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Year of the Limu A statewide effort created to raise awareness about the importance of limu (seaweed) to Hawai'i’s culture and environment.LEARN MORE
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Year of the Limu – Mahalo Party

Earlier this month, we celebrated the closing of the Year of the Limu in style. We invited all the members of the Limu Hui, the network partners and friends who […]

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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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The importance of limu in the vitality of our kino
The importance of limu in the vitality of our kino, the repatriation of ʻāina back to the indigenous people of Hawaii, the reindigenization of technologies we use, & the redistribution of power in decision-making…this is where the conversations flowed. “Disaster Preparedness & Food System Resilience in Hawaii” is part of the Future of Food series hosted by @civilbeat @uh_btss @waiwaicollective & Hawaii Institute for Sustainable Community Food Systems @uhwestoahu; tonight we heard from Dr Subhashni Raj, David Lopez, & moderator Marcel Honoré. @nuikealoha filled our bellies with ʻono grinds @keoni73 poured the ʻawa and @luna_poepoe served the conversation digestifs, mahalo for the extra time to reflect & connect through sharing our stories of hope. -Ginger @gingerdidthis #ainamomona #kuaainauluauamo

KUA staff starting the year off getting First Aid/
KUA staff starting the year off getting First Aid/CPR/AED certified.

2022 Year of the Limu is winding down, but the sto
2022 Year of the Limu is winding down, but the stoke continues. Mahalo to our Limu Hui first and foremost for stoking the fire all year long. From the inaugural YOL kickoff at Oneʻula in January, weʻve seen communities show up all across the pae ʻāina. From the fishponds in Keaukaha to the tanks in Kona on Hawaii, we see you; the smiling ʻōpio and kūpuna in Lahaina, Hāna, & Waiheʻe on Maui, we see you; setting the limu cages in Lānaʻi, to traversing the shores of Kahoʻolawe, we see you; setting up numerous events on Oʻahu from Waimānalo to Pūpūkea-Waimea; flipping through the pages of the Limu Eater, we see you. These are only just a few memories from the past year. Seeing so many of our KUA ʻohana and network members, our dear partners and friends show up again and again, all for the love of limu, we love you • Enjoy a few photos (mahalo @kimmymoa!) taken earlier this month when we invited everyone together to celebrate & thank those who made this year possible. ʻOno times thanks to @nuikealohahawaii, @konabrewingco - and our very own @albeit who created two special limu-based beverages and @changkwaix @kupaaina2004 for merry music making; @g.arkin_art for lending your limu silks to fill the space with beauty. More photos on KUA blog (check our Bio) -Ginger @gingerdidthis #kuahawaii #kuaainauluauamo #yearofthelimu2022 #limuhui

Scenes from our HIHI gathering in Mokulēʻia. Kil
Scenes from our HIHI gathering in Mokulēʻia. Kilo, pilina, certification, protocol, evaluation, grounding, weaving and priceless discussion filled our weekend! Mahalo to our participants and their unique perspectives that made our first KUA gathering MAGIC✨. Mahalo to Mokulēʻia for being an amazing wahi to entangle and entwine. #kuaainauluauamo #kuahawaii #ainamomona #hihi #hoomau #iini #ilau #hoa #kilo #moʻomapping #chihi2022 Mahalo to Scott Kanda and Kapua Roback for these amazing captures📸.

It was a jam packed weekend of grounding ourselves
It was a jam packed weekend of grounding ourselves in Mokuleia and engaging in synergistic conversations about the ʻāina work we carry out in our home communities. We hope to continue this interweaving of minds and efforts to contribute to our collective success. With our naʻaus full and toolboxes equipped with a few new devices, we closed our HIHI 2022 gathering with expressions of gratitude and genuine reflection. #kuaainauluauamo #kuahawaii #ainamomona #hihi #hoomau #iini #ilau #hoa #kilo #moʻomapping #chihi2022 Mahalo to Kapua Roback and Scottie Kanda for your media MAGIC📸✨.

For day two of KUA’s HIHI gathering in Mokuleia,
For day two of KUA’s HIHI gathering in Mokuleia, we carved out space to build capacity among our network members. From renewing much-needed CPR & First Aid certification to utilizing kilo to envision a thriving future for our places, day two created time for sharpening our skills and reigniting our pilina to each other and ʻāina. Participants were challenged to kilo using a combination of naʻau, senses, and instruments to collect data on water quality, ocean currents, wind direction and speed, native and invasive species, fish and coral habitats, freshwater inputs, and much more. Having analyzed their information, they discussed and reimagined a future for a sustainable and resilient Mokuleia. These exercises and activities have sparked opportunities to collectively seek solutions to the unique challenges network members face in their own ʻāina. As we close out the gathering tomorrow we look forward to reflecting on the many lessons we’ll return home with. #kuaainauluauamo #kuahawaii #ainamomona #hihi #hoomau #iini #ilau #hoa #kilo #moʻomapping #chihi2022 Mahalo to Scottie Kanda & Kapua Roback for documenting our HIHI gathering!

