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A message from our new Lohe Pono Fellow

My name is Kinohi Pizarro and I was born and raised in Waimanalo on the island of Oʻahu. I consider myself a lifelong learner, a mother, a kiaʻi loko, a mentor, and a friend.  Each of these abilities require one to be a great listener.  So when the opportunity at KUA came up to be […]

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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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Hauʻoli lā hānau, Kinohi! We want to send a spe Hauʻoli lā hānau, Kinohi! We want to send a special shoutout to the birthday girl, our first Lohe Pono Fellow, & recent addition to the KUA team. We are so lucky to have this hammah join our lineup; she brings with her the breadth of her experience at Heʻeia fishpond and the depth of her connection to ʻāina and kūpuna. In her own words:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ “Lohe Pono is the act of radical listening, respectful listening, listening well, listening intently, the list goes on and on.  So many ways to define this term. I believe we listen with our na’au (gut-intuition) in regards to some of the most key, vital, and necessary components for our existence and our survival. Our magic decision-making tool lies in our naʻau. We need to relearn how to trust it.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ How do we capture, bring light to, and listen to what is unsaid, unheard, the viewpoints unseen, and the voices that may not be responding to certain types of communications?  There are many different types of communication, some are so ingrained in our society that they can be so crippling to some while other people flourish.” -Kinohi • to read the full blog post, LINK IN BIO #kuahawaii #kuaainauluauamo ⁠⁠
XOXO for the OX • KUNG HEE FAT CHOY! This Lunar XOXO for the OX • KUNG HEE FAT CHOY! This Lunar New Year of the Ox asks us to hold fast to the foundational elements of excellence and resilience: Prudence, diligence, discipline, & hard work.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Last year we celebrated what was to be the first of an annual KUA tradition to celebrate some of our cherished partnerships. We gathered in the intimate setting of Ka Waiwai to usher in 2020, the Year of the Rat, standing shoulder to shoulder over platters of dim sum and limu salad, sharing laughs, crushing fortune cookies, and as the drums and cymbals of the performers approached, folks huddled tighter awaiting their turn to feed lucky red envelopes to the lions. Looking back, everything about that party, down to the architectural elements of the rotunda, evokes a feeling of closeness, of coming together to the center of our ʻumeke full with joy and hope.     ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ We ask you to hold fast to this memory of being together, let the feeling hold you, & savor it until we can stand shoulder to shoulder again ~ blessings in abundance & good health from all of us at Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo: Alex, Brenda, Ginger, Kevin, Kim, Kinohi, Lauren, Malia, Miwa, Niegel, & Wally⁠⁠ Ox illustration by @aplantnerdandadream
Happy holidays to our ʻaʻama crab, Uncle Ben Vil Happy holidays to our ʻaʻama crab, Uncle Ben Villiarimo of Hāna, Maui. Heʻs been one of our personal heroes since the Limu Hui gathering in Molokaʻi when he shared his knowledge of limu, heʻs a macgyver of headgear and he can cook fancy, too! This year, he is sharing his recipe for Chili Pepper Water Consommé in our Nīoi Package! I asked Uncle Wally to describe the consommé, “oh itʻs delicious, itʻs a French preparation of soup thatʻs cloudy and you use egg white to clear out the sediment so you have clear broth...eh, you might find a better word than ʻsedimentʻ for soup” (I didnʻt). Sounds delicious, folks! We are busy transcribing the handwritten recipe so you can make some of this magic at home! Also included in that package is the paʻakai nīoi from Uncle Piʻi, so go look back on that post for more info!⁠ •⁠ Our goal this year is to raise $28,000 by December 31st, 2020 (tonite!) – for each of the ~70 communities we support, we estimated the value of a day’s work for one practitioner and all that entails to be about $400 (inclusive of fringe and benefits). Translating sweat equity to financial equity gives this work the space needed for rest, recovery and resilience. During these difficult economic times, we know $400/day seems like a lot, but it’s not impossible thanks to the generosity of Gerbode Foundation and @alohacollection who have sponsored matching funds that will increase the impact of your gift. A donation from you, even in the smallest amount, provides resources that will allow KUA to remain nimble in our response to our network and community needs. E holomua! Please visit our Indiegogo (linktree in bio)! #holoholu2020 #ealupu #limuhui #huimalamalokoia #kuahawaii
