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Giving Tuesday
& Give Big Hawaii 2021 Give Big Hawai'i is TUESDAY, and we are asking you to join us in our efforts to make this the most awesome day of giving our community has ever seen! We are writing to ask you to take five minutes to give to Hui o Ko'olaupoko and other nonprofits that do work that you support! Your donation of any amount will help support a range of HOK activities including native out-planting and school field trips. Here’s how you can make a HUGE difference today: -Make a donation! -Spread the word. Text a friend. Forward this email. Post on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #givebighawaii. On November 30, starting at 12AM, visit givebighawaii.com and make a donation to us and/or to any of the great participating nonprofit organizations. The links for continued giving will remain open through the month of December. We appreciate your support, and look forward to providing updates on all the great things we’ll be able to accomplish thanks to your generosity. Happy Holidays! Support us while you shop, at no extra cost to you! Did you know that you can generate donations while shopping, at no extra cost? Simply start your shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/26-1760086 to confirm "Hui o Ko'olaupoko" as your charity of choice, and AmazonSmile will donate a portion of your eligible purchase price to our organization. SAVE THE DATE Sanna's Adventure to Papahānaumokuāea Tuesday January 18th 12-1pm via Zoom & FB Live REGISTER HERE for the Zoom link and to submit questions. In June HOK announced an exciting travel & work opportunity for our Outreach Coordinator, Sanna, to join the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program on a journey to the North Western Hawaiian islands (NWHI) in the Papahānaumokuāea Marine National Monuments. Sanna spent the month of June training with the program and deployed in mid-July to Lisianski Island, also known my its Hawaiian name Papa‘āpoho, with two other team members. She spent her days walking the shores of the 384 acre island, counting monk seals, and assessing their health. Join us as Sanna shares stories and photos from her journey! If you want to read more about the Hawaiian Monk Seals and opportunities to join similar the camps in the NWHI click here. December Volunteer Events Kawainui: Saturday December 11th He'eia Estuary: Saturday, December 18th We are also happy to welcome volunteers to our weekday events, held almost every Thursday and Friday. Visit our website to see upcoming events and to submit your RSVP form. RSVP's are required. Kupu is proud to announce that applications are now open for 130 new jobs designed to help both the environment and the economy as part Hawaiʻi’s response to the economic impacts of COVID-19. Governor David Ige and the Hawaiʻi State Legislature approved the use of $5 million in federal funding to support a new Green Jobs Corps. The funding will support the resumption of the Kupu ‘Āina Corps program. The program will be a permanent version of the successful 2020 Kupu ʻĀina Corps program, in which Kupu and the State of Hawaiʻi provided over 350 displaced workers with employment within the Green jobs sector. This program will give those who have been economically disadvantaged by the global pandemic opportunities for career up-skilling and re-skilling in sustainability professions, while also providing Hawai‘i organizations with staffing resources to support their recovery. The program is now accepting applications for both year-long full-time and part-time job applicants and for 'green' organizations interested in serving as host sites for these Kupu ʻĀina Corps members. PROGRAM DURATION: Round 1: February 7, 2022 – January 28, 2023 Round 2: February 22, 2022 – February 11, 2023 Full-Time Positions (40/hrs. per week) Part-Time Positions (≤20/hrs per week) Application Deadline, December 10th, 2021. APPLY TODAY Kupu is seeking individuals to participate in their upcoming Hawai‘i Youth Conservation Corps. There are two ways to participate, either as a Team Member or Team Leader. Members are typically between the ages of 17 - 22, and don't necessarily need any prior environmental experience. Instead, the ideal applicant is someone with a positive attitude, is curious about nature, interested in learning, and has a desire to strengthen their community through service. The Team Leaders don’t mind extra responsibility. They are the backbone for the team, responsible for assisting, coordinating and inspiring the members each day. Ideally, the leaders are 21+ years and older, have experience in leading groups and have knowledge pertaining to unique Hawaiʻi native plants, and customs. Program Duration: June 7th - July 22nd Application Deadline: February 25th Apply Online Today This experience is a unique opportunity to grow, spend a summer outdoors learning and building relationships, and an opportunity to positively impact both the community and environment. If you have any questions feel free to contact the team via email: hyccsummer@kupuhawaii.org or by phone: (808) 735-1221 x2001.
