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kekahuna
“No such thing as a real, truly authentic Hawaiian
village of ancient type exists anywhere in the Hawaiian
Islands today.”

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Henry Kekahuna

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He Kauhale Hawaii Maoli Na Hana a ka Hui A Genuine Hawaiian Village

He kanaka o Henry Kekahuna (1881-1969) i akamai loa ma ke ana aina ana a He hui o Hui Malama o Kaneiolouma i kukuluia no ka malama ana i ke kahua Henry Kekahuna (1881-1969) of Maui, a gifted and prolific surveyor and “Such an uncomparable attraction, accomplishing a far
me ka hoopaa ana i na palapala like ole a ua hana oia malalo o ka Hale Hoikeike o Kaneiolouma, a he manao ko ka Hui e hooponopono i na pa a me na kahua researcher, worked for the Bishop Museum in the 1950’s and wrote extensively
o Pihopa i na makahiki 1950. Ua kakau oia i na palapala like ole no ka pono o ka pohaku like ole a pau, me ka manao pu e kukulu i na papa hana e hoohuiia’i na about preserving Hawaiian culture and cultural sites. Kekahuna surveyed and greater purpose that that of merely a park for recreation
malama ana i na hana a ko Kauai poe kupuna. Ua kaha oia i na palapala aina kamaaina a me na kupa o Koloa nei a me Kauai a puni no ke a’o ana i na hana like drew maps of many Hawaiian cultural sites, and so he did for Kānei‘olouma in and the preservation of an ancient heiau, would be a
like ole a kaha aku la oia i kii o Kaneiolouma nei kekahi i ka makahiki 1959. Ia ole a na kupuna o Kauai. 1959. On his map, Kekahuna describes a fully functional and self-sustaining
manawa, ua ulu pu ia o Kaneiolouma malalo o ka nahelehele, aka, ua wehewehe complex that served a very particular and important function in Kaua‘i society
genuine Hawaiian village . . .”
mai oia no na ano mahele like ole o ke kahua nei, me na lo’i kalo a me ka loko prior to the 1800s.
Kokua mai i ka Hana
i’a kahiko pu kekahi. Olelo mai la nohoi oia he mea nui no keia kahua i ka lahui »«
kanaka i ke au kahiko. He mahalo o Hui Malama o Kaneiolouma (2009) i na poe like ole i hiki mai a hiki In a 1959 monograph entitled “A Genuinely Authentic Hawaiian Village for
i keia manawa no ke kokua i ka hana hoomaemae me ka hooponopono pu i ke Kaua‘i,” he laid out a descriptive blueprint for restoration of Kānei‘olouma.
Ua kaulana o Henry Kekahuna no ke kaha ana i na kii palapala aina o na heiau kahua nei, a he mahalo nohoi i ka poe makemake e hui pu mai i keia hana. E nana Kekahuna envisioned a restoration to preserve and perpetuate ancient Hawaiian Henry Kekahuna
a me na kahua hale ohana like ole o na mokupuni like ole o ka paeaina nei mai i ka aoao o ka internet o ka Hui e a’o ai no ka moolelo o keia kahua a me na hana life and knowledge.
Hawaii a hiki i Kauai nei. Mamuli o kona kamaaina i na ano heiau like ole o na aina a ka Hui, a peia pu no ka makana ana i ke kala kokua no na hana like ole a ka Hui:
like ole, ua hiki iaia ke wehewehe mai i na ano o ka heiau a me na keena like ole o kaneiolouma.org. “Thus might be saved much more of Hawai‘i’s ancient language, of her culture
loko e like me kona hoopaa nui ana e pili ana ia mau ano mea. of the ages, and of the fine points of that culture . . . Today such knowledge is
Hui pu mai la na hoa like ole o Kauai nei iloko o ka Hui no ka hooholo ana i na possessed only by a few old Hawaiians, whom we allow to pass little heeded year
Ua paipai mai o Kekahuna he mea nui o Kaneiolouma e malama ai no na hana e pono ai ka malama pono ana i ke kahua o Kaneiolouma. Hana kekahi o ka after year.”