Feeding baby turtles by day, making the paʻakai n Feeding baby turtles by day, making the paʻakai nīoi by night. Uncle Piʻi Laeha of Kalāhuipuaʻa Fishpond is as spicy and salty as this perk! 🧂🌶🔥😂 Sprinkle it on your laulau, salt the rim of your bloody mary, or just take a pinch when you need a lil pick me up! Only a handful of these Nīoi Packages left! Comes with a recipe card of Wai Nīoi Consommé by Uncle Ben Villiarimo from Hānā. • Our goal this year is to raise $28,000 by December 31st, 2020 – for each of the ~70 communities we support, we estimated the value of a day’s work for one practitioner and all that entails to be about $400 (inclusive of fringe and benefits). Translating sweat equity to financial equity gives this work the space needed for rest, recovery and resilience. During these difficult economic times, we know $400/day seems like a lot, but it’s not impossible thanks to the generosity of Gerbode Foundation and @alohacollection who have sponsored matching funds that will increase the impact of your gift. A donation from you, even in the smallest amount, provides resources that will allow KUA to remain nimble in our response to our network and community needs. E holomua! Please visit our Indiegogo (linktree in bio)! #holoholu2020 #ealupu #limuhui #huimalamalokoia #kuahawaii
That's my dad, Katimoana Heimuli. It’s me, Pua, That's my dad, Katimoana Heimuli. It’s me, Pua, Dad and Mom, Lisa Heimuli, right now in the Heimuli house. It’s been a great harvest year and we shared ʻulu with about 6 other families in our neighborhood and 7 friends in other places on Oʻahu. We also gave a couple boxes to Lunalilo Homes, they used it for their Meals on Wheels program for kūpuna all around the Hawaiʻi Kai area, it was pretty cool. My Dad always smiles every time he hears about who we gave ʻulu to, how they made it, and he gets excited when next ʻulu season comes around :) During ʻulu harvest season, Faʻalifu is a dish we make for dinner. The ingredients are locally grown either in our backyard or from other local farms, and the paʻakai is from our friends on Hawaiʻi Island. Faʻalifu reminds my Dad of all the good food he had growing up in Tonga and Sāmoa, it is what still keeps him connected to his family traditions. -Malia Heimuli 🌱 This recipe is featured in our ʻUlu package available on Indiegogo! Big mahalo to the ʻohana Heimuli for being a part of our extended fam. E ulu e! • Our goal this year is to raise $28,000 by December 31st, 2020 – for each of the ~70 communities we support, we estimated the value of a day’s work for one practitioner (and all that entails) to be about $400 (inclusive of fringe and benefits). Translating sweat equity to financial equity gives this work the space needed for rest, recovery and resilience. During these difficult economic times, we know $400/day seems like a lot, but it’s not impossible thanks to the generosity of Gerbode Foundation and @alohacollection who have sponsored matching funds that will increase the impact of your gift. A donation from you, even in the smallest amount, provides resources that will allow KUA to remain nimble in our response to our network and community needs. E holomua! Please visit our Indiegogo (linktree in bio)! #holoholu2020 #ealupu #limuhui #huimalamalokoia #kuahawaii #gerbodefoundation 📷 Photos provided by Heimuli ‘ohana
Gwen Arkin is a Maui-based artist who finds inspir Gwen Arkin is a Maui-based artist who finds inspirations in these kind of artistic processes preceding photography. Each handcrafted print “belong to the tradition of light sensitive creative processes” and a part of her “search for unexpected beauty.” To us, they are just stunning! Gwen has generously donated three cyanotypes to our HOLO•HOLU Fundraiser; two of them have already been purchased, but there’s still one left! Check out our Indiegogo for that and other cool perks! • Our goal this year is to raise $28,000 by December 31st, 2020 – for each of the ~70 communities we support, we estimated the value of a day’s work for one practitioner and all that entails to be about $400 (inclusive of fringe and benefits). Translating sweat equity to financial equity gives this work the space needed for rest, recovery and resilience. During these difficult economic times, we know $400/day seems like a lot, but it’s not impossible thanks to the generosity of Gerbode Foundation and @alohacollection who have sponsored matching funds that will increase the impact of your gift. A donation from you, even in the smallest amount, provides resources that will allow KUA to remain nimble in our response to our network and community needs. E holomua! Please visit our Indiegogo (linktree in bio)! #holoholu2020 #ealupu #limuhui #huimalamalokoia #kuahawaii  • To learn more about Gwen and her beautiful body of work, visit her website www.gwenarkin.com @squeezysvintage