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Hui o Ko'olaupoko is humbled and excited to share that we, along with many of our fellow Hawaii Community Foundation Community Restoration Partnership (HCF CRP) grantees, are featured on episodes of Spectrum OC 16's Outside Hawai'i.
The first episode, featuring overall what the HCF CRP is about, Moloka'i Land Trust (Moloka'i), Hui Mālama i Ke Ala 'Ulili (Hawai'i Island), Hui o Ko'olaupoko (O'ahu), aired throughout October and can be viewed here. The 2nd set of videos (Episode 2) will air on Sunday, October 24 at 6 pm and each Sunday through November . Organizations to be featured are:
Tune in to learn about the amazing work of environmental stewards across all of Hawaii! View The Episode Here! November Volunteer Events He'eia Estuary, November 20th Kawainui, November 27th We are also happy to welcome volunteers to our weekday field projects, held almost every Thursday and Friday. Visit our website to see upcoming events and to submit your RSVP form. RSVP's are required. November 6th Kailua Town Center Parking Structure Reservations are available from 7:00am-10:00am Please note: This event will be a drive-through. This year 400 trees and plants are ready for their forever home. With the "Right Tree, Right Place" concept in mind, this event is meant to get the right tree planted in the best space for it to grow our community's urban forest canopy. Registrations are required for tree pick up. In order to share the diversity of trees throughout our community, reservations are limited to one per household. Duplicate reservations will be removed. As species types cannot be reserved ahead of time, visit the "Right Tree, Right Place" Tree Selection Guide to find a species that will work for your space. Please come with several species in mind that will work for your space. Reserve Your Tree Support us while you shop, at no extra cost to you! Did you know that you can generate donations while shopping, at no extra cost? Simply start your shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/26-1760086 to confirm "Hui o Ko'olaupoko" as your charity of choice, and AmazonSmile will donate a portion of your eligible purchase price to our organization. As Summer comes to a close and the Fall Equinox is upon us, the weather cools, and the kolea make their return to Hawaiʻi for winter, Kanaka ʻŌiwi prepare to give thanks to Lono during Makahiki season. Sometimes known as the beginning of the Hawaiian New Year, Makahiki is traditionally identified by the change from harvest to agriculture season, as well as the rise of the constellation Pleiades. Running from October/November through February/March, Makahiki is a time when work stops and people focus on rest, play, and celebration.
There are three phases of Makahiki: cleansing and hoʻokupu, play and celebration, and waʻa ʻauhau (tax canoe) to Lono. In the cleansing and hoʻokupu phase, both war and work stop, as the community gets ready to welcome the passing of the god Lono via his aliʻi, or representatives. Offerings to the god of fertility, agriculture, rainfall, music and peace include puaʻa (pig), kalo (taro), ʻuala (sweet potato), hulu (feathers), moena (mats) and kapa (cloth). In the play and celebration phase, people play games such as konane (checkers), ʻulu maika (bowling), moa paheʻe (dart sliding), ʻōʻō ihe (spear throwing), kukini (foot racing), hukihuki (tug of war), haka moa (chicken fighting), pā uma (hand wrestling) and hei (string figure game). Some call these games the Hawaiian Olympics. In the waʻa ʻauhau phase, an aliʻi impersonating Lono arrives on a canoe to participate in a battle on land to prove himself, deflecting spears thrown at him. After, a canoe is loaded with hoʻokupu to Lono, then set adrift at sea as an offering. At the end of this closing ceremony, Makahiki is considered pau. Modern Native Hawaiians celebrate Makahiki in ways very similar to our ancestors of the past, even after centuries passed. In taking time to pause and play during the time of agriculture, Makahiki season is essential to the preservation of Hawaiʻi's limited natural resources. Hence, this season is considered the time of regeneration for Kanaka ʻŌiwi. Aligned with the turn of Western holidays, Makahiki reminds us of the need to connect with others, give thanks for what we have and mind the inevitable changes in the world around us. -Pi'ikea Kalakau, Hui o Ko'olaupoko board member |
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