COMMUNITY IMPACT
PERPETUATING CULTURE // SHARING ALOHA
Hakipuʻu Loʻi Kalo
LOCATION
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
PARTNER ORGANIZATION
Hoʻāla ʻĀina Kūpono
IMPACT TYPE
Aloha ʻĀina
DETAILS
HNC (DAWSON) is part of a Hawaiʻi community movement to support the perpetual conservation of Hakipuʻu Loʻi Kalo. These kalo (taro) patches on Oʻahu’s windward side have been in cultivation for centuries and carry forward a vital cultural legacy. DAWSON donated seed funding to support nonprofit Hoʻāla ʻĀina Kūpono in their initial stewardship and educational programming at the loʻi. Hawaiian Islands Land Trust, The Trust For Public Land, Hoʻāla ʻĀina Kūpono, Hakipuʻu families, and community donors raised funds to place this land in conservation for future generations. Located on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu in Kahana Valley, the Hakipuʻu Loʻi Kalo is a 1.5 acre parcel of land adjacent to Moliʻi fishpond and Kāneʻohe Bay and will be cared for by Hoʻāla ʻAina Kūpono in partnership with ancestral descendants of the land. This area of Hakipuʻu has cultural significance as the home of the navigator Kahaʻi. This storied voyaging lineage has been recognized by sailing vessels for centuries; in modern times, Hakipuʻu was the first launching point of Hōkūleʻa in 1975 and was also the launching point for the canoe’s Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage in 2012.
Hakipuʻu Loʻi Kalo
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
PARTNER ORGANIZATION
Hoʻāla ʻĀina Kūpono
IMPACT TYPE
Aloha ʻĀina
DETAILS
HNC (DAWSON) is part of a Hawaiʻi community movement to support the perpetual conservation of Hakipuʻu Loʻi Kalo. These kalo (taro) patches on Oʻahu’s windward side have been in cultivation for centuries and carry forward a vital Native Hawaiian cultural legacy. DAWSON donated seed funding to support nonprofit Hoʻāla ʻĀina Kūpono in their initial stewardship and educational programming at the loʻi. Hawaiian Islands Land Trust, The Trust For Public Land, Hoʻāla ʻĀina Kūpono, Hakipuʻu families, and numerous community donors collectively laid the groundwork and raised the funds to place this land in conservation for future generations.
Located on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu in Kahana Valley, the Hakipuʻu Loʻi Kalo is a 1.5 acre parcel of land adjacent to Moliʻi fishpond and Kāneʻohe Bay and will be cared for by Hoʻāla ʻAina Kūpono in partnership with ancestral descendants of the land. This area of Hakipuʻu has cultural significance as the home of the navigator Kahaʻi. This storied voyaging lineage has been recognized by sailing vessels for centuries; in modern times, Hakipuʻu was the first launching point of Hōkūleʻa in 1975 and was also the launching point for the canoe’s Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage in 2012.