Resilience, Rest, Recovery • We tend to make her Resilience, Rest, Recovery • We tend to make heroic space for the doing – more money, more jobs, more hours, more people served. Could this insatiable hunger for more and for better, simply be another expression of unbridled capitalism? As we invest in the doing, should we not also invest in rest and recovery? We believe resilience is an indicator of health and communities need time and space for rest. For all the things that feed our spirit and bring us joy. We need meaningful spaces to pause, take stock, catch breath, mālama, and go holoholo.  Rest also allows us to consider “how people are served” vs. “how many.”  It takes courage to set these boundaries. To determine what is enough. LAWA. How many times can you replant before the soil is depleted of nutrients? What is enough fish taken from the ocean? How many are enough people, tourists? Soil needs rest. Fisheries need rest. People need rest. Communities need rest. Why? So we can continue doing, for tomorrow, and next month, and next year, and for generations to come.  • Our goal this year is to raise $28,000 by December 31st, 2020 – for each of the ~70 communities we support, we estimated the value of a day’s work for one practitioner and all that entails to be about $400 (inclusive of fringe and benefits). Translating sweat equity to financial equity gives this work the space needed for rest, recovery and resilience. During these difficult economic times, we know $400/day seems like a lot, but it’s not impossible thanks to the generosity of Gerbode Foundation and @alohacollection who have sponsored matching funds that will increase the impact of your gift. A donation from you, even in the smallest amount, provides resources that will allow KUA to remain nimble in our response to our network and community needs. E holomua! Please visit our Indiegogo (linktree in bio)! 🎶 by Uncle Tommy Urpanil of Lana’i Limu Farm & the Limu Hui #holoholu2020 #ealupu #limuhui #huimalamalokoia #kuahawaii
The essential work of kuaʻāina • On this jour The essential work of kuaʻāina • On this journey toward resilience, we have come to understand the role that our kuaʻāina fishers, farmers, gatherers, and families play as stewards of our communities. During this pandemic, these grassroots community stewards have rallied to grow food and provisions for those in need, they are distributing PPE and food boxes, providing elder/childcare support, and developing place-based school curriculum pivots. They are doing so in real time with little resources, in the most remote places. Their role on the front lines of food security and community health and well-being has always been important, but nothing has forced us to strip our ways down to the essential work the way COVID-19 has.  We stand on the shoulders of giants, our kūpuna (and kupuna orgs) have tended to ʻāina for generations. Their capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, their resilience, has been a part of our community DNA. Yet, the work of building community resilience is tireless and oftentimes without compensation. It is work we must ʻauamo. How do we build capacity and re-invest in community resilience so it is both productive and regenerative? • Our goal this year is to raise $28,000 by December 31st, 2020 – for each of the ~70 communities we support, we estimated the value of a day’s work for one practitioner and all that entails to be about $400 (inclusive of fringe and benefits). Translating sweat equity to financial equity gives this work the space needed for rest, recovery and resilience. During these difficult economic times, we know $400/day seems like a lot, but it’s not impossible thanks to the generosity of Gerbode Foundation and @alohacollection who have sponsored matching funds that will increase the impact of your gift. A donation from you, even in the smallest amount, provides resources that will allow KUA to remain nimble in our response to our network and community needs. E holomua!Please visit our Indiegogo (linktree in bio)! #holoholu2020 #ealupu #limuhui #huimalamalokoia #kuahawaii 🎥 @modestamediahawaii
