ABOUT US
The Kaliʻuokapaʻakai Collective
was created from the need to organize our ideas, resources, and strategies to build capacity and take collective action in safeguarding our wahi kūpuna. Thus, the Kali‘uokapa‘akai Collective's purpose is to strengthen wahi kūpuna stewardship through collaboration and collective efforts.
Our Living Values
Collectively, we stand upon a set of values that are the foundation of our efforts to mālama wahi kūpuna.
Aloha ʻĀina
maintaining a deep and abiding love for the land which creates and sustains us
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ʻAuamo Kuleana
activating and upholding our rights and responsibilities
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Moʻokūauhau
honoring our lineage and the reciprocal relationship between ʻāina and kānaka
Kūkulu Pilina
building and fostering relationships with our akua, ʻāina and lāhui
ʻIke Pāpālua
being spiritually grounded and guided by our insights
Pono
being righteous and proper in all we do
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Lōkahi
working together in unity for the collective betterment
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Mauliola
the continued balance between the spiritual essense of wahi kūpuna and kānaka
Our Inoa
The Kali‘uokapa‘akai Collective’s name derives from a term coined by the late Uncle Eddie Kaanana, which literally means “the essence of salt.” It illustrates the powerful Hawaiian metaphor of paʻakai as an agent of protection, preservation, healing, and bringing people together. It draws strength from the notion that we are a resilient people that can survive in the harshest of conditions and when we pool and share our resources together (e pū paʻakai kākou), we can achieve any goal. The concept of paʻakai also calls to mind the historical landmark legal case, Ka Pa‘akai o ka ‘Āina, that reaffirmed the traditional and customary rights of Native Hawaiians.
Our Logo
Inspired by their physical appearance, the diamond represents the various shapes of salt pans with the circle inside representing the clusters of paʻakai. When placed side by side, this design represents the connection between each community and our ability to thrive when we come together to mālama our shared kūleana.