An interview with Dr. Wilfred Alik from the One Stop Center for Micronesians on Hawai‘i Island. The One Stop Center was originally formed after the restoration of Medicaid access to citizens of the Compact of Free Association (COFA) nations to help Micronesians in Hawai‘i sign up for Medicaid coverage. The organization's goal is to empower the diverse Micronesian communities on Hawai‘i island to become their own advocates. In this interview, Dr. Alik shares not only how One Stop Center supports ...
Oct 29, 2022•41 min
A conversation about fishponds, fresh water, and community with Loke Aloua of Hui-Kaloko-Honokōhau. Hui Kaloko-Honokōhau is dedicated to protecting, preserving, and advancing the natural and cultural resources of Kaloko and the customary and traditional practices of Native Hawaiians of the area. Through practice as kia‘i loko (fishpond guardians), they aim to restore, conserve, and manage the area’s water, natural, cultural, scenic, historic and marine resources for the benefit, education, and e...
Oct 14, 2022•40 min
A conversation with Hi‘iaka Jardine and Jen Nakamura about Hawaiian engineering, food sovereignty, and vigilant community care for ‘āina in the Kahalu‘u ahupua‘a on the windward side of O‘ahu. Kaiāulu ʻo Kahaluʻu is a grassroots organization created to serve, organize, and uplift Kahaluʻu community voices. It is their mission to mālama the people, resources, history, wahi pana, and community well being of the Kahaluʻu ahupua’a. The Kahalu‘u Lo‘i, located in the ‘ili of ‘Āhuimanu within the ahupu...
Oct 07, 2022•43 min
A conversation about the repatriation and reburial of iwi kūpuna with Halealoha Ayau and Mana Caceres of Hui Iwi Kuamo‘o. Hui Iwi Kuamoʻo has worked for 32 years to provide care for iwi kūpuna (ancestral Hawaiian bones), moepū (funerary possessions) and mea kapu (sacred objects) through repatriation and reburial, formerly as the Hui Mālama i Nā Kūpuna ʻO Hawai’i Nei. They have travelled overseas to conduct national and international repatriations from museums, government agencies, and private in...
Sep 30, 2022•45 min
A conversation about the past, present, and future of demilitarization activism with seasoned organizers Joy Enomoto and Kyle Kajihiro from Hawaiʻi Peace & Justice (HPJ). HPJ is a long-time HPF grantee working to promote peace, social justice, and ea in Hawaiʻi through community organizing, popular education, nonviolent direct action, and art as a tool for social change. HPJ's Koa Futures Initiative aims to develop a strong and dynamic grassroots demilitarization movement that confronts the ...
Sep 23, 2022•43 min
Announcing a new season of Hawaiʻi Rising. Coming soon to all major podcast platforms.
Sep 17, 2022•2 min
Kenji and Tsuyuno join HPR Generation Listen for a Listening Lounge, hosted by Paige Okamura. A look back at the first year of the show as we revisit clips from past episodes and reflect on the creation of Hawaiʻi Rising. Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea event information: Thomas Square (Honolulu): https://lahoihoiea.org/ Pokaʻi Bay (Waiʻanae): https://www.facebook.com/LaHoiWaianae Featuring clips from: Ep 1. Hui o Kuapā Ep 4. Na Waʻa Mauō Ep 7. Koʻolaupoko Jr. Civic Club Ep 12. Ka Pā o Lonopūhā Ep 19. Kalauokeka...
Jul 29, 2022•44 min
On our recent trip to Molokai, we got to talk story with Uncle Walter Ritte about the movement for Kahoʻolawe, the search for mana in Pelekunu Valley, and the restoration of Molokai's fish ponds. Uncle Walter founded Hui o Kuapā in 1989 to restore fish ponds on Molokai. Check out episode 1 of Hawaiʻi Rising for our interview with the current leaders of Hui o Kuapā, Hanohano and Maile Naehu. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii
Jul 08, 2022•50 min
Join us July 15, 7-8pm HST for a live Listening Lounge hosted by HPR's Generation Listen. We'll listen to highlights from the first season of Hawaiʻi Rising and talk story about HPF and the making of the podcast with moderator Paige Okamura, aka DJ Mermaid (host of Hawaiʻi Kulāiwi and Bridging the Gap). Registration link here and on the HPF website.
Jul 01, 2022•5 min
In our first Urgent Action Grant Spotlight, Elizabeth Okinaka from Save Kōloa shares the latest in the struggle to protect the Kiahuna Burial Cave on Kauaʻi, where a proposed luxury condo project threatens Hawaiian burials, archaeological sites, and two endangered species. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Savekoloa Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii
Jun 27, 2022•25 min
A conversation with Imaikalani Winchester, Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻopua, and Mahina Kaomea from Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea Honolulu. LHE Honoluluʻs mission is to provide safe spaces to celebrate Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea through educational, cultural, and community networking events, focusing on Hawaiian independence, social justice and open dialogue around multi-faceted practices of EA (life, breath, rising, sovereignty). Website: lahoihoiea.org Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii...
