Honokea
Hui Hoʻoleimaluō started stewardship of Honokea Loko in 2014 to include about .75 acre of fishpond and ʻāina in the Waiuli Beach Park. Creating a MOA with the County of Hawaiʻi, Hui Hoʻoleimaluō initiated the restoration of Loko iʻa kuapā or fishpond walls with the intentions to revitalize healthy water quality, native species re-introduction, and the resurrection of the Loko iʻa practices to this area that hasn’t been enacted for over a hundred years in the Waiuli area
Hōʻaukuʻu
Like the Native Black - Crowned Night Heron, the practice of Kiaʻiloko or Fishpond Caregiving instills the heavy execution of Kilo.
Critical observation or Kilo, is the application of using genealogical memory, insightful analysis and environmental stewardship to oversee the manipulated fishpond ecosystem act as if it is a free flowing natural environment.
Honokea Loko was originally cared for by the David Kauikoaole Malo family who descends from the Noble lineage of Umialīloa. With great knowledge of the ever changing ocean cycles, the Malo family took care of many versions of Honokea Loko - from mythically 13.5 acres to the most recent .75 acre fishpond within the County Park area.
Preservation and Lasting Legacy
Honokea Loko has given Hui Hoʻoleimaluō many foundational practices and fundamental knowledge which helped catapult our Nonprofit into our current standings in our community