HOLO•HOLU In 2014 we threw a virtual paeʻāin HOLO•HOLU In 2014 we threw a virtual paeʻāina dance party, in 2016 we took that party global, and in 2018 we had a PAKIPIKA Chili Pepper Water Auction. You could say that we’ve been celebrating “together apart” for years now. We ask you to join us again in our 2020 fundraising efforts!  When one says they’re going holoholo, it can mean a pleasurable cruise around the island or code for heading to the shoreline with your net and poles. Either way, it’s joyful movement from one place to the next. Holu speaks to a resilient nature, like a tree whose branches bend and sway instead of snapping in the storm. HOLO•HOLU is what we are calling our journey toward resilience.  • Our goal this year is to raise $28,000 by December 31st, 2020 – for each of the ~70 communities we support, we estimated the value of a day’s work for one practitioner and all that entails to be about $400 (inclusive of fringe and benefits). Translating sweat equity to financial equity gives this work the space needed for rest, recovery and resilience. During these difficult economic times, we know $400/day seems like a lot, but it’s not impossible! Thanks to the generosity of Gerbode Foundation and @alohacollection who have sponsored matching funds will increase the impact of your gift. A donation from you, even in the smallest amount, provides resources that will allow KUA to remain nimble in our response to our network and community needs. E holomua!Please visit our Indiegogo (linktree in bio)! Artwork by @kamakaaina #holoholu2020 #ealupu #limuhui #huimalamalokoia #kuahawaii
Before this day is through, we want to wish a haff Before this day is through, we want to wish a haffy burps to the birthday fella, our co-director, KEVIN CHANG! Wishing you a wickedly sweet lā hānau with Alma and the ʻohana! You are one lucky guy, those tacos looked tasty! The social distancing is even more bittersweet knowing you had to enjoy those all to yourself 😂😂😂 FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS KEV! We are so grateful for all of our KUA. Since Piko o Wākea (in March), weʻve been celebrating our beloveds from afar. Now as we head into Makahiki season, we are feeling the seasons change as we transition into the next phase. Looking forward to the days when we can jam together and boogie again ~ until then, stay safe out there everybody!
There is a lot to celebrate. We’re still here. W There is a lot to celebrate. We’re still here. We’re still showing up. Doing that deep listening. Honoring the ancestors. We feed the dragons. We keep the fires lit, with preparation, persistence, and pule, and keep reheating that delicious stew.  This isn’t waxing poetic. This is how Miwa truly believes and describes the work we do. The behind the scenes stuff of facilitation, the planning, and yes, grant writing (seriously!). ☺️ This is what Miwa does. She recognizes the magic in the mundane, creating ritual in our work. She loves the authentic, juicy qualities that exist within each of us and encourages us to be generous in giving our gifts, served in that delicious stew. She is committed to this journey, all of it. She asks the hard questions and listens with her whole self. She is the quiet force that breathes life into our dreams. This is what she does. We are so grateful for all of our KUA. We didn’t imagine that we would still be celebrating our birthdays (and babies, and gains, and everything else!) from a distance, but this expression of our aloha, to mihi our beloveds, is a practice that gets easier with each passing milestone. Mahalo to all of you who show up to celebrate them with us. HAUʻOLI LĀ HĀNAU MIWA #kuahawaii 📷: @kimmymoa & Scottie Kanda
It’s not often that you find a friend with the p It’s not often that you find a friend with the perfect combination of heart and humor. Someone you can go deep and wide with in conversation or simply shoot the...breeze. Someone with charm and wit who is both fearless and vulnerable in bringing their authentic self and in sharing generously of their gifts. This Equinox we celebrate the endearing @gingerdidthis - the bestest Dance Partier, ‘Girl Talk’ Facilitator, Aloha Lounger, Outreach & Engagement Coordinator and bosom buddy we know. You serendipitously found your way to our KUA ‘ohana at the beginning of the longest year EVER and have brought joy, laughter and light to each moment together (on zoom) since. Hauʻoli lā hānau, Aunty Ging! May you and your tita bun find yourself swept away on fabulous holoholo adventures and wrapped in the warm voices of the village of hoa aloha you build around you wherever you go. 📷: @kimmymoa & Scottie Kanda