Jun 24, 2022•54 min
An interview about the restoration of taro-feeding streams in East Maui with Jerome Kekiwi, Jr. and Amanda Martin of Nā Moku Aupuni o Koʻolau Hui. Nā Mokuʻs mission is to perpetuate the Kanaka Maoli traditional and customary lifestyle of Keʻanae-Wailuanui. Encompassing nearly 400 acres of loʻi, it was renowned for taro farming until commercial stream diversions completely dewatered the area. In 2018, the community’s 30-year legal struggle resulted in the largest stream restoration in Hawaiʻiʻs h...
Jun 17, 2022•42 min
An interview about protecting burials and challenging illegal sand mining with Clare Apana, Cody Nemet Tuivaiti, and Uʻi Hotta of Mālama Kakanilua. Mālama Kakanilua is presently engaged in direct action resistance/protection of ʻiwi kūpuna and aims to stop the Grand Wailea Resort from constructing 151 hotel units, swimming pools, new wings, and injection wells in known Kanaka Maoli burial grounds on Maui. The hui stands with other Kanaka Maoli groups pursuing this case to ensure that ʻiwi kūpuna...
Jun 13, 2022•42 min
An interview about standing for the Mauna as a family featuring Pua Case, Hāwane Rios, and Kapulei Flores of Mauna Kea Education and Awareness (MKEA). The mission of MKEA is to educate and raise the awareness of communities in Hawai’i and beyond on the spiritual, historical, cultural, environmental, and political significance of Mauna Kea and ALL sacred places, and provide cultural learning opportunities to everyone from keiki to kūpuna, residents, visitors and others concerned about indigenous ...
May 28, 2022•41 min
An interview with Setiro Paul, former member of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia and founder of the Chuuk Language and Cultural School on Oʻahu. The Chuuk Language and Cultural Association of Hawaiʻi, Inc.(Chuukmenessor) was founded in January 2016 by parents in the Oʻahu Chuukese community. The group sought to establish a school where their children can learn Chuukese indigenous culture and skills at the Waipahu Safe Haven Immigrant Resource Center, and built an “utteirek,” a ...
May 20, 2022•40 min
On Lā Honua (Earth Day) 2022, kiaʻi from different movements for land and water across Oʻahu gathered in Waialeʻe on the North Shore to build solidarity and connect with the movement to protect the Kahuku community from a proposed military radar. In this short podcast special, we take you on a march to the proposed radar site and spotlight a speech by Kainoa Azama, a young leader who heads the Hui Sivila ʻŌpiopio o Koʻolaupoko (Jr. Koʻolaupoko Civic Club), a 2021 HPF grantee. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawa...
May 13, 2022•10 min
In this special episode, we take you to Kuamoʻo on Hawaiʻi island to hear the mo’olelo of the Battle of Kuamo’o on the ‘āina where it happened and to talk story with Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer about the impacts of uncontrolled real estate development and the promise of an alternative economics rooted in aloha ‘āina. Kamana Beamer is a professor at the University of Hawaiʻi - Mānoa, a founding member of ʻĀina Aloha Economic Futures, and the executive director of HPF community partner Aloha Kuamo’...
May 07, 2022•46 min
Ova Saopeng is a theater artist and one of the creators of Masters of the Currents, a collaborative production from TeAda Productions and the Micronesian Health Advisory Coalition. Masters of the Currents addresses the tension and strife that has arisen around the arrival of Micronesians to Hawai’i. As the newest wave of immigrants, many fleeing their island nations due to environmental and economic pressures, Micronesian communities are subject to misconceptions, discrimination, racial profilin...
Apr 29, 2022•41 min
A conversation about learning composting and teaching kuleana with Michelle Uʻilani Pieper, Hawaiian language teacher and founder of Hānai Kaiāulu. Hānai Kaiāulu (HK) is a student-led non-profit organization dedicated to reducing food waste through bokashi composting, food recovery and education. HK’s composting program engages and educates people about food systems and community sustainability, providing solutions for individuals and businesses to capture organic waste and retain it as a commun...
Apr 22, 2022•41 min
An interview about childbirth and the regeneration of ancestral knowledge with ʻIolani Brosio, co-founder of Kalauokekahuli. Kalauokekahuli supports Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander birthing people by providing culturally based prenatal, birth, and postpartum support and education. They seek to directly address NHPI disparities in birth outcomes by creating free, accessible, and culturally competent informational resources to the community. By sharing information, videos, and art that center...
