Aha Eli Honua. --- September 21, 2021
KCA hosted a private Aha Eli Honua for the contractors and project team members as they prepare to break ground for the next phase of construction located on the 14 acres south of the kailapa pavilion.
Huaka'i to Keawewai June 19, 2021
The Kohala Center hosted residents of Kailapa at Keawewai. This huaka'i was part of TKC's ulula'au plant ID workshop series. The huaka'i focused on helping us as a Honokoa community member to strengthen our relationship to the Hoa La'au ("plant people") that make up our dryland forests in Kawaihae. The focus that day was a day of learning, hana, and mo'olelo sharing focused on answering the question: What is the quality of our relationship to Kawaihae Ma uka resources.
KAILAPA COMMUNITY WORK DAY-- JUNE 6, 2021
15 COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME OUT TO KOKUA TO CLEAN THE PAVILION AND PLAYGROUND AREA. THE KEIKI FROM THE KO A KAI STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM CAME OUT TO KOKUA. THEY ARE THE HARD WORKING CREW THAT IS ALWAYS THERE TO LEND A HELPING HAND. MAHALO TO PUALANI AND KEALII MAIELUA WHO INSTILL WORK ETHICS INOUR KEIKI OF KAILAPA.
Kailapa Community Associations Resiliency Hub 2.0. February - May 2021
Kailapa Community Association held a Resiliency Hub sponsored by Vibrant Hawaii at their community Pavilion from January 2021, May, 2021. The focus of the sector for the hub was Resilient Food Systems, Aina based Education and Sustainable and Community Driven Tourism. Services that were provided throughout the Resiliency hub was a virtual learning space with the support of 2 staff that supervised and assisted 5 students daily that were distance learning. The students came daily and logged on with computers provided by Vibrant Hawaii. The drop in hub was open daily from 8 am - 2:30 p,. The keiki from Kailapa were provided with snacks, lunch and drinks daily. Throughout the day the students would take breaks, exercise on the playground and venture into the aina and learn about plants, animals and the habitats that exist in Kailapa.
KCa and The Kohala Center Hoa 'aina Day at Keawewai--March 27, 2021
The purpose of this Hoa’aina Day was to strengthen our ma uka – Ma kai connections with community partners within Honokoa and Kawaiahae 1 Ahupua’a. Our focus of the day was to build pilina to the aina of Keawewai (including Kilohana & Keawewai streams, and Honokoa gulch. The hana for the day included learning “He Mele Aloha no Kawaihae,” a mele composed to celebrate the aina, makani , and wai of Kawaihae 1. Building pilina with the Kilohana and Keawewai streams and Honokoa gulch through kilo. We visited restoration zones along Kilohana and Keawewai. We also watered and pulled weeks around the a’ali’i and koai’a out planted in the upper Keawewai zone.
The kahea was put out to Kailapa Homesteaders to come and hanai a native plant. Over 30 Kailapa residents took up the opportunity to come and kokua with the landscaping project at the community pavilion. Keiki and kupuna could choose from a variety of different native Hawaiian plants which included Ulei, Pili grass, Akia, A’ali’i, Pohinahina, Ihi, Pa’u o Hi’iaka and Naupaka. The landscaping project was led by Micah Sage Barker, owner of Bioscape Hawaii. The purpose of the project was to provide a demonstration site of rain water harvesting and native planting which is a good model for the community at large to implement around their residential homes to conserve water and make a more sustainable community. The use of natural boulders that came from the outskirts of the pavilion were beneficial for the use of terracing the area. The native plants will grow and eventually we will be able to make pula pula from them to add to our plant nursery in the green house. When it comes time to start the reforesting of our ma uka property these techniques of “planting the water” will support the reforestation efforts tremendously.
We are beyond grateful to all the kūpuna and ‘ohana that could join us in October for our ‘Aha ‘Awa to acknowledge the commencement of our cultural resources survey. It was a beautiful gathering in honor of ‘āina kūpuna and our collective commitment to protect, restore, and steward our cultural and natural resources for generations to come. As said many times that day, “He aliʻi ka ʻāina, he kauwa ke kanaka. The land is the chief; man is its servant.” Through this ʻōlelo noʻeau we were reminded of the wisdom of our kūpuna and their deep love and dedication to the land, a gift that they have bestowed upon each of us to nurture in our lifetime and pass down to our descendants.
free pizzas for keiki from king's view inn - april 2020
When the Covid Pandemic hit in March, 2020 Kailapa Community was blessed to have received Keiki and Kupuna meals, Vegetable and Fruit Boxes, Protein Boxes and Healthy Hot meals. The items were all generously donated from Godsquad Kawaihae, Feed Kohala, Kings View Inn, Ippys Restaurant, Vibrant Hawaii, Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council and many other local vendors. Volunteers from Kailapa came to the pavilion to distribute free meals every Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mahalo to the ohana who came and helped faithfully every week. We would also like to Mahalo the Restaurants and food preparers who generously gave to Kailapa Community.
Vibrant Hawaii 2.0 and TKC Mea 'ai for Kailapa Food Distribution
Kailapa Homesteaders were blessed with Food Boxes which contained Fresh Produce and Protein Locally grown on Hawaii Island. Residents received A food Box and 2 Pounds of Poi 2 times a month from February 2021 Through May 2021. ohana was able to cook a ono homemade meal with items in Food Box a Recipe card was also included.
A Planning meeting was held on February 20, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the pavilion. Purpose of this meeting was to begin the formal planning for the Kailapa Resiliency plan, "Ehu ehu i ka pono". It was facilitated by the Hawaii Alliance for Community Based Economic Development (HACBED), Kailapa residents mana'o was useful in the planning as KCA moves forward towards caring for the mauka lands to insure our keiki, mo'opuna and beyond can live here and Thrive in abundance.
KCA Board and Ohana First Visit to The Kohala Center at Keawewai. 10/13/2019
A huaka’i to Moloka’i included current and potential leaders from Kailapa, as representatives from coastal organizatios within the Kai Kuleana Network. The participants came from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences with the common thread being their deep desire to care for their resources in their different geographic areas.
The overall goal of the huaka’i was to expose the participants to multiple environmental threats and the mitigation efforts being used to mitigate the threats. By bringing people together with the common goal of caring for their resources created a bond that will last a lifetime. What happens mauka impacts what happens makai.. Each day, a different site was visited and hana was done by all participants, dredging out invasive gorilla ogo in thigh deep mud, pulling weeds from a native plant preserve, and removing trash along the shoreline from a proposed community managed fishing a. Everyone worked together to get the job done.
