A conversation about graduate worker organizing with Dianne Deauna and Ken Reyes, two Executive Committee members of Academic Labor United (ALU). ALU organizes graduate workers of the University of Hawaiʻi system to empower them to hold their employers accountable. Even as graduate worker labor is recognized by the University as fundamental to its success, their work is continually devalued by the State and University administration which refuse to pay them a living wage, have no viable process ...
Oct 25, 2024•36 min
A conversation about community care and shifting the perception of consensual sex work in Hawaiʻi with Doug Upp and Jin Kwak, organizers with the Hawaiʻi chapter of the Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP). SWOP Hawaiʻi is a grassroots organization led by sex workers, advocating for the safety, healing, and liberation of marginalized communities engaged in consensual adult labor. Through direct support services, mutual aid, and community empowerment initiatives, they address systemic discriminati...
Oct 11, 2024•43 min
A conversation about Palestine solidarity organizing in Hawaiʻi with Cynthia Franklin and Imani Altemus-Williams from the Hawaiʻi chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace. JVP Hawaiʻi works to educate Hawaiʻi communities about settler-colonialism in Palestine and the links to colonialism and militarism in Hawaiʻi. They organize Jewish and non-Jewish communities towards an end to u.s. funding to Israeli apartheid and the militarized occupation of Palestine. They work to build a loving and intersectional...
Oct 04, 2024•44 min
A conversation about creating spaces of reconnection for Black folks in Hawaiʻi with Dr. Akiemi Glenn and Jamila Jarmon from the Pōpolo Project. Founded in 2017, the Pōpolo Project is committed to redefining perceptions of Black people in Hawai‘i and creating a deep reconnection to themselves as individuals, to their community, to their ancestors, and to the lands that sustain them. They build community power by strengthening collective memory, practicing cultures together, developing a vocabula...
Sep 27, 2024•39 min
A conversation about organizing for a rehabilitative justice system with Kaleihau Kamauʻu and Ron Fujiyoshi from ʻOhana Hoʻopakele. ‘Ohana Ho’opakele was founded by kūpuna as an intervention to the disproportionate number of Kānaka Maoli in Hawai’i’s prisons. The hui began this journey by opposing the building of new prisons on Hawai’i Island, and their research illuminated the goal of building pu’uhonua to provide healing for paʻahao (or people who are incarcerated) before they return back into...
Sep 20, 2024•37 min
Announcing a new season of Hawaiʻi Rising featuring our 2024 grantee cohort, coming soon wherever you listen to podcasts. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii
Sep 13, 2024•2 min
Each year for Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, two people are honored for their activism and commitment to ea. This year, the two honorees are Sparky Rodrigues and his late wife Leandra Wai of Mālama Mākua, who have fought for the care and reclamation of Mākua Valley since 1996. In this special episode, Sparky reflects on his and Leandra’s life, work, and legacy. To learn more about Mālama Mākua, check out our previous interview with Uncle Sparky and Aunty Lynette Cruz in episode 17 Mālama Mākua: Piko of Peace a...
Jul 26, 2024•54 min
Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea is coming up at the end of July! In this special episode from 2023, learn about community celebrations of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, or Sovereignty Restoration Day, in recent years. The 2024 Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea celebration at Pōkaʻi Bay, Waiʻanae, is on Saturday, July 27, and the celebration at Thomas Square, Honolulu, will be on Sunday, July 28. Come join us! Guests in order of appearance: Imaikalani Winchester, Pōlani Kahakalau-Kalima, Wahinehula Kaeo, Ke‘alohi Quiamno, Kyle Kajihiro, Uʻi and K...
Jul 20, 2024•37 min
Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea is coming up at the end of July! The 2024 LHE celebration at Thomas Square will be on Sunday, July 28. In this episode from 2022, we spoke with organizers of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea Honolulu: Imaikalani Winchester, Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻopua, and Mahina Kaomea. 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 prac...
Jul 12, 2024•55 min
In this episode with Hui Iwi Kuamoʻo, Halealoha Ayau and Mana Caceres talk through a case study of a successful repatriation of iwi kūpuna (Hawaiian ancestral bones) from the Duckworth Laboratory at Cambridge University, from first learning about the iwi at Cambridge to their reburial last year. This repatriation was noteworthy as the first ever successful repatriation of ancestral remains from Cambridge by any Indigenous community. For 33 years, Hui Iwi Kuamo’o has provided care for iwi kūpuna ...
Jun 07, 2024•52 min
In this two-episode special, we hear from five students active in the 2019 mobilization to protect Mauna Kea from the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Part 2: "The Occupation Bachman Hall" shares the experiences of students who occupied the Board of Regents' office building on the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus during the fall 2019 semester. Their 117-day sit-in was the longest in UH history. These stories were recorded in conjunction with the Kūkulu Exhibit "Hoʻomana" brought ...
