Na Maka Onaona

NA MAKA ONAONA IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO BUILDING A THRIVING AND PRODUCTIVE HAWAII. BY ENCOMPASSING BOTH COMMUNITIES AND THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEM OF BOTH PEOPLE AND NATURE, STRIVING TO LIVE AS ONE.

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HULI'IA: (WATERSHED RESEARCH (PACC, HULI'IA, STREAM HYBRID)) IS AN INITIATIVE THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND WATERSHED RESEARCH. OVER THE PAST 14 YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE, OUR TEAM HAS CREATED A VARIETY OF TOOLS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON CONTRIBUTING TO THE RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OUR NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS, SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING ISLAND WATERSHEDS AND PRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS. OUR PACC TOOL ADDRESSES INTERTIDAL FISHERIES, SPECIFICALLY THE OPIHI/LIMPET FISHERY, AND IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING AN OPIHI FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN TO SUPPORT STATE RULES AND REGULATIONS. OUR HULI'IA TOOL SUPPORTS GEOGRAPHIC COMMUNITIES IN DOCUMENTING AND UNDERSTANDING SEASONAL CYCLES TO IDENTIFY TRENDS AND INDICATORS THAT CAN ADVISE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES, RESTORATION WORK, AND SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL SHIFTS. OUR STREAM HYBRID TOOL PROVIDES A MONITORING TOOL FOR COMMUNITIES AND AGENCIES TO ASSESS THE BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY IN RIVER/STREAM SYSTEMS. COLLECTIVELY WE WORK WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TRAINING AND CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS SERVICING APPROXIMATELY 30 GEOGRAPHIC WATERSHED COMMUNITIES WITH OVER 1750 PARTICIPANTS. FUNDS ARE SOURCED THROUGH LOCAL LAND MANAGERS, CURATORS, AND ESTATES/FOUNDATIONS WHO WANT TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO CONDUCT MONITORING ACTIVITIES AND/OR GATHER THE INFORMATION TO MAKE WELL-INFORMED DECISIONS IN THE CARE OF THEIR LAND AND OCEANS.

HANAI KAIAULU: (FEEDING COMMUNITY) IS A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND THE RESILIENCY OF OUR ISLAND HOME. HANAI KAIAULU WORKS IN VARIOUS WAYS WITHIN ALL LEVELS OF DISTRIBUTION TO ENSURE LOCAL FARMS AND PRODUCERS HAVE THE SUPPORT TO CONTINUE TO FEED OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE AND CONSIST OF NETWORK AND PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT, CONNECTING FOOD PRODUCERS WITH FOOD HUBS AND CONSUMERS, AND ADVOCATING FOR A LOYAL AND COMMITTED CONSUMER BASE TO ENSURE CONTINUED PLANNING, GROWING AND PROVIDING FOOD FOR OUR FUTURE. HANAI KAIAULU WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS INTEGRATING FOOD PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMPTION TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL HEALTH OF HAWAII. IN 2023, WEVE SERVED OVER 4,500 INDIVIDUALS, LOGGED APPROXIMATELY 925 HOURS, AND WORKED WITHIN 14 COMMUNITIES; INCLUDING LAHAINA, MAUI AFTER THE AUGUST FIRES.