Hui ʻĀina Momona was created by the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to address compelling issues of Indigenous Hawaiian knowledge and practices, including the environmental, cultural, legal, and social aspects of mālama ‘āina, through collaborative research, teaching, and training. The Hui is comprised of four tenure track faculty in Natural Resource Management, Social Sciences, Law, and Hawaiian Studies: Dr. Kamana Beamer, Malia Akutagawa, Esq., Dr. Greg Chun, and myself. Our purpose is to enhance capacity to kiaʻi ‘āina, care for and govern natural resources at the local level throughout Hawai‘i. We seek to optimize the health and well-being of Hawaiian and Pacific Island communities by fostering people’s kinship with the natural and cultural resources that have always sustained them. Our teaching, research, and community engagement focuses on the development of sustainable practices that integrate resource stewardship, community development, and indigenous traditions, while embracing the dynamic and evolving nature of Hawaiian culture
Vision: Lako ka ʻāina o Hawaiʻi nei, momona mai uka a i kai. Abundant ʻāina, thriving people.
Mission: Hui ʻĀina Momona enhances Hawaiʻiʻs ability to nourish ʻāina and people physically, intellectually, and spiritually through integrated scholarship and community engagement, manifesting aloha ʻāina.
Purpose: Our purpose is to enhance state wide capacity to kia’i ‘āina, care for and govern natural resources at the local level.
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