Island: Hawai'i
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Kaulana Nā Pua
Kaulana Nā Pua redefines what healing and learning can look like through hula, oli, and ancestral knowledge as powerful, legitimate forms of healing, and education as resistance, and centering 'ike kūpuna, asserting cultural practice as essential to well being and community transformation. Their work serves keiki and 'ōpio ages 10–25 adversely impacted in health, education,…
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Earth RM
Earth RMʻs mission is to develop, implement, and share accessible bioremediation solutions to heal communities, lands, and waters affected by environmental pollution. earthrm.org
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Hui Ho'oniho
Hui Ho'oniho's mission is to build a firm foundation to cultivate and strengthen community through the practice of uhau humu pōhaku. They believe that uhau humu pōhaku is a foundational system of 'ike Hawai'i that provides community entry into a deeper sense of stewardship towards 'āina through its connection to the agricultural, ecological, and cultural…
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'Ohana Ho'opakele
'Ohana Ho'opakele was founded by kūpuna as an intervention to the disproportionate number of Kānaka Maoli in Hawai'i's prisons. The hui began this journey by opposing the building of new prisons on Hawai'i Island, and their research illuminated the goal to build a Pu'uhonua (Wellness Center) to provide healing before they returned back into society.…
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Lālākea Foundation
Lālākea Foundationʻs mission is to perpetuate traditional cultural practices by demonstrating oral traditions, teachings and ways of transmitting knowledge through the generations, provide a learning and enrichment platform for cultural practitioners and learners to encourage the preservation of the ancient art forms of Hawaiʻi, and educate practitioners about the need to protect and nurture our…
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'Aha Kāne
ʻAha Kāne, alongside Aumana, are spearheading the Kiaʻi o ka Lawena initiative, which has been and will continue to be engaged in receiving shipping containers at a secure commercial property in central Maui and employing a team of kia’i (guardians) to provide security and to assist in distribution efforts. Presently, theyʻre distributing supplies to specific…
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Pōhāhā i ka Lani
Pōhāhā i ka Lani builds upon nearly two decades of the organization’s land stewardship and revitalization efforts in Waipiʻo Valley, helping to ensure that the wahi pana will thrive with native plants and deepen the relationship between residents and visitors helping to mālama ʻāina. HPF funding facilitated transportation in and out of the valley, provided compensation…
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Maunakea Education & Awareness
Maunakea Education & Awareness educates and raises awareness of communities in Hawai'i and beyond on the spiritual, historical, cultural, environmental, and political significance of Mauna Kea and ALL sacred places. mkea.info
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Kahalu'u Kūāhewa
Kahalu'u Kūāhewa is restoring an ancient traditional agricultural field system in Kona ma uka to perpetuate ancestral knowledge reconnecting kanaka to 'āina through indigenous grassroots initiatives and sustainable restorative agricultural practices. kahaluukuahewa.org
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Hui Kaloko Honokōhau
Hui Kaloko-Honokōhau is dedicated to protecting, preserving, and advancing the natural and cultural resources of Kaloko and the customary and traditional practices of Native Hawaiians of the area. They return kia'i loko as stewards of Kaloko Loko I'a centering our people, practices, and values as a fierce reminder that we are still here. huikalokohonokohau.org