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‘Āina

Ke ulu aʻe nei ka pilikia o nā manu noho kuahiwi o ko kākou pae ʻāina. Uhi aʻela ana ka manu malaria i nā kuahiwi, nā kualono, a me nā wahi kiʻekiʻe ʻē aʻe, kahi a ua mau manu nei e noho ana. O ka hopena o kēia ʻano maʻi, ʻo ka make, ā, ʻo ke emi koke loa o nā manu makamae a kākou.

He Hana Hoʻopalekana i nā Manu Noho Kuahiwi

Kaiaka Blair-Stahn

Ke ulu aʻe nei ka pilikia o nā manu noho kuahiwi o ko kākou pae ʻāina. Uhi aʻela ana ka manu malaria i nā kuahiwi, nā kualono, a me nā wahi kiʻekiʻe ʻē aʻe, kahi a ua mau manu nei e noho ana. O ka hopena o kēia ʻano maʻi, ʻo ka make, ā, ʻo ke emi koke loa o nā manu makamae a kākou.

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Paipai mākou iā ʻoukou, e nā makamaka heluhelu, e noʻonoʻo i nā mea e hana ʻia nei ma Maui Komohana, a e nānā i nā hana a nā hui nui o laila. Ma loko o kēia pōpilikia kaumaha loa, ʻike mōakaaka ʻia, ʻaʻole hiki iā kākou ke hilinaʻi i ke aupuni, no ka mea, ʻaʻole lākou e mālama i ka pono o ka lehulehu, a i ka pono o Hawaiʻi. Hoʻolako mau ʻia nā hui nui i ka wai, no ke kumu hoʻokahi ʻo ke kālā a me nā pōmaikaʻi ʻē aʻe e loaʻa ana i ke aupuni. E noʻonoʻo pono kākou no ka pilina o nā hui nui lāua ʻo nā luna aupuni.

Me he ʻIwa lā i Kāʻili Waiwai

Māhie Beck

Paipai mākou iā ʻoukou, e nā makamaka heluhelu, e noʻonoʻo i nā mea e hana ʻia nei ma Maui Komohana, a e nānā i nā hana a nā hui nui o laila. Ma loko o kēia pōpilikia kaumaha loa, ʻike mōakaaka ʻia, ʻaʻole hiki iā kākou ke hilinaʻi i ke aupuni, no ka mea, ʻaʻole lākou e mālama i ka pono o ka lehulehu, a i ka pono o Hawaiʻi. Hoʻolako mau ʻia nā hui nui i ka wai, no ke kumu hoʻokahi ʻo ke kālā a me nā pōmaikaʻi ʻē aʻe e loaʻa ana i ke aupuni. E noʻonoʻo pono kākou no ka pilina o nā hui nui lāua ʻo nā luna aupuni.

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No kona nani i kipa nui ʻia ai ʻo Lēʻahi e ka nui lehulehu. Akā, ʻaʻole maʻemaʻe ka ʻāina ma luna o ka mauna. Inā nui nā mea kipa o Lēʻahi, loaʻa ka hihia i ka mauna. ʻEhia kānaka e piʻi i ka puʻu ʻo Lēʻahi i hoʻokahi lā? He ʻeono kaukani kānaka i kipa mai i ka lā hoʻokahi!

E Mālama iā Lēʻahi!

Yuko Uchida

No kona nani i kipa nui ʻia ai ʻo Lēʻahi e ka nui lehulehu. Akā, ʻaʻole maʻemaʻe ka ʻāina ma luna o ka mauna. Inā nui nā mea kipa o Lēʻahi, loaʻa ka hihia i ka mauna. ʻEhia kānaka e piʻi i ka puʻu ʻo Lēʻahi i hoʻokahi lā? He ʻeono kaukani kānaka i kipa mai i ka lā hoʻokahi!

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I ka wā kahiko, ua hānai ʻia ka lehulehu e ka “ulu lāʻau ʻai”. He ʻano mahi ʻai kēia, ʻo ia hoʻi ke kānu pū ʻana i nā kumu lāʻau a me laʻalāʻau like ʻole i mea e kākoʻo ai kekahi i kekahi. ʻAne like kēia wahi me ka ulu lāʻau a i ʻole ka ulu nāhelehele ke ʻike mua ʻia. Akā naʻe, mahi ʻia nō hoʻi ka ulu lāʻau i mea e hānai ʻia ai ka lehulehu.

Aia ka ʻAi i ka Ulu Lāʻau

Maile Wong

I ka wā kahiko, ua hānai ʻia ka lehulehu e ka “ulu lāʻau ʻai”. He ʻano mahi ʻai kēia, ʻo ia hoʻi ke kānu pū ʻana i nā kumu lāʻau a me laʻalāʻau like ʻole i mea e kākoʻo ai kekahi i kekahi. ʻAne like kēia wahi me ka ulu lāʻau a i ʻole ka ulu nāhelehele ke ʻike mua ʻia. Akā naʻe, mahi ʻia nō hoʻi ka ulu lāʻau i mea e hānai ʻia ai ka lehulehu.

