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our work

Lā ʻohana

  • Intergenerational gatherings 

  • Activities & Purpose:

    • Kupuna to pē (infant) engagement

    • Aʻo aku, aʻo mai (teach and learn)

    • Aloha ʻAina (love of land)

    • Kilo (observations)

    • Holoholo (gathering)

    • Moʻolelo (storytelling and reminiscing)

    • Hana noʻeau (artistic works)

    • Lawena pono (proper behaviors)

aloha ʻĀina

  • ʻĀina and culture based service and learning

  • Activities for all ages:

    • Kilo

    • Mālama ʻĀina

    • Aʻo aku, aʻo mai

    • Kuleana

    • Hana noʻeau 

    • Applied on-hands learning

    • Public speaking

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  • Annual ʻohana camp

  • Celebrating niu (coconut) and uluniu (coconut grove)

  • Enhancing intergenerational connections  and ʻāīna

  • Leadership training for ʻōpio

  • Activities for all ages:

    • Same as above programs

    • Traditional food preparation

    • Holoholo

    • Arts & Music

    • Yoga

    • Games

    • ʻOhana activity workbooks

Hoʻowehe i ka niu

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Hoʻomakua i ke kai a pele

  • Marine monitoring program

  • Promotes culture, education, research, and job skills

  • Activities for all ages:

    • Kilo

    • Research

    • Interviews

    • Networking and partnering

    • Baseline surveys and exploration

    • Data management and agreements

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hiʻi ka malu niu

  • Niu mapping and uluniu heritage restoration

  • Promotes culture, education, research, and job skills

  • Activities for all ages:

    • Characterizing and mapping niu

    • Research

    • Interviews

    • Networking and partnering

    • Mulch management and CRB prevention

    • Data management and agreements

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Kahu ʻāina hawaiʻi

  • Cultural and Environmental Stewardship

  • Resident and visitor education and appreciation

  • Leadership and job training

  • Activities:

    • Visitor education 

    • Respectful use and practices

    • Malama ʻāīna

    • Data collection

    • Long-term natural and environmental protection

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Niu Fest

A Hoʻopono Event: Celebrating Niu Things

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Hala Fest

A collaboration between Pōhaku Pelemaka and BIISC, Hala Fest is an annual celebration of the pūhala tree and the cultural practices surrounding it.

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