hanauna e hiki mai ana a ua paipai nohoi oia he mea ia e pono ai e hooponopono poe hoa o ka Hui ma na papa hana malama a hooponopono no na kahua pohaku
hou ia a paa pono no ka pono o na kamaaina i hiki ia lakou ke a’o no na hana a kahiko e ae a puni Kauai nei nolaila, manaolanaia e hui pu mai na kupa a me na “Such an uncomparable attraction, accomplishing a far greater purpose that
na kupuna o ko Kauai poe. Ua paipai nohoi oia he mea pono ka malama ia ana o kamaaina i keia ano hana. that of merely a park for recreation and the preservation of an ancient heiau,
Kaneiolouma no ka oihana malihini huakai mai i Kauai nei i hiki i na malihini o na would be a genuine Hawaiian village . . .”
aina like ole o ka honua nei ke ike i ke ano o ka noho ana o ka poe Hawaii mai ke
au kahiko mai. Sixty years later, Kekahuna’s vision remains relevant, the imperatives now even
more clearly understood, and the practical directions invaluable. Today, Hui
Malama o Kaneiolouma, continues to be inspired by Kekahuna’s work and works
Hui Malama o Kaneiolouma In addition, the Hui appreciates the monetary support provided by the County of
to bring his vision to fruition.
I keia wa, ua nui ka mahalo o ka hui, o Hui Malama o Kaneiolouma, i na hana a Kaua‘i, the State of Hawai‘i, the private sector, and private individuals to continue
Kekahuna a he iini ka Hui e hooko i kona mau manao ma ka hoomaemae a me ka its work for perpetuity. Please visit the Hui’s website at kaneiolouma.org.
Hui Malama o Kaneiolouma
hooponopono ana i na mahele like ole o ke kahua nei.
For more than a decade a team of Kaua‘i locals, has been working on stabilizing Stewardship Agreement
Ke hana nei o Hui Malama o Kaneiolouma me na luna aupuni o ke Kalana o Kauai the Kānei‘olouma complex. They founded the stewardship group Hui Mālama o
no ka hooponopono ana i na mea e pono ai e kukulu hou ia ka loko i’a, oiai ua Kānei‘olouma, an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 2009. In July 2010, Rupert Rowe, Po‘o (head) of Hui Mālama o Kānei‘olouma, and Kaua‘i
wawahiia ka loko i’a (aia i kai nei mauka iki o ka paka kahakai) i na makahiki o County Mayor, Bernard Carvalho, signed an agreement transferring stewardship
hope o na makahiki 1960 no ke kukulu ana i ke alanui e iho ana i ka Paka Kahakai The mission of the Hui (organization) is to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture by of Kānei‘olouma Heiau Complex to the Hui under the County’s Adopt-a-Park
o Poipu. E hiki hou mai ana ka la e hemo hou ai ka loko i’a me ka hooulu hou ana i preserving, protecting, and rehabilitating the Kānei‘olouma complex, otherwise program. The agreement acknowledges the role of the Hui in the preservation,
A view of the interior of Kānei‘olouma protection and enhancement of the complex and entrusts the Hui with the duty to
na i’a e like me ka hana i ka wa mamua loa. Heiau prior to restoration work. The
known as Po‘ipū Beach Ma Uka Preserve, and to provide cultural education by
perpetuating the Hawaiian cultural traditions practiced in the area around responsibly care for future development of the complex as an educational center
lowest part is a basin that becomes
Kōloa and around Kaua‘i. Some of the Hui’s team members also participate in for Kaua‘i residents and the world.
a lake during the wet season where
waterbirds frequent. ‘Alae ‘Ula‘ula the restoration of other cultural sites around Kaua‘i and beyond.
Koloa Maoli Gallinula galeata
Anas wyvilliana sandvicensis

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