Hui o Hoʻohonua
Mālama Pu`uloa.mp4
About Hui Hoʻohonua
- Hui Hoʻohonua, or HOH is a community non profit created by the ʻEwa community. Their mission; to address the historical trauma to the land, water, and people in the ʻEwa Moku.
- Malāma Puʻuloa is their primary program in which we and the community collaborated with to restore abundance to Puʻuloa (Pearl Harbor)
- Establishing community networks in order to expand the non-profit. As well as to learn and work with Hawaiian stewards. Getting the community to volunteer and be involved in hands of restoration work (hana). Educating the community on moʻolelo of the land and why place names are so important. Including training high school and college students of the next generation to become alakaʻi.
Visit malamapuuloa.org to learn more
Our Summer Internship
- This summer we worked hard at removing invasive plants that pose a threat to native plants. (ex: california grass, pickleweed, kiawe) and planting more native plants along the shorelines. (ex. Makaloa, Ākulikuli)
- We also learned about the ʻāina in which our site is located, Kapapapuhi Point Park, located in the Honouliuli Ahupuaʻa of the ʻEwa Moku on Oʻahu Hawaiʻi. We also learned two different types of Oli and the moʻolelo of Kapapapuhi Point Park. We then passed down our knowledge and became alakaʻi for a group of middle school kids. Teaching them the moʻolelo and why place names are so important.
Team
Sandy Ward
Internship Mentor
Keora Flanary-Olayvar
Academic Mentor
Kaimana Labara
Student Intern
Claire Hutchison
Student Intern
Student Intern Reflections
Claire Hutchison
Learning about the science behind restoration. Learned moʻolelo of place from Aunty Sandys manaʻo and traditional. Oli and kilo (ʻāina talking). Took what I learned and applied it as an alakaʻi in leading younger students from Dreamhouse, a diverse group of community members on a community work day, and the creation of a slide show to recruit students of Kamehameha schools to participate.
2. I enjoyed my overall time with HOH, from learning moʻolelo to helping remove invasive plants and planting natives. The whole hands-on experience where I got to do my part in taking care of the ʻāina was all very fun.
Kaimana Labra
Using our hands and brains we learned about Puʻuloa and what it takes to help restore the land. We learned about the history of Puʻuloa along with the techniques and processes they use to fix it. We used this information to help clear invasive plants and replace them with better native plants. Finally, all of this led to myself and Claire working toward getting my school to join us in aiding the restoration of Puʻuloa.
Working with HoH was a fantastic experience that taught me many things about my lāhui and myself. HoH taught me to take the initiative when I want something no matter how tough it may be. Overall, I loved working with HoH; they taught me many lessons I will carry with me for the rest of my life.
Hui o Hoʻohonua.pdf