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Reimagining Tourism for Kamaʻāina and Malihini
By Jacob Aki
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our Hawaiʻi in so many different ways. Yet, one of the bright spots of this past year was that we were forced to slow down, reflect and reimagine a better Hawaiʻi for the future.
For the first time...
Support for Education a Key Focus of Mana i Mauli Ola
OHA’s 15-year strategic plan aims to affect change in the areas of education, health, housing, and economics
“Ma ka hana ka ʻike. Ma ka ʻike ka mana; Through work comes knowledge. Through knowledge comes power.” - ʻŌlelo Noʻeau
It’s been called the foundation of a society....
Welcome Back Merrie Monarch Festival!
Merrie Monarch Festival President Luana Kawelu recently announced that the annual hula competition will be held this summer, though in a modified format necessitated by the pandemic. With the exception of last year when it was canceled for the first time since 1964, it...
Hulihia is Not Always a Bad Thing
By Mia Waiʻaleʻale “Liʻi” Sarsona
E iho ana ʻo luna
E piʻi ana ʻo lalo
E hui ana nā moku
E kū ana ka paia - Adapted from the prophecy of Kapihe
I am the fourth Waiʻaleʻale in my family.
My great grandmother was the first, my grandmother was the...
Lessons Learned: ʻElua
One year ago, we were in the midst of what would become the first wave of COVID-19 to hit our shores. At the time I questioned why the state government was not doing more to protect the health of its citizens; why the governor...
Ladder Safety: Take it from the Pros
By Gary R.K. Silva
On a construction site, there are four ways to get hurt: falling, electrical shock, getting struck by something, or getting caught in between things. Of these, falling is the most common cause of injury. Guess what workers fall from the most?...
Using TikTok as a COVID-19 Teaching Tool
What do TikTok, energetic choreography and songs by Cardi B and Ariana Grande have in common? Dr. Kara Wong Ramsey is using them to raise awareness about COVID-19 and what can be done to provide protection from the contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes it.
“People...
More Homesteaders for the Villages of Laʻi ʻŌpua
In this space several months ago, we explored upcoming expanded homesteading options for Hawaiʻi Island waiting list applicants, including a new Rent-With-Option-To-Purchase project within the Villages of Laʻi ʻŌpua in Kealakehe.
In mid-April, the project became a reality for 60 beneficiaries on the Hawaiʻi Island...
Becoming the Wind
Kumu Hula Meleana Manuel will present her hālau, Ke ʻOlu Makani o Mauna Loa, at the Merrie Monarch Festival for the first time in June 2021. She graciously agreed to have Ka Wai Ola follow her and her haumāna on this journey. We began...
Aloha ‘Āina… The Indigenous Approach
In “Western” thinking, nature and Mother Earth were always regarded as adversaries to be conquered and used. This perspective, which grows out of thinking in the ancient world, is expressed in biblical text. In the story of creation in Genesis, God created nature first,...
Ka Holo ʻana aku a Hiki i ke Ala Polohiwa a Kāne
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Unuhi ʻia e Noʻeau Peralto
I ka makahiki 1997, ka makahiki ʻewalu hoʻi o ko mākou huakaʻi nei i ke alaloa o ka hoʻihoʻi iwi kūpuna, ua hoʻokō ʻia nā hoʻihoʻi iwi kūpuna he ʻumikūmākahi me nā hale hōʻikeʻike he ʻeono,...
Sailing to the Edge of the Hawaiian Universe
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In 1997, year eight of our odyssey, there were 11 repatriation cases involving six museums pursuant to the authority of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Two of these cases involved sailing to the remote islands of...
ʻAlekoko: Ka Hana Kupanaha a ka Menehune
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OʻAlekoko ka inoa o kekahi aliʻi o Puna, Kauaʻi. ʻO Kalālālehua (Hāhalua) kona kaikuahine aliʻi wahine. Noho lāua ma Niumaluma haʻi o ke kahawai ʻo Hulāʻia (Hulāʻia).
Ma muli o ko lāua makeʻe i loko wai iʻa, ua kauoha ʻia ka...
ʻAlekoko: The Wondrous Work of the Menehune
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ʻAlekoko was the name of a chief of Puna, Kauaʻi. Kalālālehua (also “Hāhalua”) was his royal sister. They lived in Niumalu on the banks of Hulāʻia (also “Hulēʻia”) River.
Due to their desire for a fishpond, they commanded the Menehune...