HIHI is the first large in-person gathering KUA ha
HIHI is the first large in-person gathering KUA has held in two years due to the pandemic. Folks from across all three main networks were invited to spend the weekend at Camp Mokulēʻia to reconnect and strengthen our pilina, while centering on activities that will build our kilo, mapping, and safety practices. Hihi is to intermingle, ensnare, and entangle. HIHI also being the acronym for Hoʻomau, ʻIʻini, Hōʻā, ʻIlau. By offering these gatherings we aspire to hoʻomau (continue), to ʻiʻini (desire), to hōʻā (ignite), and to ʻilau (to work together). Introductions to the HIHI frame work, moʻo mapping tool, NRDS Kilo App, and pilina building. Excited for the rest of the weekend. #kuaainauluauamo #kuahawaii #ainamomona #hihi #hoomau #iini #ilau #hoa #kilo #moʻomapping #chihi2022 Mahalo to Scottie Kanda and Kapua Roback for the amazing documentation of this event!

KUA and the Limu Hui are excited to be participati
KUA and the Limu Hui are excited to be participating in this event, the 2022 Hāna Limu Festival with Nā Mamo o Mū'olea, the @mauinuimakainetwork @oha_hawaii @nature_hi_pal and @hawaiidlnr ...Happy Year of the Limu! August 13, 2022 • 10am-3pm • Coconut Cove, 20 Uwala Road, Hāna

Subsistence fishers, farmers, gatherers, families
Subsistence fishers, farmers, gatherers, families and culture-bearers hold wisdom and solutions to some of the difficult social and environmental problems we face in Hawaii. They have an interest in the kind of leadership they choose.  For the first time in our history KUA set out to talk story with some of the lead candidates in the election and held these conversations online. Networks chose 5 questions to ask candidates after which, if time allowed, audience questions were entertained as well. KUA is a non-profit and does not endorse candidates or intervene in elections, we held these events for the education of our networks and people interested in the subject matter. No political fundraising or distribution of campaign literature was allowed. Please check out our recorded sessions and pass it on to those interested in how we mālama Hawai’i: Watch the whole Gubernatorial Talk Story series https://bit.ly/gubetalkstory-series (link in bio) •Vicky Cayetano: https://youtu.be/ofCqXh16g5A •Kai Kahele: https://youtu.be/dK3_gHVLQUk •Heidi Tsuneyoshi: https://youtu.be/CqSW7FMzgyI •BJ Penn: COMING SOON! Our meeting with BJ is scheduled for today (8/10/22). We will post that video shortly afterward. Mahalo to all of the Network Members, Partners, and the Gubernatorial Candidates for joining us! Now go check it out on YouTube and don’t forget to vote #kuahawaii

On August 2, 2022, kiaʻi from Kalanihale & Miloli
On August 2, 2022, kiaʻi from Kalanihale & Miloliʻi ʻohana prepared for the arrival of Governor David Ige. A table was dressed and set with framed photos of beloved ancestors arranged with lei. As always, the presence of Miloliʻi kūpuna are featured prominently in proceedings such as this, occupying half of the small stage. A few short months ago in June, the State Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) adopted the rules package for Miloliʻi. All that remained was the Governorʻs signature to make it official. And so, it was a joyous occasion for Alex and I to witness this intimate ceremony with Miloliʻi ʻohana, partners, and supporters. A culmination of a long journey spanning almost three  decades in which the community conducted trainings, surveys and monitoring, engaged in outreach and held community meetings, networked with peers across Hawaiʻi island and statewide, and developed their management plan and Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) rules for their area. Before communities decide to pursue this process, they must know that even after investing years of unrelenting commitment and patience, a successful outcome is never guaranteed.  In his acceptance speech, Kaʻimi Kaupiko referred to the saying, “i ka wā ma mua, ka wā ma hope.” which not only acts as a reminder that the best way forward is to be in concert with the ancestral knowledge of the past; it also acknowledges that despite how far they have come, the work has only just begun. With the guidance of Uncle Mac Poepoe of Moʻomomi, Molokaʻi -where the CBSFA movement was sparked- and the support of partners like @ci_hawaii and many others, the community of Miloliʻi will continue to demonstrate the konohiki mindset and practice. Please join us in celebrating the ʻohana, lawaiʻa and kiaʻi of Miloliʻi. Eō!  -Ginger Gohier 📷@gingerdidthis #kuaainauluauamo #kuahawaii #lawaiapono #cbsfa #communitybased #MiloliʻiCBSFA #Kalanihale #MohalaNāKonohiki