May 24, 2024•43 min
In this two-episode special, we hear from five students active in the 2019 mobilization to protect Mauna Kea from the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Part 1: "Students Standing for Mauna Kea" focuses on action up on the Mauna during the summer of 2019. These stories were recorded in conjunction with the Kūkulu Exhibit "Hoʻomana" brought to the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa through a partnership between HPF grantee Mauna Kea Education & Awareness and KTUH. Student voices (in orde...
May 18, 2024•38 min
In this special episode, we take a step back and share some of the voices of the HPF board and grantmaking committee whose volunteer service and leadership behind the scenes is crucial to the work. We ask them: why do you choose to serve with HPF? Mahalo to these directors and grantmakers for sharing their voices: Ashley Galacgac, Hina Kaʻōpua-Canonigo, James Maunakea Secritario, Jonathan Pilikai Fisk, Katherine Burke, Natalie Debiasi, and Nikki Cristobal. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii...
May 10, 2024•10 min
In this episode, hear updates about the restoration of Kahaluʻu Loʻi with Phillip Kapu and Aimee Sato from Kaiāulu ʻo Kahaluʻu. Kaiāulu ʻo Kahaluʻu is a grassroots hui created to serve, organize, and uplift community voices of the Kahalu’u ahupuaʻa on Oʻahuʻs windward side. Currently, their primary focus is the restoration of the Kahalu’u Lo’i, hosting community engagement events, and serving and advocating for the Kahalu’u community. To learn more about the origins of the hui and their vision f...
May 03, 2024•42 min
In this interview with Jesse Kekoa Kahoʻonei and Kim Kahoʻonei from Kahaluʻu Kūāhewa, we hear updates on their ʻāina restoration and community education work in the ahupuaʻa of Kahaluʻu in Kona, Hawaiʻi. Kahalu’u Kūāhewa is based in one of Konaʻs largest intact traditional agricultural field systems preserved within a 354-acre area owned by Bishop Estate-Kamehameha Schools. They have documented 3,500 archaeological features, almost all of which are considered traditional agricultural features. T...
Apr 19, 2024•37 min
An interview with Kāhealani Collins on her experience training to be a koʻokua (culturally-based birth worker) in Ka ʻĀmana Mentorship Program at Kalauokekahuli. Kalauokekahuli supports Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander pregnant, birthing, and postpartum people by providing culturally-based perinatal support and education. Through Ka ʻĀmana Mentorship Program, they seek to continue directly addressing Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander disparities in birth outcomes by sustainably growing th...
Apr 05, 2024•31 min
In our third episode with Ke Ea Hawaiʻi, we hear updates and what's on the horizon for this hui, featuring Laʻakea Chun (current student), Hina Kaʻōpua-Canonigo (alum), and Trevor Atkins (kumu and advisor). Ke Ea Hawai’i is an interscholastic student council composed of elected representatives from 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools. To learn more about the history of Ke Ea and hear from different student voices, check out our first two episodes: Episode 8: News Media for the Hawaiian Kingdom a...
Mar 23, 2024•39 min
An interview about political education and building organizational structure with ʻIlima Long, the pelekikena (president) of Ka ʻAhahui Hawaiʻi Aloha ʻĀina. Ka ʻAhahui Hawaiʻi Aloha ʻĀina, or Hui Aloha ʻĀina, was reactivated in 2016 from its original formation in 1893. HAʻĀ exists for the express purpose of perpetuating Hawaiian national identity, the development of a Hawaiian national consciousness, and the restoration of Hawaiian national independence. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii...
Mar 15, 2024•43 min
Ma kēia kamaʻilio ʻana, ʻōlelo mai ʻo Mehana Vaughan e pili ana i ka hana o ka ʻahahui ʻo Kīpuka Kuleana ma ka mokupuni ʻo Kauaʻi. Na Kīpuka Kuleana e kākoʻo i nā ʻohana ʻōiwi e mālama a noho mau i ko lākou ʻāina kupuna. ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi special episode with Mehana Vaughan (Kīpuka Kuleana), hosted by Hina Kaʻōpua Canonigo. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii
Mar 08, 2024•25 min
A short companion episode to today's interview with Mehana Vaughan in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. In this excerpt from an earlier interview with Mehana in English, she shares about the origin and the work of Kīpuka Kuleana. Listen to the full episode here: 2. Kīpuka Kuleana: Protecting Ancestral Lands on Kauaʻi (2021). Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii
Mar 08, 2024•9 min
Good news from East Maui! In this interview with Nā Moku Aupuni o Koʻolau Hui, Jerome Kekiwi, Jr. and Jessie Kekiwi-Aweau share about a recent win for their community: Nā Moku received a 65-year lease for Keʻanae Uka! Nā Moku Aupuni o Koʻolau Hui perpetuates the Kanaka Maoli traditional and customary lifestyle of Keʻanae-Wailuanui, Maui. Encompassing nearly 400 acres of loʻi, this area was renowned for taro farming until commercial stream diversions completely dewatered the area. In 2018, the co...
