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I ola wailuanui to host a kaiāulu event on october 13, 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wailuanui.org/blog/iow-accepted-into-hawaii-peoples-fund-2024-grantee-cohort monthly 0.5 2024-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/0b7cae97-1018-45d8-abb7-a610fbdd3337/MAP+ALL+S24+grantee-map+%282%29.png Blog - Iow accepted into Hawaiʻi peoples fund 2024 grantee cohort - Make it stand out 2024 Hoʻalā Grantees https://www.wailuanui.org/blog/iow-to-receive-150k-from-ceres-trust monthly 0.5 2024-08-18 https://www.wailuanui.org/blog/x0vvoyu5i8dcw0wm4ct1gdu93iihsq monthly 0.5 2024-08-16 https://www.wailuanui.org/blog/uncle-chucky-boy-chock-moolelo monthly 0.5 2024-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/0d793f72-5b93-40c0-b6f3-2f32a5ef6fb4/CBC.png Blog - Uncle Chucky boy chock moʻolelo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wailuanui.org/blog/blnr-hearing-on-april-26-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/df8e63a5-9a9c-4e9a-9d2f-ca7ed2fdbfe3/Haleilio+Presentation.png Blog - 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County Council Rakes Developers: “We’re not playing around this time.” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wailuanui.org/blog/cta-planningdept-sept28 monthly 0.5 2021-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1631050700467-JFKOSIG8SOJCOSB9NUT3/Call+to+Action+for+Coco+Palms+Planning+Commission+Meeting+Sept+14th+2021.jpg Blog - Take Action! Hearing for Coco Palms Hotel Status Planning Dept 9/28/21 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wailuanui.org/blog/auction-day-arrives-andnbspcommunity-unites-in-support-ofnbspwailuanuiahono monthly 0.5 2021-09-08 https://www.wailuanui.org/blog/blog-post-one-88hjy monthly 0.5 2021-07-19 https://www.wailuanui.org/home-1 daily 1.0 2025-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625618220831-WHA762GZFUU2RKCC626E/Coco+Palms+Hotel+.jpg Home - ABOUT I Ola Wailuanui, a community organization led by Kauaʻi residents, has been working to put together the resources to acquire and restore this area to protect the cultural and natural resources located on the lands and create a flourishing site that benefits the community and environment. The Wailuanuiahoʻāno district, including the lands where the former Coco Palms Resort has been, is a unique and sacred area that represents an important part of Kauaʻi’s history. This area was once the social, political and religious center of Kauaʻi. We strongly oppose the development of any hotel on this site and aim to develop a plan and partnership to turn this place into a vibrant and abundant place of education, healing, culture and conservation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625542369126-MLYV6NGWOKM6WU6R0T7O/Screen+Shot+2021-07-05+at+4.52.57+PM.png Home - RESTORATION We propose a community-driven process to purchase the former Coco Palms Hotel parcels to develop a thriving Hawaiian cultural & education center, agricultural park & resource for generations to come. Through a process that honors the deep history of this place, both ancient & modern, and led by individuals with ancestral ties and rooted to this ʻāina we can restore Wailua to a thriving cultural site that feeds and nourishes our people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625545742567-TQMUSWAJ707MWT3IKOF3/IMG_8468.jpg Home - OUR VISION The broader vision may include: An Educational Center for Hawaiian Cultural Advancement A Gathering Place, Park and Community Space Agricultural Restoration & Local Food Production Lāʻau Lapaʻau Medicinal and Native Hawaiian Gardens Loko Iʻa (Fishpond) Restoration & Food Production Museum, Musical Amphitheatre, Hula Mound & Place for the Arts Hawaiian Crafts, Language, History, Legends, Culture & Games https://www.wailuanui.org/the-team daily 0.75 2025-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625376217864-E852AIAJDCBY98WBOLJO/Pua.jpeg Who Are We? - Pualiʻiliʻimaikalani Rossi-Fukino Board President Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/e55161a9-781e-4784-8e37-36de8233d9fe/Mason+Chock.jpeg Who Are We? - Mason Chock Board Vice President Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625479825414-8T9Q1E643UGY3JSPRRKC/web1_Makana-Reilly.jpeg Who Are We? - Makana Reilly Board Secretary Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/5440486c-5db0-4fc5-b03a-9f68b1da12a7/Micah+blurred+background.png Who Are We? - Micah Bukoski Treasurer Micah Bukoski, born and raised in Lāwa’i Kaua'i, works as a boat captain at Captain Andy's while serving on the board of both I Ola Wailuanui and Friends of King Kamuali’i. A proud graduate of Kaua'i High School and engineering student at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Micah mirrors the majority of locals by earning a living in the tourism industry. Intricately woven into Kaua'i's familial tapestry, Micah's story reflects the diverse roots that have shaped the island's cultural landscape. Raised by his mother, Kristen Bukoski, along with his grandparents and great-grandparents, the Bukoski family name traces back to the original Bukoski’s who arrived on a ship from Poland during the beginning of Kaua’i’s plantation era. The Bukoski name established itself on Kaua’i stemming from the “Portuguese camp” at the Koloa plantation; the first sugar plantation established in Hawai’i. Today, the Bukoski family proudly represents a rich blend of Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino, Kānaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian), Chinese, and Puerto Rican heritage. Micah's commitment to preserving Kaua'i's cultural heritage, protecting the islands vital resources and dedication to fight for economic stability for the local communitie align with the goals of I Ola Wailuanui. His unique perspective, rooted in the diverse history of his family, adds valuable layers to the collective narrative of Kaua'i's past, present and vision for the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/f5883b82-37bd-4068-9c2e-bd642665c90d/6F977F01-82E4-41C8-BA80-63D3672F3B94.jpg Who Are We? - Nikki Cristobal Board Member Nikki Cristobal is born and raised on the island of Kauaʻi. She holds her Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Policy, an M.A. in Psychology, and a B.A. in Sociology and Women’s Studies. Nikki is the Co-Founder and Executive Director for the grassroots community education, culture and public arts nonprofit, Kamāwaelualani. Nikki is the Principal Investigator for the Missing & Murdered Native Hawaiian Women, Girls, Māhū Report- a ka pae ʻāina comprehensive report mandated by the Hawaiʻi legislature and part of the MMIW2S international movement. Nikki also serves as the Policy & Research Specialist for Pouhana O Nā Wāhine- a newly established domestic violence resource center for Native Hawaiians. Nikki's inspiration to do anti-violence work comes from her own experiences as a survivor of gender-based violence and finding that the answer to her healing is in the mutual relationships she cultivates with the land, culture, and community for the benefit of the next generations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625479011057-3PN886L8FNAGP5E5NP0X/Teri+Tico.jpeg Who Are We? - Teresa Tico Legal Council Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625478440119-LFKKRK1DAT5TXSSXSJ7Q/Flores_Peleke_Kaua%CA%BBi_01.JPG Who Are We? - Peleke Flores Community Advisory Group - Fishpond Restoration Peleke Flores was born in Hilo, Hawai‘i and raised in Waimea, Kaua‘i. He is a 2001 graduate of Waimea High School and attended Kapiolani Community College in the Pre- Travel Industry Management Program before transferring to UH Manoa taking up Hawaiian Language and Hawaiian Studies with a special focus on Malama ‘Āina, land management. For over 15 years Flores has worked for ʻāina based non-profit organizations. He served as the Kū Hou Kuapā Coordinator at Paepae o Heʻeia fishpond on the Ko'olaupoko district of Oʻahu, where his knowledge of mālama ‘āina practices and dry stack wall-building were of great value in the restoration of this sacred space. Flores currently works for Mālama Hulēʻia on Hule'ia Kaua'i as a Field Operations Manager and Community Outreach Coordinator, currently working to restore Alakoko Fishpond. He has experience in traditional hale building, Uhau Humu Pohaku (Hawaiian dry set) and restoring traditional hawaiian food systems such as lo’i kalo, lo’i pa’akai, ko’a/limu, and loko i’a. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/27f96dc6-b7ba-43e1-a7f2-2e01aafa5dc4/IMG_4426.jpg Who Are We? - Laʻa Poepoe Community Advisory Group - Fishpond Restoration Born and raised on Molokai, La’a Poepoe is a multi-disciplined cultural practitioner, mālama ‘aina advocate, an active community volunteer, and a firefighter by profession. A self-proclaimed ʻprofessional volunteerʻ, La’a currently serves as the Chairperson of the Molokai Planning Commission and has previously served as a member of the Molokai Island Burial Council. La’a is a practicing lawai’a and kia’i loko and participates with numerous native Hawaiian organizations in various capacities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1626577002909-E9H9JMU61GABLWBU1VCO/2020+5.jpg Who Are We? - Kuʻualoha Hoʻomanawanui Community Advisory Group Kuʻualoha Hoʻomanawanui is a Professor of Hawaiian literature at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She is a Kanaka ʻōiwi poet, aloha ʻāina kiaʻi, and scholar from Wailua Homesteads, Kauaʻi. She attended Kapaʻa Elementary, Middle, and High School as well as Kauaʻi Community college, and has published on traditional moʻolelo (stories, histories) and wahi pana (sacred places) of Kauaʻi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625376029718-KR088Z0L8LQG1RXHV5ST/Wai.jpeg Who Are We? - Chanel Waipuʻilani Flores Community Advisory Group Waipūʻilani Flores is a Kumu ʻIke Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Studies) at Kanuikapono Public Charter School. She’s also Vice President of the Mālie Foundation and a singer/musician with different genres of music including Hawaiian, Polynesian, R&B, Reggae, and Jazz. She was a radio co-host alongside the likes of Danny Hill for a daily morning show on Jamz 98.1. Wai also works for Tihati Productions since 2006, sharing the music and dances of Polynesia with the world. In addition to her entertainment background, Flores is an advocate for the protection and preservation of our Hawaiian culture. Iwi kupuna, waterways, cultural artifacts and relics, Hawaiian Homesteads, sacred sites’ protection and cultural education are among the many things she stands for alongside a movement of like-minded supporters around the world. The end goal? To ensure that the legacy of our Hawaiian people never be forgotten and live on for generations to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625479770662-UOAKHWWCZ4H88PADVCDI/CBC.jpg Who Are We? - Chucky Boy Chock Community Advisory Group ‘Chucky Boy Chock’ is the Executive Director of the Kauaʻi Museum and an advocate for historical presentation and revival in the Hawaiian community. A former football, basketball and volleyball coach for 10 years, Chock is deeply connected to the Kauaʻi community. He has been a composer and musician his entire adult life and, although no longer performs, continues to write and arrange music. In support of The Polynesian Voyaging Society Chock composed and recorded with Jack Johnson and Paula Fuga and also co-wrote with Brother Noland another song benefiting the society. Chock was asked by the Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau to compose a song in honor of Willie K whom passed away a few weeks after the recording was released. Chock serves on the Ho’ola Lāhui Community Health Centers Board, Hawaii Museum Association, Child & Family Service-Hale Ho’omalu Advisory Board, Kamāwaelualani Corp, Friends of Kaumualiʻi Board, Kamaloʻula Hui and an active member of the Royal Order of Kamehameha Kaumualiʻi Chapter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625479540499-KOFJO26ZV8QSUMZMQGII/Kehau.jpeg Who Are We? - Trisha Kehaulani Watson-Sproat Community Advisory Group Trisha Kehaulani Watson, J.D., Ph.D., was born and raised in Mānoa, Hawaiʻi. She earned a B.A. in Sociology and American Studies from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1999. Her M.A. is from Washington State University in American Studies where she wrote her thesis on environmental justice on Oʻahu’s Leeward Coast. She earned a J.D. and environmental law certificate from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2003 where she focused on non-profit organizations, civil rights and environmental law. In 2008, she completed her Ph.D. in American Studies. Her dissertation, Hoʻi Hou ia Papahānaumoku: A History of the Ecocolonization of the Puʻuhonua of Waiʻanae, focusing on Native Hawaiian natural resource management. She has worked with numerous Native Hawaiian and conservation organizations; and is a member of ‘Ahahui Kaʻahumanu, the Daughters of Hawaiʻi and is a former Board Member with the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu. Watson currently serves as President of the Kalihi-Pālama Culture & Arts Society, which produces numerous premiere cultural events annually, including the Queen Lili‘uokalani Keiki Hula Competition. She also serves on the board of ‘Āina Momona, which provides critical environmental programs to island communities throughout Hawai‘i. Her academic areas of interests are law, natural resource management practices, and economic and community development. Watson has been involved in acquisition projects such as the one proposed for this project. https://www.wailuanui.org/the-vision daily 0.75 2024-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625585172078-HTGURKPGYHLQMKEX8J67/DSC_9013+Small.jpeg Vision A public place of cultural enrichment, historic preservation, land conservation & spiritual nourishment; an educational & interpretive gathering place; a center of Hawaiian cultural stewardship on Kauaʻi; a core place for learning in Hawaiʻi. The project would provide a place for Hawaiians & local residents of all backgrounds and ages to reconnect with this sacred area & culturally significant site. Through outreach, ʻāina based land restoration projects & an established educational center this property will inspire, reconnect, educate, empower & employ those closest to this place. The broader vision may include: A Piko for Hawaiian Cultural Advancement A Gathering Place and Community Space Agricultural Restoration & Local Food Production Lāʻau Lapaʻau Medicinal and Native Hawaiian Gardens Loko Iʻa (Fishpond) Restoration & Food Production Museum, Musical Amphitheatre, Hula Mound & Place for the Arts Hawaiian Crafts, Language, History, Legends, Culture & Games https://www.wailuanui.org/restoring-wailua daily 0.75 2021-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e0dc3eb6ca224116753e4e/1625375158529-DTZ2UU5GF4IA20T2H7Z3/Kalo.jpeg Restoration Restoration and protection of this important site via a community driven process to purchase the former Coco Palms Hotel parcels and develop a thriving Hawaiian cultural & education center, agricultural park & resource for generations to come. We propose a process that honors the deep history of this place, both ancient & modern, led by individuals with ancestral ties and rooted to this ʻāina. The site is surrounded by ancient heiau (religious sites), was t he birthing place f or royalty, the site of astronomical tracking of the rising heavens, a gathering place and social headquarters in ancient Hawaiʻi. It is said that King Kaumualiʻi's favorite place to live was in Wailua. Two ancient loko i ʻa (fishponds) Loko Puʻuone (or Loko Hakuone) – inland fishponds Weuweu and Kaiwiʻiki (or Kawaiʻiki) – are still present on t he property. In old Hawaiʻi, these were used for fish caught in the ocean. They would place the fish in saltwater ponds then slowly move them to freshwater ponds for fattening. These ponds are estimated to be between 600 and 800 years old. Mahele records also show the seaward portion of the former Resort encompasses Mahunapuʻuone burial grounds. Wailua is the home of multiple sacred religious sites. There are heiau, sacred temples, starting from the mouth of the Wailua river all the way to the summit of Mt. 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