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ʻO ka inoa kēia o ka ʻuku i pae mai ā laha aku i ka moku o Kakuhihewa a he pilikia hou no ka lāhui. He inoa kaumaha kēia, a he inoa hoʻi i ʻike ʻia paha i ka nūhou kūloko i kēia mau lā. ʻO ia nō, ua pili i ka laha ʻana o ka ʻuku lāʻau niu. Ma hope o ka makahiki 2013 i hōʻea mai ʻo ia ʻuku. I loko o nā makahiki he ʻumi ua laha ka luku ʻia ʻana o nā kumu niu he nui lehulehu o Oʻahu nei.

I Mālama ʻia ka Niu: E Pau ka ʻUku CRB

Maikalewa Keamoai-Koka

ʻO ka inoa kēia o ka ʻuku i pae mai ā laha aku i ka moku o Kakuhihewa a he pilikia hou no ka lāhui. He inoa kaumaha kēia, a he inoa hoʻi i ʻike ʻia paha i ka nūhou kūloko i kēia mau lā. ʻO ia nō, ua pili i ka laha ʻana o ka ʻuku lāʻau niu. Ma hope o ka makahiki 2013 i hōʻea mai ʻo ia ʻuku. I loko o nā makahiki he ʻumi ua laha ka luku ʻia ʻana o nā kumu niu he nui lehulehu o Oʻahu nei.

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Eia nā ʻohana ma Lāhaiana, Maui, ke luʻuluʻu nei i ke aloha. Hoʻokahi mahina aku nei, ua hele a pau loa ka nani o Lāhaina i ke ahi. Ua ʻā nā hale a me nā halekuʻi a pau loa, a ua hele kekahi mau kānaka i ke ala hoʻi ʻole mai. Nui loa aʻela nā leo uwē o ka lehulehu me ke kulu makawalu ʻana o ka waimaka i ka pau ʻana o ke ola o kānaka a me nā mea waiwai i ke ahi. ʻO kekahi o nā hale i pau, ʻo ia nō ka hale pule kupaianaha loa ʻo Waiola i kū ma ke alanui ʻo Waineʻe.

Ua Pau ʻo Waiola i ke Ahi

Kailana Keen

Eia nā ʻohana ma Lāhaiana, Maui, ke luʻuluʻu nei i ke aloha. Hoʻokahi mahina aku nei, ua hele a pau loa ka nani o Lāhaina i ke ahi. Ua ʻā nā hale a me nā halekuʻi a pau loa, a ua hele kekahi mau kānaka i ke ala hoʻi ʻole mai. Nui loa aʻela nā leo uwē o ka lehulehu me ke kulu makawalu ʻana o ka waimaka i ka pau ʻana o ke ola o kānaka a me nā mea waiwai i ke ahi. ʻO kekahi o nā hale i pau, ʻo ia nō ka hale pule kupaianaha loa ʻo Waiola i kū ma ke alanui ʻo Waineʻe.

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Ke kupu nei kekahi pilikia e nui ana, ʻo ka ʻaʻai ʻana o ke kai i Koʻolauloa. Pilikia nā hale e noho ana ma ka ʻae kai i ka ʻaʻai ʻana o ke kai i ke kahua one ma lalo o nā hale. Ke hoʻāʻo nei kekahi o nā mea hale o laila e kūkulu i mau pā pale kai ma waena o ko lākou mau hale a me ke kai.

He Kai ʻAʻai ko Kaʻaʻawa, He Kai ʻAʻai ko Oʻahu a Puni

Nāinoa Alefaio

Ke kupu nei kekahi pilikia e nui ana, ʻo ka ʻaʻai ʻana o ke kai i Koʻolauloa. Pilikia nā hale e noho ana ma ka ʻae kai i ka ʻaʻai ʻana o ke kai i ke kahua one ma lalo o nā hale. Ke hoʻāʻo nei kekahi o nā mea hale o laila e kūkulu i mau pā pale kai ma waena o ko lākou mau hale a me ke kai.

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I kēia mau lā, he kumu hou e kaulana ai ua ʻāina nei ʻo Miloliʻi ma laila i hoʻokumu ʻia iho nei he CBSFA hou. ʻO ka CBSFA (Community-based Subsistence Fishing Area) o Miloliʻi, he kūlana ia no ke kaiāulu o laila, nāna e hoʻoholo i mau polokolamu e mālama ai i ko lākou ʻāina. ʻO ka pahuhopu o kēia ʻano mea he CBSFA ʻo ka mālama ʻana i nā iʻa a me nā mea waiwai o ka poʻe ʻōiwi o laila.

He Aloha no Miloliʻi

Nāinoa Alefaio

I kēia mau lā, he kumu hou e kaulana ai ua ʻāina nei ʻo Miloliʻi ma laila i hoʻokumu ʻia iho nei he CBSFA hou. ʻO ka CBSFA (Community-based Subsistence Fishing Area) o Miloliʻi, he kūlana ia no ke kaiāulu o laila, nāna e hoʻoholo i mau polokolamu e mālama ai i ko lākou ʻāina. ʻO ka pahuhopu o kēia ʻano mea he CBSFA ʻo ka mālama ʻana i nā iʻa a me nā mea waiwai o ka poʻe ʻōiwi o laila.

