HULIAUAPA‘A

Mission
Growing Hawai‘i's communities through culturally based forms of innovative learning, leadership development, and collaborative networking in wahi kupuna stewardship.

Vision
Wahi kupuna thriving through Hawaiian self-determination.

Inoa
Huliauapa‘a was created from our deep connection and responsibility to Hawai‘i's wahi kupuna (ancestral places). Huliau, meaning "a time of change" and "to recall the past," speaks of our desire to steward our sacred places by preserving the stories, materials and sites of our ancestors. Pa‘a, meaning "firm, solid, definite, steadfast," reaffirms our convictions to protect and perpetuate our cultural sites. Thus, Huliauapa‘a reminds us to be steadfast in our beliefs to protect and preserve the treasures of our kūpuna (ancestors).

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**Our *New Logo Design**

The Huliauapaʻa logo design depicts patterned motifs pointing upwards that represent the concept of “lewa.” Lewa literally represents the sky or atmosphere or the strata in the upper heavens. Traditionally, it was believed that the source of real transformation and change (huliau) was linked to the heavens as its celestial processes governed all aspects of the natural and physical environment.

The concept of lewa also means to reach a state in which you understand something entirely. Whether it is the type of work you do or your intimacy with a place, lewa means to be thoroughly familiar. It is Huliauapaʻa's mission to transform cultural resource management in Hawaiʻi. This can only be accomplished by elevating our kuleana and thoroughly understanding the context of the work we do to protect and mālama sacred sites in Hawaiʻi.

The 2019 Wahi Kupuna Internship Program Application process is closed.

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Pulses of the Land: Wahi Pana of Keʻei I & II

During the 2018 Wahi Kupuna Internship Program, two of our interns (with kokua from their kumu) created an online give back to the community of Keʻei in the form of a Story Map. A Story Map is an online, interactive resource incorporating text, photos, video, and GIS maps. They are an excellent modern educational resource for connecting the ʻike of Hawaiʻi's communities with technology. They allow information to be documented and accessible worldwide. This Story Map focuses on the Wahi Pana of Keʻei, sharing their moʻolelo and significance through the voices of Ke'ei kamaʻāina. We hope this Story Map of Keʻei will be utilized as an educational resource by the Keʻei community in their continuous efforts to preserve and perpetuate the moʻolelo and practices of these wahi pana.

Last Revised February 2019

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Our *New Logo Design

The 2019 Wahi Kupuna Internship Program Application process is closed.

Pulses of the Land: Wahi Pana of Keʻei​​ I & II

**Our *New Logo Design**

Pulses of the Land: Wahi Pana of Keʻei I & II