Mission

In 1995, a small group of Native Hawaiian residents came together to revive, restore, and share the practices of traditional Native Hawaiian culture. We are dedicated to educating residents and visitors of the "ways of old" through cultural demonstrations and hands-on activities. Using the wisdom and spiritual guidance of our kupuna, we seek to re-establish a Hawaiian lifestyle in Kipahulu. By initiating sustainable projects, dividing the labor, and sharing the results we preserve our culture.

What We Do

Culturally based ‘ahupua‘a management, traditional wetland taro production, other farm and orchard food production, operation of a shared-use certified commercial kitchen, native forest protection through feral animal control measures, and a community-based shoreline resource management program.