Aloha Nā Keiki: Active Aloha
There is always a word or ‘feel’ to a camp or program that we run that sums it up. It is usually a term that comes up right as we end,...
Liana Macdonald-Kainoa
- Aug 18
- 2 min
Return to your true self: Nature Rx
It comes as no surprise that many of us are working remotely from home or participating in distance learning. This comes with many...
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Liana Macdonald-Kainoa
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
The Aftermath
"Ka ʻai nānā i luna." Even without teeth the wind consumes the food crops. Said of a destructive windstorm. Mary Kawena Pukui, ʻŌlelo...
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Liana Macdonald-Kainoa
- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
Lāʻau Lāpaʻau: Native Plant Allies
We are in cold and flu season, a pertinent time for self-care and nourishing our health and well-being. Below are a few native plants...
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Jeff Fuchs
- Oct 21, 2021
- 3 min
The Bow, The Charter, and The Soils - Ho'i Ho'i I Ka Aina Program
There are always times when we sit back and watch as an activity is taken up, indulged, loved, and indulged some more. An activity that...
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Liana Macdonald-Kainoa
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
Relearning the Past
It's hard to ignore the fact that there are a plethora of natural disasters that are hitting our country and around the world. Torrential...
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Liana Macdonald-Kainoa
- Jul 30, 2021
- 4 min
The Pilina Between Hawaiʻi and Great Britain: Ka Hae Hawaiʻi & Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea
When we work with haumāna from the continent, we frequently get asked about the union jack that is represented on the hae Hawaiʻi...
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Liana Macdonald-Kainoa
- Jul 23, 2021
- 2 min
Simmer Down This Summer & Prevent Forest Fires
We are ripe in the middle of summer and we all know that summer can be some of the hottest and driest days around the globe. On the...
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Liana Macdonald-Kainoa
- Jul 9, 2021
- 3 min
Plastic Free Challenge
In 2011 an initiative began to help the world reduce its plastic waste. This initiative has been coined as “Plastic Free July”, which...
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Jeff Fuchs
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
Values - Why Values?
All of the elements we engage with here at Akahiao - whether it be food, harvesting, conversational problem solving, navigating...
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