Mar 01, 2024•39 min
Ma kēia kamaʻilio ʻana, ʻōlelo mai ʻo Nāhōkū Kahana e pili ana i ka hana o ka ʻahahui ʻo Hui Hoʻoleimaluō a me nā wahi pana o Keaukaha ma ka mokupuni ʻo Hawaiʻi. Na lākou e mālama i nā loko iʻa a aʻo aku i ia hana i nā haumāna a me nā ʻohana o ko lākou kaiāulu. ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi special episode with Nāhōkū Kahana (Hui Hoʻoleimaluō), hosted by Hina Kaʻōpua Canonigo. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii
Feb 23, 2024•26 min
An interview about feeding community and training the next generation of fishpond stewards with Kamala Anthony and Nāhōkū Kahana from Hui Hoʻoleimaluō. Established in 2013, Hui Hoʻoleimaluō has spent the past decade conducting long-term historical, cultural, physical, natural, and scientific studies of fishponds in Keaukaha, including Honokea Loko, Waiuli, and most recently at Kaumaui Loko. Today, Hui Ho‘oleimaluō is an active community hub that engages and teaches students and families through ...
Feb 23, 2024•45 min
An interview about education and liberation with Dr. Kū Kahakalau and Pōlanimakamae Kahakalau, the president and executive director of EA Ecoversity. EA Ecoversity is a culture-based, post-secondary education and career training institution grounded in Education with Aloha (EA). Their inaugural Kanaka Culinary Arts Diploma program is being launched in the summer of 2024. Interest form linked below. Kanaka Culinary Arts Diploma links: Student Interest Form , Committee Interest Form Tags: Hawaiʻi,...
Feb 16, 2024•44 min
Later this month, we're celebrating Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Language Month) with episodes in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, guest hosted by Hina Kaʻōpua Canonigo. Each episode will be released alongside a companion episode in English from a previous interview with the same guest. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii
Feb 09, 2024•1 min
January 17, 2024 is the 131st anniversary of the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Each year, Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi Political Action Committee and the Queen's Court convene the ʻOnipaʻa Peace March and Rally to make sure the overthrow is never forgotten. In this podcast short, Healani Sonoda-Pale from Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi shares about the importance of this event. To learn more about how to participate in the 2024 ʻOnipaʻa Peace March from Maunaʻala Royal Mausoleum to ʻIolani Palace, visit kalah...
Jan 12, 2024•9 min
An interview with Aunty Joan Lander (Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina) and Emma Broderick (Puʻuhonua Society) about preserving decades of documentary video footage of the movement for future generations. Pu’uhonua Society is committed to community, the arts, and Native Hawaiian culture through public programming. In their Hoʻomau Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina Cataloging & Public Programming Project, Puʻuhonua Society is working with Aunty Joan to catalog and organize the ~6500 video reels of raw footage that she and...
Jan 05, 2024•45 min
An interview about developing community stewardship in Puna, Hawaiʻi, with Leila Kealoha from Pōhaku Pelemaka. Pōhaku Pelemaka aims to protect and preserve cultural and natural resources along the Puna Coast through culture-based education and community-based input to mitigate the impacts of visitor and resident traffic within the wahi pana. Facebook: facebook.com/pohakupelemakapage Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii...
Dec 15, 2023•32 min
An interview about ʻāina restoration and hale construction with Ed Gomes and Kukona Lopes from Ke Kahua o Kūaliʻi. Ke Kahua o Kūaliʻi’s mission is to inspire and support cultural and environmental wellness through land stewardship of Palalupe and Pōhakea at Kawainui fishpond in Kailua, Oʻahu. Their Kūkulu Kauhale Program fosters traditional land management and supports cultural practice by training community members in the cultural arts and lifeways of hale construction, care, and maintenance. T...
Dec 08, 2023•42 min
A special update on Mākua Valley with Uncle Sparky Rodrigues and Aunty Lynette Cruz from Mālama Mākua. In a joint statement submitted with Mālama Mākua in federal court yesterday, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army stated that they no longer need to conduct live fire training at Mākua "now or in the future." Uncle Sparky and Aunty Lynette share the significance of this new development in the movement for the return and restoration of military-occupied lands in Hawaiʻi. Tags: ...
Dec 01, 2023•24 min
