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| Ka Ohana O Na Hui Ho‘opulapula Aloha Aina | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ka Ohana O Na Hui Ho‘opulapula Aloha Aina |
| Formation | 1990s |
| Type | Nonprofit community organization |
| Headquarters | Hawaii |
| Region served | Hawaiian Islands |
Ka Ohana O Na Hui Ho‘opulapulapula Aloha Aina is a Native Hawaiian community organization focused on cultural preservation, land stewardship, and advocacy for indigenous rights in the Hawaiian Islands. The group has engaged with local communities, state agencies, federal entities, and national movements to advance Hawaiian sovereignty, environmental protection, and cultural revival. Its activities intersect with a range of historical events, legal frameworks, and civic institutions across Hawaii and the United States.
The organization emerged amid late 20th-century movements such as the Hawaiian Renaissance, interacting with figures and entities like George Helm, Nāʻālehu Anthony, Haunani-Kay Trask, Eddie A. F. Iuna, and institutions including Office of Hawaiian Affairs, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Hawaiʻi State Legislature, and Bishop Museum. It operated during policy debates involving Hawaiian home lands, Akaka Bill, and litigation connected to Kahoʻolawe restoration and Mauna Kea disputes, while engaging with legal actors including Department of the Interior (United States), United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, and attorneys associated with Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and Earthjustice. The group’s timeline intersects with events such as the Hawaiian sovereignty movement, protests linked to Thirty Meter Telescope, and community land occupations similar to actions at Puʻuhonua o Waiʻanae and Kapu Aloha encampments.
The stated goals echo initiatives promoted by leaders and organizations such as Queen Liliʻuokalani Trust, Kamehameha Schools, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, and Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu: protect wahi pana and ʻāina, revitalize ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi under models endorsed by Hawaiian Language Immersion Program, defend rights recognized under statutes like the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and pursue political recognition akin to proposals discussed in hearings before the United States Congress. Objectives include land stewardship consistent with practices documented by scholars affiliated with Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate and conservation strategies paralleling those of The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii.
Governance has mirrored nonprofit structures registered with the State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General and has included boards and advisory councils composed of kūpuna and community leaders similar to those who have served organizations such as ʻAhahui Kaʻahumanu and Hui Mālama I Na Kupuna O Hawaiʻi Nei. Leadership has interacted with public officials including members of the Hawaii State House of Representatives and Hawaii State Senate, community organizers connected to Maunakea protesters and cultural practitioners linked to Hālau Hula, as well as legal counsel experienced with cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Organizational records indicate coordination with fiscal agents and grantors such as National Endowment for the Arts, Kamehameha Schools, and philanthropic actors like Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.
Programs have covered cultural education, land stewardship, and legal advocacy, drawing parallels with initiatives run by Hoʻokahua Cultural Center, Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Kūpuna Save Our Island, and Papahana Kuaola. Activities include mālama ʻāina workdays similar to those organized by Kupu, moʻomeheu workshops resembling offerings from Hula Preservation Society, legal clinics comparable to Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation programs, and public forums in venues such as Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum and Hawaiʻi State Capitol. The group has undertaken stewardship consistent with restoration projects at Puʻuhonua o Puʻuhuluhulu and partnered informally with community science efforts tied to NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and US Fish and Wildlife Service initiatives.
Impact claims include contributions to cultural revitalization efforts parallel to those achieved by ʻIolani Palace initiatives and increased participation in programs sponsored by Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Kamehameha Schools. Outreach methods have involved collaboration with neighborhood boards like those in Honolulu and Hawaiʻi County, participation in statewide conferences alongside Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and coordination with educational institutions such as Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Campus and University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges. The organization’s presence influenced local land-use discussions at sites including Mālama Mauna Kea and coastal stewardship efforts observed near Waikīkī and Kīhei.
Partnerships have spanned government agencies, nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions, and legal advocates: examples include engagements with Office of Hawaiian Affairs, National Park Service units like Haleakalā National Park, conservation NGOs such as The Nature Conservancy and Sierra Club (United States), museum partners like Bishop Museum, advocacy organizations like Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi and Aha Kiole, and legal partnerships aligning with Earthjustice and Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation. Collaborative efforts extended to academic research involving University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Hawaiʻi Community College, and international indigenous networks that include representatives from UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues dialogues.
The organization has been associated with controversies common to Hawaiian land and sovereignty movements, intersecting with high-profile disputes such as the Thirty Meter Telescope protests on Mauna Kea, contested land occupations akin to Puʻuhonua o Waiʻanae, and litigation involving Department of the Interior (United States). Legal issues have involved claims under statutes and precedents litigated in venues like the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and appeals to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, with counsel sometimes drawn from firms and nonprofits active in cases involving Kahoʻolawe restoration and Hawaiian home lands. Debates have involved stakeholders including Hawaiʻi State Legislature members, county governments of Maui County and City and County of Honolulu, and federal agencies including Bureau of Indian Affairs and National Park Service.
Category:Native Hawaiian organizations