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Reflections from Limu Hui Gathering 2019

(Hā‘ena, Halele‘a, Kaua‘i) ~ The Limu Hui was created in 2014 at the request of kūpuna (elders) who gather and care for native Hawaiian limu (seaweed) around the islands. Hosted by ‘Ewa Limu Project the focus of this initiative was to “gather the gatherers” and identify loea limu (limu experts) in our communities who still retain knowledge […]

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E Alu Pū

E ALU PŪ is a network linking more than 32 communities from around Hawai`i to increase their effectiveness in managing local biocultural heritage.

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Hui Mālama Loko I’a

Hui Mālama Loko Iʻa is a growing network of fishpond practitioners and organizations from across Hawaiʻi. The Hui was formed as an opportunity for practitioners to empower each other and leverage their skills, knowledge and resources related to restoration and management of loko iʻa (traditional Hawaiian fishponds).

LIMU HUI

The Limu Hui is a network of elders, educators, and community members from across Hawaiʻi who gather, care for and work to restore native Hawaiian limu (seaweed) around the islands.   In 2014, at the request of elders with traditional limu practitioners, KUA partnered with the ʻEwa Limu Project in an initiative to “gather the gatherers.”

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Instagram post 2223179053291940012_1552559481 Yesterday the 2020 legislative session opened with a full day of ceremonies, activities, & discussions. KUA was among the many that gathered at the Hawaii State Capitol to introduce some of the communities from our E Alu Pū, Hui Mālama Loko Iʻa, & Limu Hui networks to our policy makers & remind them of the continued support for rural Hawaiian communities like Moʻomomi, Kīpahulu, Miloliʻi, Hāʻena, & Hoʻokena who are trying to manage and/or co-manage their community's precious subsistence resources and the ecosystems that make them thrive. The day was filled with network outreach activity on Lawaiʻa Pono values and practices (fishing right; fishing Hawaiian), and policies that can support them like: community-based subsistence fishing area projects, community-driven fishery rules for traditional grounds, & the importance of fresh water to nearshore ecosystems. Mahalo to everyone who stopped by our booth to connect with us & learn about these initiatives ~ ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono ~ #kuahawaii #ainamomona #lawaiapono 📷 @kimmymoa @gingerdidthis
Instagram post 2216257382387717545_1552559481 Mālama ‘Aimakapā Community Workday | SAT, JAN 11 (and every second Saturday of the month) from 9a-12p • for more details, check out our website for a calendar of workdays happening all across Hawaiʻi • www.kuahawaii.org/events #kuahawaii #huiloko
Instagram post 2215693989675116315_1552559481 Akemashite omedetou! What’s chewy, lucky and possibly stuffed full of nutella? Celebrating the new year w mochi-making fun and yum. Wishing everyone all the best in 2020! • #KUAhawaii #familytraditions #ainamomona
Instagram post 2212376978387729556_1552559481 😎 Cruzin’ into the new year...this bossa novaganza is dedicated to the person in our office who very quietly and gracefully keeps our hale functioning and holds us all accountable so we can do what KUA does so well...Hau’oli Lā Hānau @anasarca, hope you had a lovely day! Sweet dreams everyone, looking forward to touching base with you all in 2020!
Instagram post 2206836481724322159_1552559481 Lonoikamakahiki! The season of merriment, abundance, & generosity is upon us. Yet, the most perfect gift of all is the ability to see these themes found around us all the time. It may be as simple as taking a walk through your neighborhood to open your eyes to the natural elements and people that make up your own personal landscapes ~ take notice, cultivate, & share da aloha ʻāina within you. #kuahawaii #ainamomona 📷: @kimmymoa
Instagram post 2203199559042956972_1552559481 Pilina • moments from throughout our second day of hoʻoponopono workshop are plucked and strung together like so many deep red koʻoloaʻula blossoms. This richness of color is found again in an ʻumeke of limu alelo ʻīlio...and again on the Ewa shoreline. An old song is remembered and the ʻiʻini that brought us here continues to grow. #kuahawaii #ainamomona 📷 @kimmymoa @gingerdidthis
Instagram post 2202177510723908540_1552559481 Pono • we begin a three-day hoʻoponopono workshop led by Aunty Lynette Paglinawan and attended by members from Hui Mālama Loko Iʻa, E Alu Pū, & Limu Hui. Time passed swiftly as we gathered in the shelter of Hale Kūahuokalā & fueled by an ʻai pono lunch that was made more ʻono with moʻolelo by @kamoaskitchen - plenty to digest as we continue mauka to Pālehua for more conversations around the kitchen table #kuahawaii #ainamomona 📷: @kimmymoa @gingerdidthis
Instagram post 2188320333928225729_1552559481 We are sooo stoked and grateful when our friends and peers find creative and generous ways to support the movement of our communities!! If you are on the search for holiday makana for loved ones, consider this offer from @noellekauanoe / @aina.oils which will send a portion of proceeds to KUA! ***************************************Reposted @noellekauanoe: Hui! If you’ve been on the fence to get the highest quality essential oils in your life, plus you love to give back this holiday season to our beloved Hawai’i, here is your chance! @kuaainauluauamo is an amazing group of people who’s mission is to, “empower communities to improve their quality of life through caring for their biocultural (natural and cultural) heritage. Our vision is ʻāina momona — abundant and healthy ecological systems in Hawaiʻi that contribute to community well-being.” I’m happy to donate 25% of all Black Friday specials to them to continue their efforts! Here’s what comes with the Black Friday deal, that’s good till 11/30: ✅ Free wholesale account (25% below retail prices) for the whole year. No obligation to buy again or sell. ✅ $50 in doTERRA cash to use on your wishlist for either yourself or Christmas gifts next month! ✅ Access to our exclusive facebook community group page with tips and other experienced oil users. ✅ Option to get free products, free shipping, and even cash back. ✅ An exclusive welcome package, gift, and meet up with me to get you started confidently! DM me for details, or any questions! Black Friday is now till 11/30!! If you’re already a customer with me, please share with friends so we can share the gift of health and give back to an amazing organization 😉 #blackfriday #naturalmommy #ainaoils #deals #essentialoils #doterra #thanksgiving #lakuokoa #kuaainauluauamo #kuahawaii #aina #alohaaina
Instagram post 2187682156708190483_1552559481 We give thanks today (and everyday) for the abundance we’ve shared with our KUA ‘ohana—Lonoikamakahiki & Hauʻoli Lā Kūʻokoʻa #ainamomona #KUAhawaii 📷 credit: @kimmymoa ʻai pono credit: the @nakiloaina crew and participants from the 2019 Annual Limu Hui Gathering
Instagram post 2186163021465726955_1552559481 Super stoked about this collab and honored to be partnering with two orgs committed to supporting our vision of ʻāina momona—rich abundant lands and waters that support community well-being. Excited for what’s to come!#kuahawaii #ainamomona ・・・ #Repost @kealopiko Kealopiko + Hawaiian Airlines @hawaiianairlines take flight today ✈️ a collaboration where the design story & values come together. ʻĒkaha | source & foundation - speaks to our creation story, the kumulipo, the interconnected relationship between land and sea. How the health & well-being of one, is a reflection of the other. In taking on this project, it was very important to us that the design approach would reach further than just the aesthetic appeal - integrating values and practice into the construction and sourcing for the amenity kit was just as important to us, as well as, the give back into our community. The Hawaiian Airlines team was up for it and took