Apr 15, 2022•33 min
A conversation about kuleana and community care with Kūlia Tolentino-Potter, co-founder of Pōhāhā I Ka Lani. Pōhāhā i Ka Lani builds upon nearly two decades of the organization’s land stewardship and revitalization efforts in Waipiʻo Valley, helping to ensure that the wahi pana thrives with native plants and deepens the relationship between residents and visitors helping to mālama ʻāina. The hui hosts a culturally-based community stewardship program to address and mālama the culturally rich Mahi...
Apr 08, 2022•36 min
A conversation about ʻāina and activism with Lynette Cruz and Sparky Rodrigues, board members of Mālama Mākua. Mālama Mākua is a Kanaka Maoli-led non-profit organization dedicated to bringing about the return of sacred Mākua Valley for culturally appropriate use. They preserve and protect this wahi pana on Oʻahuʻs west side through continuous community access and engagement, establishing constant presence and practice in a place that has been occupied by the U.S. army since World War II. The non...
Apr 01, 2022•41 min
Dr. Kamana Beamer, executive director of Aloha Kuamoʻo ʻĀina (AKA), tells the story of the historic Battle of Kuamoʻo in this interview alongside AKA program director Kelsy Jorgensen. AKA offers a critical and special place in Kona for ʻŌiwi youth and all families across their island to deepen their cultural and spiritual ties to the land. Since 2016, AKA has connected over 2,000 community members and Native youth to Kuamoʻo’s landscape and history through managed access, community restoration p...
Mar 25, 2022•39 min
A conversation about the future of STEM in Hawaiʻi with Kyle Yoshida and Maveric Abella, founding members of Honua Scholars. Honua Scholars empowers local students to pursue STEM careers and advanced degrees to be Hawaiʻi’s STEM leaders. Formed in 2020 in response to the COVID pandemic and the perceived dissonance between culture and science, Honua Scholars supports STEM development alongside culture through an ecological social framework. Honua Scholars encourages civic engagement in the STEM c...
Mar 18, 2022•39 min
Meet Anthony Arce and Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt from Language Acquisition and Immersion for the New Generation (LAING). LAING Hawaiʻi utilizes heritage language learning as a tool for social and political education. Their programming provides opportunities for cultural reclamation of ancestral knowledge as they work towards collective liberation and radical futures. LAINGʻs current programming includes Ilokano and Visayan-Cebuano language courses; Wellbeing Workshops to support health and wellne...
Mar 11, 2022•39 min
A conversation with Todd Yamashita, the president of the Ho’āhu Energy Cooperative Molokai (HECM). HECM was born out of a grassroots community effort to shape Molokai’s energy future through community-developed and -owned renewable energy projects. Their mission is to produce locally owned, affordable, renewable energy for the benefit of their members, the community, and the environment in Molokai. HECM's objectives are sustainability, affordability, resiliency, and energy independence/sovereign...
Mar 04, 2022•40 min
An interview about health and healing in the home with Keola Chan, the kumu at the traditional Hawaiian healing school Ka Pā o Lonopūhā. Ka Pā o Lonopūhā was founded in 2009 to train the next generation of lomilomi practitioners. They are dedicated to reviving the practice of Lomi Ae by taking a holistic approach to health. Rooted in Mauli Ola, their goal is to raise the consciousness of traditional Hawaiian healing practices. Facebook: www.facebook.com/Lonopuha Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai’i, Hawaii...
Feb 25, 2022•41 min
Meet Krisha Zane, the EA Ecoversity Administrator at Kū-A-Kanaka, LLC. Kū-A-Kanaka is a native Hawaiian women-owned and -operated social enterprise headquartered in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island that founded EA Ecoversity, a Hawaiian culture-based higher education and career training program that provides blended online and offline learning in an atmosphere of aloha. EA Ecoversity offers a tuition-free, personalized program designed for Native Hawaiians ages 15-30 with a flexible micro-credential model...
Feb 18, 2022•38 min
Since families living in military housing first found fuel in their tap water in November, the Red Hill water crisis has mobilized a broad movement demanding the shutdown of the 80-year-old facility and the protection of Oʻahu’s water. In today’s special episode, we join organizer and scholar Kyle Kajihiro for a DeTour, or demilitarization tour, and learn about U.S. militarism and grassroots activism in Hawaiʻi. We visit the Red Hill fuel storage facility, drive through the residential area affe...
Feb 13, 2022•30 min
Jaerick Medeiros-Garcia and Blake McNaughton are the president and vice president of Makahanaloa Fishing Association on Hawaiʻi Island. Makahanaloa Fishing Association seeks to grow and protect their community’s rights to provide food for their families and maintain the generational bonds to the treasured shoreline areas of Hilo Palikū. The Association is currently trying to establish permanent and protected access to the shoreline of Pepeʻekeo on Hawaiʻi Island through the Public Open Lands and...
Feb 11, 2022•41 min
