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, STRIVE TO LIVE AS ONE.

NA KILO "AINA (BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF CONSCIOUS PEOPLE OF PLACE TO SUPPORT "AINA MOMONA:PRODUCTIVE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES) IS AN INITIATIVE WHOSE ULTIMATE GOAL IS AINA MOMONA: ABUNDANT AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES THROUGH DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES OF CONSCIOUS PEOPLE OF PLACE. NA KILO AINA FOCUSES ON A COLLECTIVE JOURNEY OF HEALTH BASED ON THE NATURAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE CO-DEPENDENT RELATIONSHIP NEEDED FOR BOTH TO THRIVE. THROUGH CONSCIOUSLY INCLUDING THE HEALING JOURNEY OF AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY, WE SUPPORT OUR PEOPLE IN RECOGNIZING THEIR PURPOSE AND ROLE WITHIN THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND THE NECESSARY COLLECTIVE CONTRIBUTION AND INVESTMENT TO ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND ABUNDANCE. WE WORK WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE STATE OF HAWAII PROVIDING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION GROUPS, PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS AND SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS BUILDING CAPACITY WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES WORKING TOWARDS AINA MOMONA. IN 2021 WE HAVE LOGGED OVER 258 ENGAGEMENT DAYS, 1300 ENGAGEMENT HOURS, AND OVER 5,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS. FUNDING SOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS ARE MOSTLY HAWAII BASED ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING NATIVE HAWAIIAN, ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED, AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES. NA KILO AINA CURRENTLY WORKS WITH OVER 30 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE.

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 18 GEOGRAPHIC WATERSHED COMMUNITIES. 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.

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