Goals
ʻO ke aloha o nā kūpuna ke alakaʻi iā kākou.
Nestled in the back of Kalihi Valley, Ho‘oulu ‘Āina welcomes people of Kalihi ahupuaʻa and beyond to nurture meaningful relationships with ʻāina, each other, and our best selves. By listening to the land, creating community connections, restoring native forest and growing food sovereignty, we revitalize the shared ancestral goals of this ʻāina, Hawaiʻi.
Join us as we work together toward these goals.
Lohe ʻĀina
Lohe 'Āina is our program dedicated to the restoration of our propertyʻs ancient sites and sacred places. We strive to perpetuate culture and knowledge for the people of Kalihi by talking story of our generations into the future, hosting workshops and through mālama ‘aina efforts. Kalihi is our home and we hope to strengthen our community by instilling a sense of honor back into our ahupuaʻa through our daily actions.
Hoa ʻĀina
Hoa ʻĀina is our program which host thousands of committed volunteers who help us with our organic reforestation practices, pā pōhaku builds, garden beds and many other mālama ʻāina endeavors. Together we breath life back into our ahupua‘a with volunteers help to heal this ‘āina that was once laden with modern day conflict and hurt.
Koa ʻĀina
Koa ʻĀina is the only organic reforestation and agroforestry project on Oʻahu. We are excited to stand strong at the cutting edge of this industry. We provide space for individuals to learn and kokua Ho’oulu 'Āina in these tasks. Our upland forest goals include removing the monstrous albizia to provide sun and nutrients to natives and planting native food sources to the forest. Kalihi was once a water rich ahupuaʻa and we our fighting to restore water into our valley once again.
Mahi ʻĀina
Mahi ʻĀina encompasses our community garden program which strives to provide our neighbors with organic vegetables and revitalize the dormant farm-to-table culture of our ancestors. All are welcome to partake in the cultivation, propagation and harvesting of food for their family and fellow community members.