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Keawanui Fishpond Updates 3/28/22
March has been a productive month out in Keawanui! ʻĀina Momona was able to host Kumu Malia Akutagawa and Kumu Noelani Puniwai’s class,...
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Mar 28, 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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What can you find in the Hawaiian language newspaper archive? Moʻolelo/ʻAtikala Nūpepa
Moʻolelo nūpepa or ʻatikala nūpepa are newspaper articles. Not all moʻolelo nūpepa were limited to reporting current events or news. Many...
ʻĀina Momona
Feb 8, 20222 min read
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Red Hill and Kahoʻolawe: A Legacy of U.S. Terrorism
The United States Navy has a history of terrorism in Hawaiʻi (and throughout the world). In 1940 the Navy started to build the Red Hill...
ʻĀina Momona
Feb 8, 20222 min read
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Keawanui Fishpond Updates 1/26/22
In honor of Makahiki Season, we hosted Lono yesterday at Keawanui Fishpond as a part of Ka’ahele a Lono. The call of the pū announcing...
Aina Momona
Jan 26, 20221 min read
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Keawanui Fishpond Updates 1/25/22
ʻĀina Momona is happy to announce that we have received funding for our Keawanui Food System Revitalization Project, provided by the...
Aina Momona
Jan 25, 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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5 Facts About the United States-backed Overthrow
On the anniversary of the overthrow of our Nation, and every other day, we must remind ourselves that sovereignty, ea, exists in the...
ʻĀina Momona
Jan 17, 20222 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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No Ka Lā Kūʻokoʻa O Nā Hawaiʻi -Hawaiian Independence Day
Lā Kūʻokoʻa is a Hawaiian Kingdom holiday that commemorates the independence of the Hawaiian Nation. The events that led to this holiday...
ʻĀina Momona
Nov 23, 20214 min read
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Hauʻoli Lā Hānau iā Mōʻī Kalākaua
King David Laʻamea Kalākaua was born on November 16, 1836, to Aliʻi Caesar Kapaʻakea and Aliʻiwahine Analea Keohokālole. He was born in...
ʻĀina Momona
Nov 15, 20215 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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Makahiki Season is here!
Illustration: Herb Kawainui Kāne Makahiki, literally meaning “year,” begins when the constellation, Makaliʻi (Pleiades,) rises at sunset,...
ʻĀina Momona
Nov 5, 20216 min read
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Hawaiian vs Californian: Why there is a difference.
The American practice of marking identity according to place of residence (Californians, Bostonians, Arizonians, etc.) often validates...
ʻĀina Momona
Nov 2, 20214 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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