Enough With The Deferred Maintenance: Time To Reinvest In Environmental Infrastructure
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Author Archives: Ginger Gohier
Respect, learn from indigenous knowledge•Op-ed opposing SB92 by Mac Poepoe
Will we — the community, and those who govern — have the wisdom to embrace stewardship practices that have served us for generations?
I am shocked to see that Senate Bill 92 has been introduced this session to put an expiration date on traditional practices of the kind reflected in our CBSFAs. For the sake of those who will come after us, I trust it is the bill that will expire quickly.
Protect reef fish•Commentary in support of SB505 by Damien Kenison
Why must our lawai‘a and their ‘ohana suffer for the wrongs that the collectors have perpetrated upon our fishing grounds? One pakuikui to feed a family of four is a shame. I hope people of goodwill will support this bill. Lawmakers should stop this destructive practice before our mo‘opuna forget how to catch and eat reef fish.
Ka Hiʻa o nā Kūpuna
Ka Hiʻa o nā Kūpuna is an initiative built upon a connection between lawai’a ‘ōpelu, Uncle Chuck Leslie, from Nāpoʻopoʻo and practitioners from Ke Kula Nui o Waimānalo and Kahana communities.
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 […]
Aloha Carlos Andrade
God bless the great stoic, skeptic, jokester, always up to something, surfer, bard of Hā’ena, Hawaiian scholar, bandmate, surfer, friend, father, grandfather, husband, Uncle Carlos Andrade. Carlos passed away on Kauaʻi July 30, 2022 surrounded by his loved ones.
Waimānalo Limu Hui, Year of the Limu Event
The Waimānalo Limu Hui partnered with KUA to host their biggest limu planting since before the pandemic. This event specifically was held to celebrate the Year of the Limu!
Ke Aloha Nui Uncle John Lind
Uncle John Lind of Kīpahulu ʻOhana passed on earlier today. The family loses 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 ohana 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.
Kīpahulu Lawaiʻa Exchange
In the precious hours leading up to a long-anticipated site visit with Dept of Aquatic Resources, the Kīpahulu ʻohana received a small group of visitors as lawaiʻa from Hāʻena (Kaua’i), Miloliʻi (Hawai’i), and Moʻomomi (Molokai) reunited in Kīpahulu (Maui) alo he alo.