Virtual Huakaʻi Presentations

Let's go holoholo on virtual field trips to explore some of our wahi pana (legendary and storied places) scattered across our pae ʻāina (island chain). This section offers participants digital resources centered around ʻāina, the true textbook of our kūpuna.

Important Notes:

Each presentation session has a cap of 300 participants.

We appreciate your understanding if your first choice session is filled due to the incredible volume of interested registrants. Please enjoy any one of our many other presentations during that time. Also, please take comfort in knowing that all presentation sessions will be recorded. After recordings are processed they will then be posted on this website. In the nature of our conference, all conference recordings will be available free to all. Mahalo for helping to honor the rich ʻike of our kūpuna by listening to and passing on the lessons learned to our future generations.

Kauaʻi Huakaʻi

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Virtual Huakaʻi #1

Creating Access for All to Mālama Hulēʻia

Join us as we explore the loko iʻa of Alakoko to see all that this magnificent wahi pana on the island of Kauaʻi has to offer. Learn how a virtual huakaʻi was the springboard for the creation of an interactive online curriculum. Through collaboration between various partners and the utilization of the HCBE Process Tool we have been able to develop a culturally relevant and place based curriculum that fosters pilina and kuleana between kanaka and ʻāina.

Presenters: Peleke Flores, Tiele-Lauren Doudt, Kaliko Mokuahi, Tina Kinimaka, Joshua Winter & Moyra Kim

Organization: Mālama Hulēiʻa & Kamehameha Schools: Lau Makaloa

Organization Website: https://malamahuleia.org/

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Virtual Huakaʻi @ 1:30 - 2:30 PM

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Oʻahu Huakaʻi

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Virtual Huakaʻi #2

I Ke Ala Pono e Holo Aku Ai

Can we teach waʻa without going on the waʻa? Join Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy as we share with you how we navigated teaching waʻa virtually. Discover why we love what we do and how we share this sacred ʻike kupuna. E mau mai ka ʻike, a mau loa e.

Presenters: Bonnie Kahapeʻa-Tanner, Mahealani Treaster, Anna Logan, Malanai Kane Kuahiwinui & Malu Wright

Organization: Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy

Organization Website: https://www.kanehunamoku.org/

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Virtual Huakaʻi @ 1:30 - 2:30 PM

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Virtual Huakaʻi #3

Moʻolelo Mai

Today’s moʻolelo of Heʻeia Fishpond is an epic story, 800 years in the making. Imagine ALL those stories for a quick moment...each pōhaku ever set in the wall has a story with ʻohana connected to it, real names and real families. Each mākāhā that was ever lashed here has a story with ʻohana connected to it, real names and real families. Each hale kiaʻi ever erected on the kuapā has a story with ʻohana connected to it, real names and real families. Every ʻamaʻama that has come out of the fishpond and into our homes has a story connected to it, real names and real families. Are you still imagining how many moʻolelo surround Heʻeia Fishpond? Good. Therein lies the waiwai of the kūpuna.

Now you can imagine that we don’t know all of those stories, not even close to all, actually, but we do know a few. Please join us for a one hour virtual tour of Heʻeia Fishpond where we will honor the work of our kūpuna and share with you the stories that we do know. As best as we can, we re-tell that story just as we have learned it. You will hear traditional moʻolelo in the language of our kūpuna. As best as we can, we restore the fishpond using methods and protocols that we have learned from our kūpuna. You will hear of the current restoration practices. As best as we can, we think ʻamaʻama and limu for our community. You will hear of our success and challanges to building an abundant nearshore ecosystem, of which a productive fishpond requires. As best as we can, we bring the keiki along with us. Our kūpuna left us so much, you will hear how we share that waiwai with our youth. Join us as we continue telling the moʻolelo of Heʻeia Fishpond! Mahalo, mahalo, mahalo!

Presenters: Mamo Leota, Keliʻi Kotubetey, Keahi Piʻiohia and Kanaloa Bishop

Organization: Paepae o Heʻeia

Organization Website: https://paepaeoheeia.org/

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Virtual Huakaʻi @ 1:30 - 2:30 PM

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Molokaʻi Huakaʻi

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Virtual Huakaʻi #4

Hui Mālama o Moʻomomi: A Community-Based & Managed Subsistence Fishery

Come and join Uncle Mac Poepoe and members of the Hui Mālama o Moʻomomi as they share the importance of community and traditional pono fishing practices in taking care of and managing their precious marine resources.

