On June 19th, Hui Aloha Kīholo collaborated with Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, National Park Service to bring you Ala Loa: Trail Systems of Kīholo! As the primary means of travel on land, Hawaiʻiʻs trail systems were captured on pala pala ʻāina (maps) from the late 1800ʻs. In populous places, such as Kīholo, trails from the broader network converge, like the spokes on a wheel. Presenters in this Live event came to us from different locations of this trail network connecting Kīholo to the broader island community.
Our co-hosts from the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail were Aric Arakaki, Superintendent; Rick Gmirkin, Archeologist; Mandy Campbell, Interpreter.
The entire Aloha Friday Live event from June 19th was recorded to share with you. To view the video, please click above and register first with your name and email.
Once again, the dynamic duo, Kuʻulei Keakealani, and her father, Uncle Sonny Keakealani, came to us live, this time from a section of the Ala Nui Aupuni, or Hawaiian Kingdom government road, on the northern end of Kīholo bay. Then, from across our beloved shoreline, we jumped to Aric Arakaki, Superintendent of Ala Kahakai NHT, who greeted us from Mauʻumae beach; Rick Gmirkin, in central Kīholo on the Kīholo - Huʻehuʻe Trail, and Mandy Johnson-Campbell, on an ala hele heading south from Kīholo to Luahinewai, Kalaemano, and beyond.
Mission House Museum - Baker Collection 1908
Hui Aloha Kīholoʻs collaboration with Ala Kahakai NHT spans over a decade, and has brought together the ʻohana, lineal descendants of the land, to mālama and restore trails, just as their kūpuna might have done 100 years earlier.
2013 Ohana Workshop – Kīholo-Puako Trail
MAHALO NUI
Mahalo to everyone who came along to Kīholo with us. In this time of social distancing, and the partial closure of Kīholo State Park Reserve, it is a privilege to share the continued vibrancy of Kīholo with you in safe and responsible ways.
KU`ULEI KEAKEALANI
Educator, cultural practitioner, poet, storyteller, activist, and our Cultural Director at Hui Aloha Kīholo, Ku`ulei wears many hats, but wears them all with a strong sense of the history of her ancestors and the responsibility we have to perpetuate Hawaiian culture for future generations.
Camping at the Kīholo State Park Reserve will be closed starting September 24, 2021 until further notice due to COVID-19 guidelines set by the State and/or County.