UHM NH Updates: Anahulu Hoʻonui, Kēkēmapa 2024 Monday 12/2 - Wednesday 12/11 A rainbow above Waʻahila at the current construction site of Hale Haukani. Photo taken by the author a little over a year ago on November 15, 2023. Aloha…
UHM NH Updates: Anahulu Hoʻēmi, Nowemapa & Kēkēmapa 2024 Friday 11/22 - Sunday 12/1 The bottom half of a hala tree, with aerial roots surrounded by bright yellow-orange fruit keys scattered around the base of the pūhala. Aloha mai kākou, The…
UHM NH Updates: Anahulu Poepoe, Nowemapa 2024 Tuesday 11/12 - Thursday 11/21 Rainwater caught in the leaves of a few large kalo plants growing at Ka Papa Loʻi ʻO Kānewai. Aloha pumehana kākou,One of the best things about the gentle…
Although the last day of any experience is often bittersweet, our potluck dessert table made our final time together a little extra sweet! We enjoyed each other’s company with delicious home baked goods, local favorite bakeries, and (since I love…
UHM NH Updates: Anahulu Hoʻonui, Nowemapa 2024 Friday 11/1 - Sunday 11/10 A photo of a long, rippled cloud above the tall buildings of the Honolulu sky as seen from the H1 freeway. Aloha e nā hoa heluhelu, With the new…
Group photo of our October Cohort Kumukahi participants in Hālau o Haumea. Mahalo e Aunty PMac for taking the photo! Our fourth day together was a really beautiful experience that perhaps was best described by our fearless leader Punihei in…
Friday, August 16, 2024 To close our week, we invited everyone to leave a message of a gem/flower that they had harvested during our time together. We went around the large circle and everyone had a chance to speak their…
Thursday, August 15, 2024 This morning, I had the opportunity and great pleasure to participate in a Pilina Circle with the lovely co-facilitators Siobhán and Kristin. Mahalo to our other co-facilitators for the day: Kawehi and Nick, and Katey and…
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 While the second day of the week includes lots of talking and socializing with other people, the third day involves much more introspective writing time. We trace our many lineages of genealogies that shape us by…
Ceremony at the māla and ahu, led by Dr. Dee-Ann Carpenter and supported by the team of JABSOM and Cancer Center Cohort Kumukahi participants. Our NHPoL team was so grateful to be back in the ʻili ʻāina of Kaʻākaukukui, and…