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Kīpuka Kuleana
Kīpuka Kuleana is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and community land trust that perpetuates kuleana, ahupua’a-based natural resource management and connection to place through protection of cultural landscapes and family lands on Kaua’i. There is no just, sustainable future for Hawaiian communities without ‘āina (lands and waters or that which feeds). Hawaiian identity is rooted in…
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Nā Moku Aupuni o Ko’olau Hui
Nā Moku Aupuni o Koʻolau Hui perpetuates the Kanaka Maoli traditional and customary lifestyle of Keʻanae-Wailuanui. Encompassing nearly 400 acres of loʻi, it 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. In March, 2022 and…
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Pu’uhonua Society – Ho’omau Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina
Founded in 1972, Pu’uhonua Society is committed to community, the arts, and Native Hawaiian culture through public programming. Based in urban Honolulu with artistic and cultural engagement across the Hawaiian Islands, Puʻuhonua Society houses numerous community programs, including Hoʻomau Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina Cataloging & Public Programming Project. Puʻuhonua Society addresses issues of cultural…
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Kaiāulu o Kahalu’u
Kaiāulu ‘o Kahalu’u is a grassroots hui created to serve, organize, and uplift Kahalu’u community voices. Their mission is to mālama the people, resources, history, wahi pana, and community wellbeing of the Kahalu’u ahupua’a on O’ahu’s east side, and envisions an established collective of voices to advocate for the Kahalu’u community. Presently, their primary focus…