Hawaiʻi Rising

A conversation with Hi‘iaka Jardine and Jen Nakamura about Hawaiian engineering, food sovereignty, and vigilant community care for ‘āina in the Kahalu‘u ahupua‘a on the windward side of O‘ahu.

Kaiāulu ʻo Kahaluʻu is a grassroots organization created to serve, organize, and uplift Kahaluʻu community voices. It is their mission to mālama the people, resources, history, wahi pana, and community well being of the Kahaluʻu ahupua’a. 

The Kahalu‘u Lo‘i, located in the ‘ili of ‘Āhuimanu within the ahupua‘a of Kahalu‘u, is the largest intact terraced lo‘i on O‘ahu and the best example of Kanaka Maoli expertise in this type of engineering. Kaiāulu ‘o Kahalu‘u is working with multiple stakeholders to properly mālama this special wahi pana.

Website: https://kaiauluokahaluu.wixsite.com/kahaluu

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A conversation about the repatriation and reburial of iwi kūpuna with Halealoha Ayau and Mana Caceres of Hui Iwi Kuamo‘o.

Hui Iwi Kuamoʻo has worked for 32 years to provide care for iwi kūpuna (ancestral Hawaiian bones), moepū (funerary possessions) and mea kapu (sacred objects) through repatriation and reburial, formerly as the Hui Mālama i Nā Kūpuna ʻO Hawai’i Nei. They have travelled overseas to conduct national and international repatriations from museums, government agencies, and private individuals to identify the iwi, advocate for their return, and physically escort them back to Hawaiʻi.

Email: [email protected]

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A conversation about the past, present, and future of demilitarization activism with seasoned organizers Joy Enomoto and Kyle Kajihiro from Hawaiʻi Peace & Justice (HPJ).

HPJ is a long-time HPF grantee working to promote peace, social justice, and ea in Hawaiʻi through community organizing, popular education, nonviolent direct action, and art as a tool for social change. HPJ's Koa Futures Initiative aims to develop a strong and dynamic grassroots demilitarization movement that confronts the perilous challenges facing Hawaiʻi and the world, to remove the destructive land use practices of the u.s. military, and grow decolonial futures as kīpuka aloha ʻāina in the midst of military occupation.

Website: https://hawaiipeaceandjustice.org/

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Announcing a new season of Hawaiʻi Rising. Coming soon to all major podcast platforms.

Kenji and Tsuyuno join HPR Generation Listen for a Listening Lounge, hosted by Paige Okamura. A look back at the first year of the show as we revisit clips from past episodes and reflect on the creation of Hawaiʻi Rising.

Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea event information:

Thomas Square (Honolulu): https://lahoihoiea.org/

Pokaʻi Bay (Waiʻanae): https://www.facebook.com/LaHoiWaianae

Featuring clips from: 

Ep 1. Hui o Kuapā

Ep 4. Na Waʻa Mauō

Ep 7. Koʻolaupoko Jr. Civic Club

Ep 12. Ka Pā o Lonopūhā

Ep 19. Kalauokekahuli

Ep 26. Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea Honolulu

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On our recent trip to Molokai, we got to talk story with Uncle Walter Ritte about the movement for Kahoʻolawe, the search for mana in Pelekunu Valley, and the restoration of Molokai's fish ponds.

Uncle Walter founded Hui o Kuapā in 1989 to restore fish ponds on Molokai. Check out episode 1 of Hawaiʻi Rising for our interview with the current leaders of Hui o Kuapā, Hanohano and Maile Naehu.

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Join us July 15, 7-8pm HST for a live Listening Lounge hosted by HPR's Generation Listen. We'll listen to highlights from the first season of Hawaiʻi Rising and talk story about HPF and the making of the podcast with moderator Paige Okamura, aka DJ Mermaid (host of Hawaiʻi Kulāiwi and Bridging the Gap).

Registration link here and on the HPF website.

In our first Urgent Action Grant Spotlight, Elizabeth Okinaka from Save Kōloa shares the latest in the struggle to protect the Kiahuna Burial Cave on Kauaʻi, where a proposed luxury condo project threatens Hawaiian burials, archaeological sites, and two endangered species.

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Savekoloa

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A conversation with ʻĪmaikalani Winchester, Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, and Mahina Kaomea from Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea Honolulu.

LHE Honoluluʻs mission is to provide safe spaces to celebrate Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea through educational, cultural, and community networking events, focusing on Hawaiian independence, social justice and open dialogue around multi-faceted practices of EA (life, breath, rising, sovereignty).

Website: lahoihoiea.org

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An interview about the restoration of taro-feeding streams in East Maui with Jerome Kekiwi, Jr. and Amanda Martin of Nā Moku Aupuni o Koʻolau Hui.

Nā Mokuʻs mission is to perpetuate the Kanaka Maoli traditional and customary lifestyle of Keʻanae-Wailuanui. Encompassing nearly 400 acres of loʻi, it was renowned for taro farming until commercial stream diversions completely dewatered the area. In 2018, the community’s 30-year legal struggle resulted in the largest stream restoration in Hawaiʻiʻs history. This enabled families to return to farming and mālama the watershed and the network of streams, tributaries and springs that are part of a vast ʻauwai system.

Website: namoku.net

Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai’i, Hawaii