on the challenge with us in co-designing new kits which are designed to be reused outside of flight, plastic wrappings and packaging have been replaced with recyclable papers and/or reusable options, bamboo & charcoal contents have been sourced, instead of plastics + a reef safe sunscreen @rawelementsusa is a new feature for visitors that will be entering our oceans. In addition, the new ʻĒkaha Collection that is releasing this week is in partnership with KUA- Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo @kuaainauluauamo Kealopiko + Hawaiian Airlines will be donating a portion of profits to support mālama ‘āina efforts that give us hope for the future of our precious natural resources. This collab has been a fun one! We hope you enjoy flying with us:) #kealopiko #hawaiianairlines
Instagram post 2185284298956653415_1552559481 Honored to be recognized by the Interfaith Alliance of Hawai’i for Facilitating Community Activism during the 17th Annual Community Awards Celebration! Mahalo to the communities of the E Alu Pū, Hui Mālama Loko Iʻa, and Limu Hui networks for all you do in your places and collectively to advance our vision of ʻāina momona.
Instagram post 2183904315403347878_1552559481 Getting ready to celebrate our 2019 and 2020 crop of KUA babies! Empanada prep day, empanada love.
Instagram post 2181165579821130299_1552559481 K, Gangy! Pre-holiday giveaway time! Someone magical dropped 4 tix in our mailbox for the @rebelsouljahz concert this Friday, Nov 22nd @alohatowermarketplace and we decided to share the lot with one of you lucky people! • • • Here’s how to be a winner: Share your most favorite KUA memory with us — go back through KUA’s instagram archive and share your favorite post to your account’s stories (tag us @kuaainauluauamo) — post as many times as you want for additional entries, but the 50th post will get the tickets! • • • Deadline is 24 hrs, starting at 10 pm tonight! • • • Pick up at our office in Kahaluu before noon on Friday.
Instagram post 2179293510363941326_1552559481 Also THIS! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Emily Fielding of TNC and Limu Hui Coordinator and Ewa Limu Project’s Wally Ito receive mahalos from Hank Eharis and Claudia Wehi of Na Mamo O Mū’olea for their work and support of of the Hāna Limu Fest over the years. Mahalo to all who make the Hāna Limu Festival possible! @nature_hi . . . #mauinuimakainetwork #namamoomuolea #ewalimuproject #kuahawaii #ainamomona
Instagram post 2179290311871457763_1552559481 #Repost @hanafestivals Mahalo nui for the mention. We and ʻewa Limu Project love participating in this awesome event organized by Nā Mamo o Mūʻolea every year and as always we had a blast! #ewalimuproject #namamiomuolea #ainamomona #kuahawaii #hanalimufestival ・・・ The 10th annual Limu Festival was such a cool event! There was live entertainment, beautiful crafts, informative booths about limu and different conservation efforts, as well as activities for kids. Limu, also known as seaweed, is a diverse and integral part of the oceans' ecosystems and the hawaiians' way of life; a nutrient dense crop for both humans and animals, and a building block for reefs, as well as a source of sand! 🦠 Follow @kuaainauluauamo for more information about limu and conservation efforts! 🌿 #hanafestivals #eventsinhana #thingstodoinmaui #thingstodoinhana #limufestival #limu #seaweed #akiaki #greenlimu #redlimu #brownlimu #conservation #oceanconservation #hanabay #reefconservation #luckywelivehi #islandlife #supportlocal
Instagram post 2177320772073985439_1552559481 Scenes from the annual Hui Mālama Loko I'a Po'o (leadership) gathering on Moku o Lo'e (famously known as Coconut or Gilligan's island). Attendees worked with our friends from the Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation, the UH Seagrant College Program and the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology to discuss fishpond ecosystems, values and practices (i.e. kapu and kanawai) as well as fishpond needs in the realms of protocol (cultural-spiritual, legal -policy and otherwise- administrative and scientific etc). #huimalamalokoia2019 #hmlipoo2019 #hmli #lokoia #kuahawaii2019 #kuaainauluauamo #kuahawaii #ainamomona