GIVE ALOHA 2020 From September 1-30, donations to GIVE ALOHA 2020 From September 1-30, donations to @kuaainauluauamo and other Give Aloha participating organizations will be accepted at checkout at all Foodland, Sack N Save, & Foodland Farms stores statewide. Use your Maikaʻi Card to make a donation to KUA using code 78943 at checkout! But thatʻs not all…Foodland and the Western Union Foundation will match each donation up to a total of at least $250,000 for all organizations combined. If total customer donations exceed $250,000, the matching gift will be divided among all participating organizations - the more everybody gives, everyone wins. :) For more info, check out @foodlandhi (link in their bio) - what an awesome way to support your favorite community organizations MAHALO! 🙌🏽 #kuahawaii #ainamomona #FoodlandGiveAloha #FoodlandHI
It doesn’t just take a good artistic eye to be a It doesn’t just take a good artistic eye to be able to spot opportune moments, it takes a loving heart. It takes the ability to recognize & follow one’s instinctual knowing that, yes this moment matters! these people matter! Capturing this in a photo to show what others can’t see - that is your gift. Mahalo Kim for growing our collection of beautiful moments and loving portraits; stories of our work & communities, kūpuna to keiki. And Hauʻoli lā hānau! Your work is a gift that will last for lifetimes. Note. Being a photographer, Kim is always behind the lens, rarely in front of it. This can make it difficult to find a picture with her in it. Even in this day and age where everyone has a high quality cameraphone in their hand, you’d expect it to be a little easier, but it’s not😆 It takes one to know one, and luckily we have the help of other professional photographers to lend a hand and a foto. 📷 mahalo Scotty! #kuahawaii
Thursday- Sept 3rd SESSION #11 - 3:30PM - 5:30PM • Forum #633 Title: Perpetuating ʻĀina Momona through Loko Iʻa Culture (Presenters: Brenda Asuncion, Barbara Seidel, Lehua Kamaka, Kuʻulei Keakealani, Dena Sedar, Noelani Lee, Tiana Henderson) Huakaʻi with us to a few loko iʻa and wai ʻōpae, and learn about tools and activities you can continue using after the session. (Photo Credit: @kimmymoa) #hiconcon2020 #kuahawaii #ainamomona
ʻāina momona • this year’s  #hiconcon2020  ʻāina momona • this year’s  #hiconcon2020 features the beautiful artwork by a very special artist close to our hearts, Malia Heimuli! We saw this text posted by @hawaiiconservation and had to share. Here’s Malia in her own words… "When I look upon our ʻāina momona, I see Clouds, heavy with rain rolling in on tradewinds Hōʻailona revealed in patterns, equinox and solstice of the sun Recognizing stars and cycles of mahina, Seasons coming thru. These I pass on to the mākua. When I look upon our ʻāina momona, I see Mauna, summits draped in ʻohu, forests breathing Trills and songs of ʻiʻiwi and kāhuli clear across ridges Kahawai surging and flowing red with petals of Lehua down through valleys, A vast expanse. These I pass on to the keiki. When I look upon our ʻāina momona, I see Kānaka, surrounded by our brother Hāloa, ʻŌʻō uncovering pōhaku, passing them in line one by one To rebuild foundations around muliwai flowing into playgrounds for pua Limu plucked from papa, iʻa pulled from loko, ʻulu picked from māla All in exchange among communities for full bellies, Ceremonies of gratitude for these gifts of ʻāina. These I pass on to the moʻopuna When I look upon our ʻāina momona, I see Currents, lined with ʻōpelu guiding hīhīmanu out to Moananuiākea Meeting koholā as they dive into deeper realms Where koʻa lives, birthed into a world immersed in pō And emerging from darkness into a time, not yet seen. These I pass on to you. Ola i ka ʻāina momona!" – Malia Heimuli 📷 2nd photo was taken by her sister @moani_ani taken at last year’s HCC event #kuahawaii #ainamomona
New! Catch Uncle Wally at Forum #263 Title: “Res New! Catch Uncle Wally at Forum #263 Title: “Restoring Nearshore Hawaiian Algae and Seagrass Habitat" beginning at 2:15pm - TODAY Tue, Sep 2nd - (Presenters: Doug Harper, Keli'i Kotubetey, Wally Ito, Wendy Kuntz, Kim Fuller, Wesley Dukes, Celia Smith, & Alex Awo) • This symposium will highlight the various methods and lessons learned around the state of Hawaii for removing invasive algae species, facilitating the return of native algae, and assessing the health of the nearshore habitat. It will demonstrate how community, culture, technology, and science all play a part in restoring native nearshore Hawaiian habitat. 📷 @gingerdidthis #hiconcon2020 #kuahawaii #ainamomona
