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ʻĀINA MOMONA BLOGS

Mar 21, 20231 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 3/21/23

ʻĀina Momona turns 6 this month! ʻĀina Momona’s land base is Keawanui Fishpond and Cultural Learning Site in the Kaʻamola land section of...

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Jan 30, 20231 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 1/30/23

Our farm at Keawanui gives us the opportunity to develop reciprocal relationships with ʻāina, our eldest ancestor. As we mālama the ʻāina...

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Nov 7, 20221 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 11/7/22

Keiki at Keawanui Cultural Learning Center spent time pulling weeds in an area they have planted. Pulling weeds and maintaining crops is...

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Oct 3, 20221 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 10/3/22

Pūnana Leo O Molokaʻi came to Keawanui this past Saturday and visited our learning center. The kamaliʻi helped with invasive species...

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Aina Momona

Sep 30, 20221 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 9/30/22

Our latest experiment at Keawanui is with mulch varieties. We are using both mangrove charcoal and ogo with our kalo to see any...

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Aug 26, 20221 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 8/26/22

One of the most important things we do at ‘Āina Momona is teach the next generation of Native Hawaiians about their culture, ‘āina,...

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Aug 25, 20221 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 8/25/22

ʻĀina Momona's land base is Keawanui Fishpond and Cultural Learning Site in the Kaʻamola land section of Molokaʻi. Keawanui is a 55-acre,...

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Aina Momona

Jun 8, 20221 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 6/8/22

What makes good soil? Last month our crew at Keawanui worked with UH @ctahr to build upon what we’ve learned about our soil through kilo...

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Aina Momona

Mar 1, 20221 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 2/28/22

ʻAʻohe hana nui ke alu ʻia. No task is too big when done together by all. This month our team traveled down the road to our neighbors at...

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Jan 24, 20221 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 1/24/22

Last week our kiaʻi harvested 26 pounds of kalo at Keawanui! This kalo will feed many of our ʻohana on Molokaʻi, helping us reach one of...

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Jan 18, 20221 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 1/18/22

This past week our staff learned to take water quality samples through the help of Native Hawaiian researchers from Hawai’i Sea Grant....

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Aina Momona

Jan 10, 20221 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 1/10/22

Planting maiʻa as windbreak, harvesting fruit, tending to our kalo patches, and checking on our oysters. Itʻs been a busy two weeks at...

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Aina Momona

Dec 13, 20211 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 12/13/21

E kanu i ka huli ʻoi hāʻule ka ua - Plant the taro stalks while there is rain. Do your work when the opportunity affords. After the...

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Aina Momona

Dec 6, 20211 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 12/6/21

Our focus this week has been tending to our mala and the loko iʻa. In addition to our usual watering and weeding, we’ve also been working...

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Aina Momona

Nov 15, 20211 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 11/15/21

After spending the last few weeks in the mangrove, this week we focused on maintaining and preparing our food farm and fishpond at...

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Aina Momona

Nov 8, 20211 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 11/8/21

This past week at Keawanui Fishpond, the students of @rootedkmka along with our kiaʻi had the opportunity to blend traditional and modern...

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Aina Momona

Nov 1, 20211 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 11/1/21

Invasive species management has been the primary focus of our work at Keawanui Fishpond this past week. We started by weeding our māla...

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Aina Momona

Oct 18, 20211 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 10/18/21

Today we’re taking you along with us as we harvest and clean 34 lbs of kalo to process and make poi for our ‘ohana! To learn more about...

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Aina Momona

Oct 4, 20211 min read

Keawanui Fishpond Updates 10/4/21

ʻĀina Momona's land base is Keawanui Fishpond and Cultural Learning Site in the Kaʻamola land section of Molokaʻi. Keawanui is a 55-acre,...

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