Limu nerds unite! Join us tomorrow as Uncle Wally
Limu nerds unite! Join us tomorrow as Uncle Wally Ito and Malia Heimuli both take the stage telling their own limu stories @nerdnitehnl Mahalo @hawaii_sea_grant and @uhmanoanews for inviting us to take part in this fun event! • Tue, Aug 2nd 7pm • LIVE @annaobrienshnl at 7pm. No worries, you can also tune in online, just contact @hawaii_sea_grant for the zoom link! Join us! Donʻt be an L7 weenie ⬛ 😂#yearofthelimu2022 #nerdnite #oahu #hawaiiseagrant #seagrant #limu #kuahawaii #nolimunofish #limuhui


John “Jackie Boy” Crichton Kimokeo Lind, Jr • rest in aloha, Uncle John On June 22nd, the Lind family lost a husband, brother, father, uncle and grandfather. Kīpahulu and East Maui lost an elder lawaiʻa and mahiʻai, an icon among taro farmers and quiet leader who with his ʻohana perpetuated a way of life amidst great change in Kīpahulu. Uncle John was respected in the tradition of konohiki for his community. He pointed the way forward. These last two and half years away from all of you has been hard on all of us. It has been especially so when we cannot reach out to aloha you in-person when you are hurting. For most of us it was not possible to see Uncle John, to hold his hand and appreciate him. Yet, despite the obstacles and the distance the aloha ʻāina vision of Uncle John continued, even when he fought his cancer, his brothers came out for the Kīpahulu CBSFA to tell the story of his and their families aloha for their fishery. His sons and daughters, and Scott Crawford and the gang continued to host people at Kalena Triangle and continued to mālama ʻāina up at Kapahu Farm. In all moments Uncle John was with them; and with us. Uncle John was less concerned with words than he was with meaning in action. Like the Buddhist manaʻo about the “finger pointing at the moon,” the abstractions of language distract from the real substance of life. The greatest teacher will leave you when he sees that it is no longer his finger you follow to see the moon; you see the moon for yourself and point it out for future generations. Much and aloha and respect to you Uncle John and Kīpahulu ʻOhana for pointing the way…sleep in deep and restful aloha. Good night everyone. -Kevin Chang @changkwaix [visit our blog for the full post, link in bio] 📷 by @kimmymoa Celebration of Life • Saturday, July 23, 2022 9am-12pm at St. Maryʻs Catholic Church in Hāna, Maui. Please contact ohana@kipahulu.org with any questions. Visit their website: https://kipahulu.org/


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In Local News:"DLNR Nominee Dawn Chang Faces Tough Questions About Her Past Work. Native Hawaiians are split on her nomination to lead one of the state's largest and most impactful agencies."www.civilbeat.org/2023/01/dlnr-nominee-dawn-chang-faces-tough-questions-about-her-past-work/ ... See MoreSee Less

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The importance of limu in the vitality of our kino, the repatriation of ʻāina back to the indigenous people of Hawaii, the reindigenization of technologies we use, & the redistribution of power in decision-making…this is where the conversations flowed.“Disaster Preparedness & Food System Resilience in Hawaii” is part of the Future of Food series hosted by @civilbeat @uh_btss @waiwaicollective & Hawaii Institute for Sustainable Community Food Systems @uhwestoahu; tonight we heard from Dr Subhashni Raj, David Lopez, & moderator Marcel Honoré. @nuikealoha filled our bellies with ʻono grinds @keoni73 poured the ʻawa and @mahinapoepoe served the conversation digestifs, mahalo for the extra time to reflect & connect through sharing our stories of hope. -Ginger @gingerdidthis #ainamomona #kuaainauluauamo ... See MoreSee Less

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Some of our E Alu Pu youth leaders, like Kalalapaikuanalu Winter and Pahonu Coleman are working with their peers to lead this unique court case."Attorneys representing 14 Hawaii youths appeared in court Thursday to argue in favor of a lawsuit that claims the state Department of Transportation is violating their client’s state constitutional rights by not doing enough to stem the emissions that are contributing to climate change.The suit, the first of its kind in Hawaii, argues that the DOT’s system is causing the plaintiffs, ages 10 to 20 and living across the island chain, significant harm and affecting their ability to “live healthful lives in Hawai‘i now and into the future.”www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/01/27/kids-pack-courtroom-support-youth-lawsuit-against-dot-climate-ch... ... See MoreSee Less

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