Pōhaku Pelemaka‘s mission is to protect, perpetuate, and enhance the intrinsic qualities and heritage of lower Puna, Native Hawaiian wellbeing, and the transmission of intergenerational knowledge and practices in partnership with 'ohana, government, public, and private sectors.
A Native Hawaiian–led hui stewarding culturally and environmentally significant lands in Puna makai, their programming restores pilina between people, 'āina, and ancestral knowledge systems through 'ohana-based, 'āina-based programs, building intergenerational leadership, strengthening food and resource independence, and equipping participants with the skills to mālama 'āina and advocate for their own communities.
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