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Mai ka wā mai i hōʻea mai ai nā malihini i Hawaiʻi nei, a hiki i kēia wā, ua mākaʻikaʻi ʻia he wahi pana i kapa ʻia ʻo Hāʻena, e nā malihini i ʻike ʻole i ke ʻano o ia wahi. E hōʻea mai ana lākou me ke kuko nui iā ia me he paredaiso lā, no ia mea e hoʻomāunauna ana lākou i ia wahi. Hāiki ia kahakai a me ke alanui kīkeʻekeʻe ʻo Kūhio, a pihakuʻi i nā malihini. I loko o ka lā hoʻokahi, he ʻelua kaukani malihini e kipa ana iā Hāʻena. No ka poʻe Hawaiʻi e noho ana ma laila, hana nui ka hōʻea ʻana aku i ko lākou home a me ka haʻalele ʻana mai.

ʻŌʻili Pulelo ke Ahi o Kamaile

Māhie Beck

Mai ka wā mai i hōʻea mai ai nā malihini i Hawaiʻi nei, a hiki i kēia wā, ua mākaʻikaʻi ʻia he wahi pana i kapa ʻia ʻo Hāʻena, e nā malihini i ʻike ʻole i ke ʻano o ia wahi. E hōʻea mai ana lākou me ke kuko nui iā ia me he paredaiso lā, no ia mea e hoʻomāunauna ana lākou i ia wahi. Hāiki ia kahakai a me ke alanui kīkeʻekeʻe ʻo Kūhio, a pihakuʻi i nā malihini. I loko o ka lā hoʻokahi, he ʻelua kaukani malihini e kipa ana iā Hāʻena. No ka poʻe Hawaiʻi e noho ana ma laila, hana nui ka hōʻea ʻana aku i ko lākou home a me ka haʻalele ʻana mai.

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He ui, he nīnau, aia i hea ka wai a Kāne? He ui, he nīnau hou, aia i hea ke aloha no ka wai a Kāne? Ke aloha no nēia ʻāina? Aia kā i ka pūʻali koa o ʻAmelika? ʻO ia nā nīnau koʻikoʻi loa. He moʻolelo kēia no ka wehewehe pono ʻana i ke kūlana maoli o ka hana a ka poʻe i kūkala mai na lākou nō e hoʻomalu iā Kapūkakī, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo Red Hill.

No ka Pono o ka ʻĀina

Kūpono Achuela

He ui, he nīnau, aia i hea ka wai a Kāne? He ui, he nīnau hou, aia i hea ke aloha no ka wai a Kāne? Ke aloha no nēia ʻāina? Aia kā i ka pūʻali koa o ʻAmelika? ʻO ia nā nīnau koʻikoʻi loa. He moʻolelo kēia no ka wehewehe pono ʻana i ke kūlana maoli o ka hana a ka poʻe i kūkala mai na lākou nō e hoʻomalu iā Kapūkakī, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo Red Hill.

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He wahi mea hoihoi kaʻu e waiho ana ma mua ou, e ka mea heluhelu iā Ka Ulu Hoi, ʻo ia hoʻi, ke piʻi nei ke kai o Hawaiʻi. I kēlā me kēia makahiki ke nui nei ke kai piha a e pihō auaneʻi nā kaona a me nā wahi like ʻole ma kai. Akā, ʻo ka mea hoihoi, ʻaʻole wale nō ma kahakai e piʻi ana ke kai. Piʻi hoʻi ke kai i loko o nā lāʻau e ulu aʻe ma kahakai.

Piʻi mai nā Kai o Hawaiʻi

Maile Wong

He wahi mea hoihoi kaʻu e waiho ana ma mua ou, e ka mea heluhelu iā Ka Ulu Hoi, ʻo ia hoʻi, ke piʻi nei ke kai o Hawaiʻi. I kēlā me kēia makahiki ke nui nei ke kai piha a e pihō auaneʻi nā kaona a me nā wahi like ʻole ma kai. Akā, ʻo ka mea hoihoi, ʻaʻole wale nō ma kahakai e piʻi ana ke kai. Piʻi hoʻi ke kai i loko o nā lāʻau e ulu aʻe ma kahakai.

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I ka wā kahiko, he mau wahi ma Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu i mālama ʻia aku ai nā ʻōnaehana mea ʻai. Ua wāwahi ʻia aku ia mau māla, akā i kēia mau lā, he mau hui e kūkulu hou nei i nā ʻōnaehana e like me ka loʻi a me ka loko iʻa a kono lākou i ka lehulehu e kōkua i kekahi mau lā.

Nā Hui Mālama ʻĀina ma Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu

Hiʻilani Chang

I ka wā kahiko, he mau wahi ma Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu i mālama ʻia aku ai nā ʻōnaehana mea ʻai. Ua wāwahi ʻia aku ia mau māla, akā i kēia mau lā, he mau hui e kūkulu hou nei i nā ʻōnaehana e like me ka loʻi a me ka loko iʻa a kono lākou i ka lehulehu e kōkua i kekahi mau lā.

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