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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...
Aina Momona
Mar 21, 20231 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Jan 30, 20231 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Sep 30, 20221 min read
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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,...
Aina Momona
Aug 26, 20221 min read
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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,...
Aina Momona
Aug 25, 20221 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Jan 24, 20221 min read
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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....
Aina Momona
Jan 18, 20221 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Jan 10, 20221 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Dec 13, 20211 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Dec 6, 20211 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Nov 15, 20211 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Nov 8, 20211 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Nov 1, 20211 min read
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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...
Aina Momona
Oct 18, 20211 min read
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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,...
Aina Momona
Oct 4, 20211 min read
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