Hui ` Aina o Hana
He Ali`i Ka ` Aina, He Kaua Ke Kanaka
(The Land is a Chief, Man is Steward)
Hui ` Aina o Hana is what’s known as a cultural land trust whose mission is to protect and preserve the culturally significant stretch of land known as the Hana coastal district of Maui. Their mission is also to offer education to help insure the important sites remain available for traditional cultural use and practice.
Hana, known by many as “the last Hawaiian place” has a history that stretches back to mythological times and although most of Hawai`i’s historical sites have been destroyed and lost, many of Hana’s ancient sites remain identifiable and usable today. Core to the mission of Hui ` Aina o Hana is to assure that these unique culture-rich sites remain relevant to the perpetration and revitalization of Hawaiian culture as a land dependent, community orientated way of life.
For more information you can send comment to me kawika(at)hanamarketplace.com or to my dear friend Robert Malaiakini at huiaina(at)aloha.net, the organizations President.
