Healing A Nation

Hoʻoulu ʻĀina – a safe space.
A place of refuge
Growing land.
Growing people.
Growing trust.

A place of healing.
Building relationships.
Connecting to ʻāina.
Cultural traditions and practices are the foundation.

A community pā
To build strength
To build unity
To build a nation
Of farmers, fishers, practitioners,
Deep thinkers, innovators, creators, shapers

Shaping Hawaiʻi
Shaping the Pacific
Shaping our worldview.

The kuleana is real – fo real
We are accountable
To ourselves, our ancestors, our community, our Nation.
The land gives us life.
She can heal our world.

Poem by Kaʻōhua Lucas