Instagram post 2175024490399842340_1552559481 E Alu Pū Council meeting Day #2. Scenes from our huaka'i to Mauna Kea. The protocol and welcome reception was beautiful. Council members went up to share their message with the Kia'i at Mauna Kea, Kahaku Poepoe and his tūtū kāne Uncle Mac shared the message and greeting: "Eia mai he kanakolu kūmālima mau hui aloha 'āina no Hoakalani e alu nei i Mailepai, Maui no ka 'aha E Alu Pū 2019. E hahai i ka la'ana a kūpuna mā, kū like mākou i ke kapu o Maunakea i ola mau ke ea o ka 'āina no nā pua pā konane o nā o mā hanauna hou. We are 35 aloha 'āina community organizations from across the archipelago who have gathered together in Mailepai, Maui for E Alu Pū 2019. To follow in the footsteps for our kūpuna, we stand in solidarity to protect the sacredness of Maunakea, so that the life of the land loves for the bright flowers of future generations." Noa has held it down for the past week in a cold U-Haul and proud to accompany Jenny (O'ahu; Pūpūkea-Paumalu ) and Kalei (Kaua'i; Hā'ena; @huimakaainanaomakana ) on their first special trip to the mauna. We saw monkeys on the roadside up to no good (@kahonuamomona ). Our kids shared a musical rendition of our E Alu Pū oli with folks at Pu'uhuluhulu University. Christine (Kupa'a no Lāna'i) contemplated new life quietly away from the crowd. Uncle Mac (Moloka'i; Hui Mālama o Mo'omomi) quietly left his mark. Mother (Maile; Wailuku CMMA) and son (Hunter) share a moment. Uncle Mac, Uncle Damien (Hawai'i, Kama'āina United to Protect the 'Āina Ho'okena), Hunter Carpio and Ikaika Rogerson ( O'ahu, Waimānalo; @waimanalolimuhui ) witness protocol. I like taking picture of people taking pictures of people. #ealupū #ealupū2019 #kuahawaii #kuaainauluauamo #kuahawaii2019 #maunakea
Instagram post 2173889266311897547_1552559481 E Alu Pū Council meeting Day 2. Checking in to say aloha to Mauna Kea. #ealupū #ealupū2019 #kuaainauluauamo #kuahawaii2019 #kuahawaii #uamaukeeaokamaunaikapono
Instagram post 2173592937920463819_1552559481 E Alu Pū Council Meeting Day #2. Huaka'i: 'Āina University and the Lewis 'Ohana: grow, gather and grind. "The aina is the kumu we just bring you to the classroom...to help us all learn to be and work in the outdoors again." -Kawika Lewis ( @ainauniversity ) #'ĀinaUniversity #ealupū2019 @ealupū #kuahawaii #kuahawaii2019
Instagram post 2173585795624988070_1552559481 E Alu Pū Council Meeting Day #2. Beginning early morning. Getting granular on actions. Hiki no. #ealupū #ealupū2019 #kuaainauluauamo #kuahawaii2019 #kuahawaii
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Yesterday the 2020 legislative session opened with a full day of ceremonies, activities, & discussions. KUA was among the many that gathered at the Hawaii State Capitol to introduce some of the communities from our E Alu Pū, Hui Mālama Loko Iʻa, & Limu Hui networks to our policy makers & remind them of the continued support for rural Hawaiian communities like Moʻomomi, Kīpahulu, Miloliʻi, Hāʻena, & Hoʻokena who are trying to manage and/or co-manage their community's precious subsistence resources and the ecosystems that make them thrive. The day was filled with network outreach activity on Lawaiʻa Pono values and practices (fishing right; fishing Hawaiian), and policies that can support them like: community-based subsistence fishing area projects, community-driven fishery rules for traditional grounds, & the importance of fresh water to nearshore ecosystems. Mahalo to everyone who stopped by our booth to connect with us & learn about these initiatives ~ ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono ~ #kuahawaii #ainamomona #lawaiapono 📷: Kim Moa, Ginger Gohier @ Hawaii State Capitol w/ Hui Mālama o Moʻomomi, Kipahulu Ohana, Paʻa Pono Miloliʻi, Hui Maka'ainana o Makana, KUPA Ho'okena ...

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