Island: Maui
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Nā ‘Aikāne o Maui
On August 8th, 2023 the Nā ‘Aikāne o Maui Lāhaina Cultural Center was lost to the devastating firestorm. Immediately after the disaster, Nā ‘Aikāne spearheaded recovery and relief efforts to affected residents. Despite the hui’s great loss, Ke’eaumoku Kapu, longtime indigenous justice and social change advocate, has been tirelessly serving the community, staffing care hubs…
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Ke Ao Hali’i
Ke Ao Haliʻi protects and preserves the natural cultural resources of the Hāna moku and the customary traditional practices of Native Hawaiians of the region to hold title to and own interests in real property or to hold easements to preserve and manage the area’s natural, scenic, historic, and marine resources for the benefit, education, and enjoyment…
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Mālama Kakanilua
Mālama Kakanilua‘s mission is to protect rights of iwi kupuna by upholding the “Act for the Protection of Places of Sepulture,” an 1860 law passed by the Hawaiian Kingdom to protect burial sites and graves and to protect all places that are sacred to Hawaiʻi’s people. Their work focuses on protection of iwi kupuna and…
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Kalauokekahuli
Kalauokekahuli supports Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander pregnant, birthing, and postpartum people by providing culturally-based perinatal support and education. Through Ka ʻĀmana Mentorship Program Cohort ʻElua, they seek to continue directly addressing Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander disparities in birth outcomes by sustainably growing a solid foundation of four additional Kalauokekahuli Koʻokua, supplementing their six Cohort…
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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…