiian values and cultural practices. They are intentional to grow aloha ʻāina who are both practitioners and advocates, equipped to engage politically as well as to mālama ʻāina and kaiāulu. In alignment with this, the hui currently works to restore māla and loʻi kalo at Kaʻōnohi, a small, organic farm and ʻili in Kalauao completely surrounded by development, which is their base of operations for current programming.
GRASSROOTS
SOCIAL CHANGE
SINCE 1972
Ho’ōla Hou iā Kalauao
