I remember getting scoldings from kupuna when a picture of a Hawaiian using throw net was used in a depiction of ancient fishing styles. She told me that throw net fishing was introduced to the islands by Japanese, and that Hawaiians hanai-ed the met
Read more…Wandering and weeding along forest trails of Koke'e this summer, I've found myself ever more deeply loving the very common native plants that make up so much of a healthy Hawaiian forest. Shiny purple 'uku'uki berries sparkle in the sun, their spear-
Read more…Lyon Arboretum goes bananas with 2009 biodiversity exhibit UH Mānoa‟s Lyon Arboretum announces a new exhibit, “No End To The Banana,” highlighting biodiversity and the importance of preserving cultural plants. The exhibit will run from June 5 through
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Aloha kakou! I am happy to announce that a project over twenty years in the making has come to fruition with the publication of an annotated list of Hawaiian names of plants, originally drafted by the famous botanist Joseph Rock in 1920, but never pu
Read more…Go to: www.kahea.org/maunakea Lobbyists for the University of Hawaii, backed by powerful foreign telescope-developers, are pushing hard to take control of Mauna Kea's public trust resources and override the conservation laws currently barring furthe
Read more…Here is an interesting article in the Maui News: It speaks of the destruction of rose apple trees (not in itself necessarily a bad thing) and the threat of new strains of the rust disease that could affect 'ohi'a lehua. http://www.hear.org/misc/maui
Read more…Wednesday, October 1, 2008 U.S. Supreme Court to hear ceded lands case The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear a case involving attempts by the state of Hawai'i to sell portions of ceded lands on Maui and the Big Island to private, residential
Read more…Public hearings on the future of the NWHI are rolling out all around the islands- This is it! Your voice and your comments are desperately needed to fully protect the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands!
Two years of closed-door meetings by government agen
Read more…Hi, I just sent the following email to Ikaika Hussey. I'm posting it here - as this discussion group is very well populated. From my perspective - assembling as Kanaka Maoli (in the right setting) in the spirit of Malama 'Aina - and Aloha - is somet
Read more…What Hawaiians do you know who survive by eating strawberry guavas? I enjoy eating them on trailside when I am up in the mountain during the right time of year, but I don't live off of them, and I would rather see healthy native forest than a mountai
Read more…Kekahuna Keaweiwi wrote: >Aloha Kamaunu, > > This statement by Inouye > > "We are here this morning to consider a measure that would restore the government that represented the Native people of Hawaii to its rightful status among domestic sovereigns
Read more…Aloha mai, I am posting this for those who maybe interested. We will have an access to the Heiau Complex June 7,2008. I am in an alaka'i/kako'o postion there at the valley, and have been doing this for ~4years. There will be a cultural tour of the h
Read more…Here is the scoops: If you are interested, or know somebody who might be good in this position, maybe its time to make the move! >> Natural Resources Planner/Analyst (Job #008312) >> >> Assist the Ecologist with natural resources conservation >> st
Read more…I figure our Hui Malama Aina would want to jump in and tell the become green folks what organization they should donate $25K to. Also a chance for me to make a shameless plug for your vote to go to The Nature Conservancy. not just because I work ther
Read more…In Kau on the Big Island, the people have kept Kawa`a from private ownership, mostly through the efforts of Uncle Able Simeona Lui. Uncle has been living at Kawa`a in the Ahupua`a of Hilea Nui for twenty years now, and has withstood all kinds of tria
Read more…Huaka'i I Na 'Aina Mauna is a group of mostly Hawaiian National hikers (with and without the koko) and outdoor people. By the way - "Huaka'i" began when "the term" was not as popular as it is now. Originating in 2002 by Kawaipuna Sharp (Kamehameha '6
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Kamaʻāina paha ʻoe me ia mau manu maoli o Hawaiʻi? Ehia manu laulaha? ehia kākaʻikahi? ehia nalowale?
I would like to start this discussion with a short article I wrote a while back...
One thing that appeals to me about MaoliWorld is that it is a world dominated by natives. I find the same pleasure when I am out in the wild places of Hawaiʻi doing my work, and surrounded by mea maoli. I wrote this piece a long time ago, when I stop
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