Spotlight Sesh, TODAY 👀 • WED Sept 2nd • SE Spotlight Sesh, TODAY 👀 • WED Sept 2nd • SESSION #6 • 1:15PM - 2:15PM • Forum #329 • Importance of NETwork Weaving: New Engagement Together, Working On Restoration Kuleana Solutions ••• This solution-oriented session will feature non-profit mālama ʻāina organizations spanning across Hawai’i who are part of the Community Restoration Partnership (CRP) of the Hawai’i Community Foundation (HCF). Through their support, this cohort style approach weaves together multi-agency collaboration inviting innovation to flow and shared capacity to grow amongst the CRP network. These community leaders will briefly share highlights of their environmental restoration work and strategies that engage community expertise and build pilina (relationships and connection) within communities to strengthen their agency. ••• Presenters: Niegel Rozet, Butch Haase, Josiah Ching, Chelsey Jay, Pauline Sato, Makana Reilly, Pūlama Lima, Nahulu Maioho, Tim Tybuszewski ••• 📷: @kimmymoa #hiconcon2020 #kuahawaii #ainamomona
URBAN ʻĀINA • day 1 of Hawaii Conservation Co URBAN ʻĀINA • day 1 of Hawaii Conservation Conference. Weʻre getting the lay of this new virtual conference space & wishing everyone well over the next few days with strong wifi and stronger beverages! 🙌🏽 #kuahawaii #hiconcon2020 mahalo @hawaiiconservation Share a takeaway from any of the sessions today! 📍 “We need to shift our perspective of what urban environments are…we need to incorporate the idea of ʻāina momona in our urban areas as well” -Kialoa Mossman @hilohanakahi_95
27th Hawai’i Conservation Conference action happ 27th Hawai’i Conservation Conference action happening now!!! If you’re registered, join us and hoaaloha for the next sesh! ••• TODAY • SESSION #3 • 3:15PM - 5:15PM • Forum #272 • E ʻIlau Mai Kākou: Working together to achieve ʻāina momona • Presenters: Ulu Ching, Aunty Hannah Springer, Nahaku Kalei, Scott Crawford, Emily Cadiz, Manuel Mejia, Rebecca Most; Moderator: Kevin Chang ••• This session will highlight the spectrum of collaborative efforts across various communities and the impacts they have on conservation in Hawaiʻi. Collaboration itself is not unique within conservation, but through this forum, we will highlight the various innovative forms it takes in Hawaiʻi. The fruits of relationship-building efforts that have spanned decades are now being realized and this session will showcase those efforts, lessons learned, and how to keep those efforts viable and strong for the future. ••• 📷: @holladayphoto #hiconcon2020 #kuahawaii #ainamomona
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Funding Opportunity: Partners for Places, DEADLINE: March 19, 2021An initiative of The Funders Network, is a matching grant program that creates opportunities for cities and counties to improve communities by building partnerships between local government leaders, community-led groups, and place-based local or regional foundations. Through the program, national funders invest in local projects to promote a healthy environment, a strong economy, and the well-being of all residents. The current focus is on sustainable climate action and green stormwater infrastructure applications.INFO: www.fundersnetwork.org/partners-for-places/ ...

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Community gardens that produce fruits, herbs and vegetables for low-income communities. Vibrant and sustainable public spaces brought to life by transforming abandoned roadways, under-used waterfronts — and even an old golf course. Affordable housing that is better equipped to weather extreme stor...
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"In the distant past, Hawaii’s agricultural footprint looked dramatically different, said Kamuela Enos, director of the Office of Indigenous Innovation at the University of Hawaii. Food production was everyone’s kuleana and a “practical consideration.” No labor meant no consumption.Since then, the islands’ agricultural systems have undergone several transformations — from the indigenous system to the plantations and monocropping, and now to smaller-scale farms and diversified crops.In contemporary society, agriculture has become much more commodity-based, with increased ability for crops to be imported and exported, he said.But lately, with COVID-19 impacting Hawaii’s food supply chain and an increased awareness for food sustainability, Enos said the community is primed to embrace local farming, and further, Native Hawaiian practices that prospered on these lands many years ago.“The emerging understanding of farming’s value is coming back,” he said."www.civilbeat.org/2021/02/hawaii-grown-maps/ ...

Hawaii Grown: The Islands' Pastures And Croplands

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The amount of land used for farming in Hawaii has shrunk dramatically since the 1930s.
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