Presenters: Uncle Mac Poepoe & Kanohowailuku Helm

Organization: Hui Mālama o Moʻomomi

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Virtual Huakaʻi @ 1:30 - 2:30 PM

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Maui Huakaʻi

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Virtual Huakaʻi #5

Lēʻia ʻo Puʻu Kukui

Pu’u Kukui Watershed Preserve is the largest private nature preserve in the state of Hawaiʻi. Extending across more than 9,000 acres from ma uka to ma kai of Mauna Kahālāwai on Mauiʻs West side, it is home to some of the rarest endangered flora and fauna in the islands. This pristine area is a vital water source for Mauiʻs community and one of the wettest spots on earth. Most recently, under new management, the ancestral wisdom of Hawaiian elders has been laid as the foundation for conservation efforts in the preserve; providing a culturally sensitive and informed approach to managing the thriving native ecosystem of Puʻu Kukui. Conservation endeavors include non-native invasive species control, weed control, monitoring, research and most importantly protecting rare species.

Presenters: Pōmaikaʻi Kaniaupio-Crozier

Organization: PUʻU KUKUI WATERSHED PRESERVE

Organization Website: https://www.puukukui.org/

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Virtual Huakaʻi @ 1:30 - 2:30 PM

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Island of Hawaiʻi Huakaʻi

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Virtual Huakaʻi #6

Huakaʻi i Kahaluʻu - Perpetuating, Reciprocity & Prolonging Life

Learn about the work and programs that have been inspired by this sacred place. Then, deepen your understanding of Kahaluʻu ma kai by "walking" the site, featuring insights into the past, the present, and the future of its identity. You will leave this huakaʻi knowing more about the protocol, history, and importance of this wahi pana.

Presenters: Māhealani Pai, Malia Kipapa & Lia Rozmiarek

Organization: Kamehameha Schools: Community 'Āina Resiliency (CAR) Group & Teach For America (TFA) Hawaiʻi

Organization Website: https://aelp.smartsparrow.com/v/open/5af4xcsi

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Virtual Huakaʻi @ 1:30 - 2:30 PM

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Virtual Huakaʻi #7

Ōhāhā: Where ʻĀina and Kānaka Flourish Together

An overview of Ōhāhā, Hālaoanakalaukapalili, kalo cultivars and their stories, ʻawa varieties, the role of kalo and ʻawa in our lives, ʻāina based learning, food security, a pēlā wale aku.

Presenters: Kaʻiana Runnels

Organization: The Kohala Centers: Ōhāhā Mahi ‘ai Agricultural Training and Education Programs

Organization Website: https://kohalacenter.org/ohaha-mahiai

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Virtual Huakaʻi @ 1:30 - 2:30 PM

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Virtual Huakaʻi #8

Through The Eyes of Kamaʻāina:

Ke Ao o Pelehonuamea

A goal for the huakaʻi is to inspire curiosities and engage participants so they are able to seek out information and learn about their ʻāina aloha, as well as the lands of Pelehonuamea.

Weʻll visit Kaluapele and surroundings via Google Earth. Starting with foundational geology and information about the current workings of Pelehonuamea, weʻll discuss the formation of various notable features on both Kīlauea and Maunaloa.

The people of old were intimately familiar with ʻāina. To encourage our understandings, weʻll touch on other topics, including geography, place names, and wahi pana; plants and animals, both native and invasive, as well as archival sources of information.

Please... if you have any questions about the natural or cultural resources of Kīlauea and Mauna Loa email them to me directly @ kuabay@hawaiiantel.net

Presenters: Bobby Camara

Organization: https://dispatchesfromvolcano.blogspot.com/

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Virtual Huakaʻi @ 1:30 - 2:30 PM

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Virtual Huakaʻi #9

ʻAi a Mau

ʻAi a Mau: If in the distant past our ancestors were able to provision their voyaging canoes, then sail across the largest ocean on the face of the earth to an island thousands of miles away, and not only survive, but thrive as a people for generations, then is it possible to provision a voyaging canoe in this great day and age, when we have everything at our finger tips? If we can, it will say a lot about us as a community! And if we canʻt, it will say a lot about us as a community. In June of 2019, Makaliʻi set her sails for Mokumanamana, provisioned for a 25 day voyage with foods grown, processed, and packaged by families, schools, and the community of Moku o Keawe. Join us on this journey.

Presenters: Pomai Bertelmann & Chadd ʻOnohi Paishon

Organization: Nā Kālai Waʻa

Organization Website: https://www.nakalaiwaa.org/

Conference Strand & Time of Presentation: Virtual Huakaʻi @ 1:30 - 2:30 PM

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Additional Conference Information:

Each presentation session has a cap of 300 participants.

We appreciate your understanding if your first choice session is filled due to the incredible volume of interested participants. Please enjoy any one of our many other presentations during that time. Also, please take comfort in knowing that nearly all of our presenters will be recording their sessions. After recordings are processed they will then be posted on this website. All conference videos will be available free to all, in the nature of our conference. Mahalo for helping to honor the rich ʻ ike of our kūpuna by listening and passing on the lessons learned to our future generations.

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