WAIULI WE COUNT
Waiuli We Count is a grassroots effort to track commercial tourism use of Keakaha beach parks, starting in 2022 with Waiuli/ Richardsons Ocean Park. It has since expanded to tracking all beachgoers: commercial tours, rental car tourists, community groups, and Hawaii Island residents and supported the HTA-funded Keaukaha Stewardship Pilot program in 2023. The Waiuli We Count Projectʻs primary aim is to use data to hold County, State, HTA, and the billion-dollar tourism industry accountable for their use of County Parks, which are a Public Trust.
Build ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi skills and vocabulary, and cultural practitioners through ʻāina, wahi pana, and ʻike Hawaiʻi hands-on experiences.
Thriving communities through thriving ecosystems.
To focus the hearts and minds of Hawaii’s keiki and ʻohana toward the responsibility of caring for their community, environment and natural resources through hands-on STEAM education and traditional practices of sustainability including loko iʻa (ancient Hawaiian fishpond) and mahiʻai (Hawaiian farming).
Hui Hoʻoleimaluō facilitates Hawaiian cultural activities with the support of the community at Honokea Loko at Waiuli (Richardsonʻs Beach Park) and Kaumaui.
Papahana Puakahīnano
The Hui
Hui Hoʻoleimaluō was founded by keiki o ka ʻāina. They began by serving as an active learning curriculum-based laboratory and outdoor classroom for grades 3-12, facilitating community maintenance work events.