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Restoration + Stewardship
BY KA IPU MAKANI CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER
The Restoration and Stewardship program focus area supports the care and restoration of Molokaʻi’s cultural landscapes, natural environments, and traditional food systems. Rooted in community stewardship, these efforts reconnect Molokaʻi ʻohana with ancestral places while strengthening the cultural practices and ecological knowledge needed to care for these landscapes for generations to come.
Ka Ipu Makani stewards a number of places across the island, learn more about each project below!
Kaupapaloʻi o Kaʻamola
Revitalizing the loʻipūnāwai wetland agricultural system in the Kaʻamola Ahupuaʻa by cultivating kalo and caring for the coastal landscape that flows directly into Kainaohe Loko Iʻa. This distinctive loʻi to loko iʻa system reinforces traditional ʻai and iʻa food practices while reestablishing connections between Molokaʻi ʻohana and their ancestral cultivation and stewardship methods.
Kamahuʻehuʻe Loko Iʻa
Supporting community visioning and planning for the restoration of Kamahuʻehuʻe Loko Iʻa, strengthening stewardship of this historic fishpond and its role in Molokaʻi’s traditional food systems.
Without active stewardship, the landscapes and histories that define Molokaʻi’s identity become disconnected from the community that calls this island home.
We empower the community to reclaim their role as caretakers of the ʻāina, preserving the traditional knowledge and resources that shape our future.
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