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Before the injuries of the ocean can be treated, the wounds of the land must be healed.
There are signs the land is beginning to heal.
The commission has installed check dams that trap soil and keep it from washing down gullies during heavy rains.
Wood chip bags stabilize and protect remaining topsoil and cultural sites.
Most of the original topsoil of Kahuaulavi has washed away up to 12 feet in some places.
But what is left contains rich nutrients and viable seeds.
Not all of Kahuaulavi is barren. However, most of the vegetation that does exist is non-native.
While rapid reforestation would be the wisest erosion control method,
the lack of water poses severe challenges. The clay-like hard pan cannot hold moisture
as the rich topsoil ones did. Plans to build catchment systems and storage tanks will bring
water to the thirsty plants. At the same time, Kahuaulavi is being protected as a cultural preserve.
And the hope is to give the future generations the opportunity to experience the true Hawaiian
culture in this one-of-a-kind living museum. The role of the state of Hawaii will be to look at
the broader reaches of how native Hawaiians can actually provide for the future of the island.
We look at the base camps as a philosophy around the island and on top of Lua Makika,
where we would be doing overnight stays, primarily trail maintenance and visitations
to these special areas like Mo'ula and over in the crater.
What we're doing out here is a healing, is a physical healing and a spiritual healing of the
island. We're helping to heal this island by re-establishing native plants, by introducing
people and by way of volunteers to the island, exposing them to the traditional historical
value of the island, teaching them about the significance of Kahuaulavi to Hawaiians.
Kahuaulavi presents a unique opportunity to learn from our ancestors. We can do the same practices
in the same location and pass this knowledge on to the cake or children. The Kirk is developing
a partnership with the Protect Kahuaulavi Ohana to provide cultural and educational activities
in the reserve. For instance, the annual Makahiki procession has traversed the island in honor
of the god Lona. Several heiao and shrines have already been restored or built and many more
are planned. A gathering house has also been built at Hakkio Ava. A hula platform has been built
there for the use of hula halau to pass on the story of kanalua. Similar structures are planned
for each Ili-Irland section around the island. In these areas, students will learn traditional
protocol and chance as well as help protect the resources for the future. Kahuaulavi is where our
Hawaiian culture has been revitalized and where we as Hawaiians have come in touch with our soul
as a people. And not only Hawaiians need to practice Hawaiian culture and not only Hawaiians should
practice Hawaiian culture, everyone who lives in Hawaii and calls Hawaii home should be part
of the process of celebrating the Hawaiian way of life and experiencing the Hawaiian way of life
and truly living according to those values. Plans for the Ili are in place. Five kahua kaohale or
major campsites will be built with specific training subjects all connected by a network
of roads and trails. Hakkio Ava will remain a center for indigenous cultural practices for the
island. Kuhia Kalana will become a center for educational visits using this historic ranch
area. Keala Kahiki will provide wayfinding and ocean studies. Lua Makika will provide a focus
for restoration activities and methods. Honokoa will be preserved as a pristine archaeological site
and Keala Kahiki and Haleale will be protected for their rare plant species. This infrastructure
was the reforestation with native plants will establish Kahuaulavi as the pico for the spiritual
center of Hawaii.
The possibilities are endless. I don't know where to start. It's just fishing, farming,
all the important practical things that they needed. We were utilitarians. We produced
things that help us survive and we're kind of out of touch with that these days. I think that's
what Kahuaulavi can do for us. Reestablish that again and reawaken and revitalize and restore
all that. All the rewords are happening. I feel like I have a very special connection with this
place. Just like everyone else who comes here a lot. We fall in love with this place. It keeps
me centered when I'm in other places. I was a part of me that's kind of back here.
To restore that spirit of respect and aloha to our ancestors, I hope that that's what
the state and the rest of the people of Hawaii will be connected to repeatedly as they continue to go
and see what's there.
Most people for the most part are very interested in what we're trying to revitalize and restore
and are more than happy and more than willing to help and to jump in there. I think they're
leaving a really cool legacy for them and their children. It doesn't look like a lot now but
come back later and it'll be different. You've got to visualize the forest. It's there.
You
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Oh, he's posing for it!
