Serving the Upcountry Maui Homestead Community
The Maui Centennial Puwalu (conference) at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 26 marks the 150th birthday of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole. The virtual event also salutes the centennial of the 1921 Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. Congressional delegate Kūhiō is considered the father of the latter federal act that established the Hawaiian homestead program. The two-hour puwalu…
Zoom briefing on kuleana homesteading on May 22 Aloha mai kakou, Kealapono (Donna) Sterling, Kawika Davidson, Norman Abihai, and other Kahikinui beneficiaries and `ohana members will host a briefing this Friday about kuleana homesteading. The purpose of the session, open to all interested people from 5 to 7 p.m. via Zoom technology, is for Kahikinui lessees to share their experiences…
Aloha mai kakou, On behalf of Pā‘upena Community Development Inc., I invite you to a beneficiary consultation 6 p.m. May 30 at Paukūkalo Community Center. Learn about plans for 4,197 Upcountry homeland acres. Pā‘upena CDC is a Maui-based nonprofit, whose mission is to empower fellow Hawaiian Homes trust beneficiaries to build homes and self-sufficient communities.…
Waiohuli-Kēōkea ACTUALIZING VISIONS December 18, 2017 By Kekoa Enomoto
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information, contact Kekoa Enomoto, cell/text (808) 276-2713 or email kenomoto1@hawaii.rr.com Homestead summit advances groundbreaking ideas KULA — Farmers and lawmakers planted the idea of a state agricultural strategic plan at last weekend’s Maui Homestead Summit in Upcountry Maui. Some 100 participants convened for the inaugural daylong event Nov. 3 at He Piko No Waiohuli community…
The piko, or center, of the Native Hawaiian universe well may be Wailuku starting 9:30 Monday morning. And residents and visitors alike are welcome when the Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) convenes Monday and Tuesday to consider Hawaiian issues and concerns on the Valley Isle and statewide. To view the agenda and a detailed “HHC Meeting Packet” for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information, contact Kekoa Enomoto, kenomoto1@hawaii.rr.com or (808) 276-2713 Download a pdf of the event flier KULA — Forms, flavors and spiritual aspects of kalo, or taro, is a staple of the inaugural Maui Homestead Summit this November. Organizers invite the public, especially Hawaiian homesteaders, to the free event highlighting farming and ranching…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VENDORS SOUGHT FOR PRINCELY EVENT APRIL 1 Download the Vendor Application Form PDF KAHULUI, Maui — March 5 is the signup deadline for a vendor booth at the Kuhio Day Celebration set April 1 on the University of Hawaii-Maui College (UHMC) Great Lawn. The Easter Sunday event will feature a 7 a.m. sunrise service and 8:30 a.m. egg hunt. Daylong entertainment, a Paukukalo reunion…
KULA — The public is invited to a Fruitful Farmer Conference next weekend Upcountry. Participants may attend free activities, lectures and workshops Saturday, Sept. 23, as desired, with preliminary sessions Sept. 22 and a wrap-up evaluation Sept. 24. An expert discussing indigenous and endemic Hawaiian crops will highlight “Puwalu O Ka Hua Mahi‘ai” — The…
Kula, HI – Aunty Pikake’s pastele stew, kalbi ribs, roast pork and Portuguese bean soup with sweetbread, boiled peanuts, quesadillas, supah shots, pasta salad, smoothies and banana lumpia – these are among the delectables on tap for “Da Taste of Kēōkea” event Aug. 19 at the Keokea Marketplace. Kēōkea Homestead Farm Lots Association invites vendors…