Mahalo to the Wainiha Ohana for putting on an awesome presentation about the impact of flooding on aina and kai resources in your Ahupuaa!  Based on preliminary discussions with the ohana, it looks like we are going to start repairing some of the auwai in Wainiha Valley to allow more wai to flowing to loi kalo in the wetlands.

In early February 2020, Kamealoha had the opportunity to travel to the East Coast to do a joint presentation with Yale University graduating student, Addison Luck in Environmental Studies and the Earth Law Center out of Boulder Colorado.  Kamealoha was a panelist on the “Rights of Nature” panel and gave a presentation about the impact of Environmental Law on Aloha …

Mahalo to the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council sharing our story in the Kaulana Mahina 2020 Calendar.  HRHF’s Project Wa’a Kupono is featured in Hinaiaelele, July-August.  Hinaiaeleele is normally a month with monsoon like weather conditions.  We chose Hinaiaeleele to remind us to be Onipaa, steadfast, as we roll out more and more classes for youth and community in …

On a rainy morning in January 2020, the HRHF and its partner’s the Konohiki Restoration Project and Mahamoku Ohana Council co-sponsored a Wa’a Work Day for community.  Our workday was cut short due to some unfortunate circumstances, but we re-grouped at the Ahu by the mulwai and complete a workshop in making laulau and governance.  We also had a lesson …

a In partnership with the Konohiki Restoration Project & Mahamoku Ohana Council, the Hanalei River Heritage Foundation co-sponsored a community meeting in December 2019.  The Alapai and Napolis Ohana from Hanalei Valley gave a presentation about how the 2018 Floods devastated their land.  The HRHF has been working with NCRS-USDA, and other agencies to assist the ohana with raising funds …

We are so grateful to the First Nations Development Institute for funding to repair our canoes.  Ka’imi and Kapana started the repairs in July 2019.  They have been holding monthly work days to repair our waa kaulua since then.  Mahalo, Ka’imi and Kapana for leading the repair efforts!

Kamealoha and Kaimi represented the island of Kauai at Ocean Observation Conference in Honolulu in September 2019.  51 Pacific Rim Native Groups were invited to work with their western counterparts to discuss improving the overall management of ocean resources through sharing ocean observing systems, advocacy, funding, and best practices.  Kaimi shared his experiences related to his visits to Mauna Kea …

Kamealoha spent a week in Boulder, Colorado to a Native Conference on Grant Writing, Program Management, & Capacity Building. The conference was sponsored by the First Nations Development Institute. Earlier this year, the Foundation was the recipient of a Youth Development Grant to repair our Waa Kaulua & instruct youth in basic navigation, collecting data in the coral reef ecosystem, …