Regarding Required Travel Documents: 

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• You must have your NZeTA. Please refer to the NZeTA page on this site for information on how to get one. Most requests are processed within 72 hours; however, they may take longer. Please complete the steps to request your NZeTA well in advance of our huakaʻi!​

• Passports - friendly reminder to make sure you have a valid passport AND that it does not expire while in Aotearoa. Check your expiration date.

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Regarding Makana:​

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• We will be preparing a total of 20 sets of makana. These makana will be presented to the different marae, tūpuna, guest speakers, communities, and wahi we visit and will be given on behalf of our hui. The 20 sets of makana will account for all the people and places visited, as well as ensuring that we have extra makana to give if needed. Each island was asked to connect with others from your wahi/ʻohana and prepare 20 sets of a makana from your ʻāina. We will bring all our makana together to make a pūʻolo of all our collective gifts from our various ʻāina.

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We have prepared a Google Document to help keep us all informed

and share out the types of makana being prepared. Please click the 

link and utilize the document to share what your mokupuni/ʻohana

will be contributing to this collective pūʻolo as a mahalo to our Māori Whānau.

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• Though we will have makana to give on behalf of our hui, we also welcome you to bring any personal gifts you might want to give to people or places you make pilina with.

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Regarding Aha ʻAina/Meals:​

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• During our huakaʻi while staying at the different marae, meals will be catered for us by our Māori hosts. Each of you were asked to share any dietary preferences and food allergies that either yourself or your keiki may have. If you did not fill out the google form noting this, please contact kalena@huliauapaa.org 

• Though our meals will be catered and prepared for us, as we are all accustomed to, if any opportunity arises to help out in the kitchen, please do so. ʻEleu a kōkua aku.

• Mahalo i ka mea loaʻa. We eat what get and will be grateful for it!

 

Regarding Pōwhiri Protocols:​

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• It is important to note that protocols for each marae differ. We will be attentive to any kapu instructed to us and will be mākaukau to enact those.

• General protocols to adhere to:

  • When entering the marae, wāhine will stand at the front and lead our hui in

  • Kāne will follow behind

  • Keiki can stand in the middle or with the mākua

  • First voice to be heard is a wahine from the host marae

  • Our wāhine will pane with an oli kāhea

  • After the oli kāhea, wāhine will lead us in to the marae to sit

  • Kāne will sit in the front

  • Wāhine and keiki to sit in the back

    • Kapu regarding sitting placement for keiki differs at each marae. While in Taharoa, it is okay for keiki to sit in the front with their makuakāne. When participating in the pōwhiri at the University of Waikato, keiki must sit in the back.

  • For every keiki, at least one adult is encouraged to be sitting next to them

    • During pōwhiri, it is okay to get up and take your keiki in the back for those keiki who have to move around. As always, be respectful of appropriate timing if moving elsewhere. Mākua, it would be good to please hoʻomākaukau your keiki so they are prepared as well. 

  • Our first kākāʻōlelo will step up and speak on behalf of our hui.

  • The kapu of the marae, will determine the exchange of kōrero. The kapu of the marae at Taharoa is a 1-to-1 exchange of words. For every speaker we have, they will have a speaker pane in return. 

  • Mele &/or oli will follow each kōrero

  • Kekuewa Kikiloi - is the alakaʻi for organizing the kākāʻōlelo. Kākāʻōlelo representing our hui and the kaʻina of topics that each speaker will address would have been determined beforehand. 

  • Kialoa Mossman - is the alakaʻi for determining the kaʻina (sequence) of oli and mele that should follow each kōrero and will be performed during the pōwhiri. 

  • Hoʻokupu and makana can come at the end of the pōwhiri

  • The pōwhiri concludes with food. Eating food and sharing a meal transitions us from a kapu space to one that is noa. 

 

Regarding Pōwhiri Attire:​​

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• Kāne must wear long pants and shoes. Slippers are okay when participating in the pōwhiri at Taharoa. However, you cannot wear slippers at the University pōwhiri. Kāne must wear shoes.

• Wāhine should wear longer skirts or dresses that cover your knees. You are not expected to wear shoes. Nice slippers or sandals are maikaʻi. 

• Colors are encouraged! You do not need to be dressed in all black.

• Formal or traditional hats are maikaʻi to wear. NO baseball or trucker hats. 

• Jewelry and/or taonga is encouraged. It is appropriate to come adorned in your very best.

• Collectively, everyone has decided to wear kīhei dyed in ʻōlena while participating in the pōwhiri. Please ensure you have one or contact kalena@huliauapaa.org asap.

 

Regarding Sleeping Protocols of a Marae:​​

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• When walking into a marae, the left side is typically reserved for the iwi of the marae. Visitors are designated the right side of the marae. When given the opportunity to choose a place to sleep, consider places on the right side of the marae. 

• Sleeping mats, linen, and pillows will be provided; however, you must pack your own sleeping bag. Please refer to the Packing List on this site when packing your sleeping gear. 

• Throughout the marae, you will find beautifully carved pou which tells the moʻolelo and moʻokūʻauhau of the marae and its iwi. It is okay to touch and have our keiki engage with the tūpuna and akua; however, please keep an eye on them to ensure they do not hana ʻino our host tūpuna.

• Taharoa is a rural area. We will need to boil drinking/washing water throughout our stay. We will have a designated crew whose kuleana will be to mālama the fire. The crew will be tasked with waking up to chop wood, stoke, feed, and keep the fire going throughout the morning and night. We will all do our part to kōkua. If you are not a part of the fire crew, we can kākoʻo them in other ways. 

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Regarding Keiki:​​

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• This Wānanga is for us all, including our keiki. It is an opportunity for our keiki to connect, make pilina, and become immersed in the collective learning and growth we’ll all experience. Every day while in Taharoa, there will be a Keiki Program for our kids to participate in. It is great to have our keiki included in our deep discussions and kaupapa as we know they'll be bound to pick up a thing or two just by being placed in the setting. However, we all know it is just as important to give them the space to indulge in their own fun opportunities and activities in order to feed their minds and wairua, while we are feeding ours. We have organized a program for our keiki to engage with and be cared for by other Māori keiki throughout the day while we are immersed in some of the other dense conversations.

• There will be a lot of keiki traveling with us during this huakaʻi. We will all look out for each other's keiki and treat them as our own as we understand that we are makua to all of them. However, e nā mākua, though there will always be support found, this is a friendly reminder that at the end of the day, having decided to include your keiki on this cultural exchange, you are ultimately responsible for the behavior and care of your keiki. “I maikaʻi ke kalo i ka ʻohā. The goodness of the kalo is judged by the young plant it produces.”

• As part of the keiki support, Kēhaulani Kupihea, Punahele Kikiloi, and Pua o Eleili Pinto are delegated the kuleana of providing kākoʻo for our keiki if it is needed.

• Please note that none of our keiki have any food allergies! 

• As we collect more information regarding specific health concerns for our keiki (allergies, asthma, etc.), we will inform everyone so we are all aware of what and where to find any medications, EpiPens, etc. if a situation should arise and is needed.

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Regarding Packing:​

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• Refer to the Packing List on this site for required and suggested gear. 

• If you are packing gear such as boots, field backpacks, and any other outfitting gear you might've worn here in Hawaiʻi, PLEASE DECON YOUR GEAR. Spray alcohol on your gear to kill any seeds, pests, and diseases. Following the alcohol spray, brush your gear well to avoid unintentionally spreading unwanted weeds, diseases, etc. Let's travel responsibly! 

• For any questions regarding New Zealand Customs, please also check out the NZ Customs Rules and Regulations to find out more about prohibited and restricted items.

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