Kakoo Oiwi

PURPOSE: OLA I KA LOI WAI (LIFE THROUGH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE) THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) IS PROVIDING $3,400,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO KKOO IWI THROUGH THE FY2023 BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE HABITAT RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION COMPETITION. THIS FUNDING WILL INCREASE CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN COASTAL COUNTIES THROUGH HABITAT RESTORATION PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PROJECTS, HABITAT RESTORATION IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS, AND LAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS. SPECIFICALLY, KKOO IWI WILL USE THESE FUNDS TO RESTORE 40 ACRES WITHIN THE RESERVE, USING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO WETLAND AGROECOLOGY (LOI WAI) AS A MEANS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN REGARD TO CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD SECURITY, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY. THIS PROJECT IS BASED ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE (NATIVE HAWAIIAN) RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF WETLANDS AND ESTUARIES.

THE PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE LIVING CORAL MODULES FOR OUTPLANTING IN A CONCENTRATED AREA OFF WAIKIKI TO ENHANCE SHALLOW-WATER MARINE TOURISM USE CLOSE TO THE TOURISM CENTER OF WAIKIKI. THESE EFFORTS WILL PROVIDE A FREE, MAINTAINED, REEF SNORKELING EXPERIENCE TO HELP RELIEVE INTENSE VISITOR PRESSURE ON THE ISLAND'S NATURAL REEF HABITATS AND TO HELP RE-START THE HAWAIIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY AFTER THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OUTPLANTED MODULES WILL BE GROWN USING EXISTING, ESTABLISHED, AND PROVEN STATE OF HAWAII PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES. THIS PROJECT WILL OUTPLANT A MINIMUM COMBINATION EQUIVALENT TO 80 ASSORTED LIVE CORAL MODULES (16 INCHES, BUT POSSIBLY UP TO 1 YARD IN SIZE) AFTER A ONE YEAR PERIOD. THESE OUTPLANTED CORALS WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE SITE OVER TIME TO PROVIDE FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO VISITORS USING OTHER NATURAL REEF AREAS FOR RECREATION.

GUIDED BY COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, KAKO O OIWI WILL COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE 24- MONTH PROJECT PERIOD:1.EDUCATE COMMUNITY ON TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN FARMING AND AHUPUAA MANAGEMENT.2.REMOVE 3-ACRES OF INVASIVE GRASSES IN HEEIA WETLANDS.3.RESTORE 3 ADDITIONAL ACRES OF LOI KALO ADDING TO A TOTAL 10 ACRES OF LOI (TARO PATCHES).4.CONDUCT 30 WORKSHOPS (24 LOI 6 KALO FARMERS) ON MANAGEMENT OF TRADITIONAL LOI SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES RESTORATION, WATER SYSTEM, PLANTING AND FOOD PREPARATION FROM THE TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN FOOD SYSTEM, HANDS ON EXPERIENCE AND LEARNED KNOWLEDGE, IKE HAWAII BUILDING MOMONA.PROJECT MAHUAHUA AI O HOI FOCUSES ON THE PERPETUATION OF CULTURE THROUGH THE CULTIVATION OF LOI KALO AND THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCES THROUGH WORKSHOPS AT A LANDSCAPE SCALE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE FEEL THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF MAHUAHUA AI O HOI (MAOH) IS THAT IT INCREASES OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR OHANA, COMMUNITY AND MALIHINI TO EXPERIENCE A PROGRAM THAT IMPROVES VALUE-ADDED AMENITIES AT NATURAL RESOURCE SITES. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING A VISUAL 10 ACRES OF LOI AND WETLANDS AND EXPERIENCES IN HANDS-ON LOI MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND IN ADDITION TO WORKSHOPS ON HAWAIIAN AGRICULTURE AND MANAGEMENT. (30 WORKSHOPS). AT KO WE FEEL ITS IMPORTANT TO WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OUR ANCESTORS AND WE HOPE TO HEAR, SMELL AND FEEL WHAT OUR ANCESTORS EXPERIENCED IN HEEIA. MAOH PROVIDES OUR COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE AND LEARN HOW THE TRADITIONAL LOI SYSTEMS NOT ONLY PROVIDED FOOD, CULTURE, ECONOMY BUT ALSO ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ARE THAT LOI CAN CREATE PONDING OF WATER AND SEDIMENT DURING FLOOD EVENTS KEEPING MUD AND SEDIMENT ON THE LAND, AND HABITAT FOR OUR NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA. WE HOPE TO SHARE THESE EXPERIENCES TO EDUCATE OUR PEOPLE ON HOW INNOVATIVE OUR PEOPLE ARE AND THROUGH LOI WE ARE ABLE TO REPAIR, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE HAWAIIS NATURAL RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, OUR MAOH WORKSHOPS (30) WILL FOCUS ON 24 WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON WHERE GROUPS LEARN FROM OUR PRACTITIONERS AND HELP PLANT AND RESTORE 3 ACRES OF PREP LANDS AND THREE ACRES OF ADDITIONAL PLANTED LOI KALO. THE OTHER 6 WORKSHOPS FOCUS ON INCREASING COLLABORATION AMONG OUR GOVERNMENT AGENCY PARTNERS AND LOCAL PRACTITIONERS. WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING A MEETING PER QUARTER WHERE OUR PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS CAN COLLABORATE ABOUT THE VARIOUS ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR LOI THROUGH THE IMPACTS OF THE VISITOR INDUSTRY, CLIMATE, FOOD SECURITY, WATER AND INVASIVE SPECIES.

HOOULU HULIAMAHI LEARNING COMMUNITY IN THE HEEIA AHUPUAA

PROJECT HO'OULU I NA PUA: GROWING STUDENT KNOWLEDGE OF PAST AND PRESENT THROUGH SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY

HOOULU I NA PUA: GROWING STUDENT KNOWLEDGE OF HEEIA???S PAST AND PRESENT THROUGH SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY ???PHASE II

REVITALIZING LOKO IA KALO IN HEEIA, OAHU: EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL OF TRADITIONAL INTEGRATED AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS AS A VEHICLE FOR ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMEN