Kūlana Kahuʻāina Report and Film

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Kūlana Kahuʻāina Film

The Kūlana Kahuʻāina Film highlights the eight Kaliʻuokapaʻakai Collective values in action, offering insight into the unique ways wahi kūpuna stewards across the pae ʻāina uphold these standards in their daily practice.

Our Living Values

By establishing these living values, the Kūlana Kahuʻāina ensures shared expectations and standards, fostering community trust and confidence in Wahi Kūpuna Stewardship.

The intention is for these ethical practices to be adopted when engaging with wahi kūpuna and ʻŌiwi communities.

Purpose and Methods

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2024

Endorsements

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Mahalo To Our Current Endorsements!

City and County of Honolulu Conservation Office
Department of Anthropology, UH Hilo
Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
Ho’okele Strategies LLC
Hawaiʻi Investment Ready
Hoaʻāina Heritage Services, LLC
Kamehameha Schools - ʻĀina Pauahi
Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo
Papa Ola Lōkahi
Nohopapa Hawaiʻi
National Science Foundation Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledge, UMass Amherst
National Science Foundation Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledge and Science- Ethics Co-Laboratory
Restoring Balance Collaborative
SWCA Environmental Consultants
University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program

The Kūlana Kahuʻāina Report and Film Launch

On February 20, 2026, Kaliʻuokapaʻakai Collective members gathered at Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for the release of the report and film.

The gathering consisted of:

A panel presentation with Kaleo Paik (Papa Kāheka), Kevin Chang (Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo), Lilliane Makaila (Department of Hawaiian Homelands), and Dr. Jonathan Likeke Scheuer (Kahālāwai Consulting), who shared perspectives on the need for this living ethical code of conduct in Wahi Kūpuna Stewardship, and strategies to activate it within their work.
A facilitated roundtable discussion on how to activate and mobilize this ethical code of conduct within our interdisciplinary field and communities;
A screening of the Kūlana Kahuʻāina Film.