Nāki`ikeaho

Nā Waiwai Ola - Our Living Values

2011-11-07T13:25:00.000-08:00

Lokahi

Hoʻolokahi means to bring about unity, to be in agreement. This value is important in developing collaborative relationships that are positive. Our efforts through Nākiʻikeaho hope to allow for positive relationship building at many levels and in multiple communities.

Hoʻomau

This means to persist, perpetuate and persevere. Nākiʻikeaho is committed to perpetuating the cultural practices and beliefs associated with our wahi kūpuna. As living participants in the histories of our people we must work together to persist and persevere in light of the many challenges that face us as a Native people.

Laulima

Nākiʻikeaho began as a way to network Native Hawaiian individuals within the field of CRM to develop relationships that would provide support in the face of many challenges that face Natives in the field of CRM. Individually it is tough to affect positive change, but as a group of committed individuals working together, the burden is lessened and as a group we are stronger.

Pilinā

An important aspect in the development of an Indigenous paradigm for the practice of archaeology and CRM in Hawaiʻi is the concept of pilinā. This reflects the need for developing a relationship on both the personal and spiritual levels with these special places that we interact with. Nākiʻikeaho strives to allow for these relationships to drive what we do as responsible stewards of this place and its wahi kūpuna.

Mālama

The multitude of definitions of this word make it appropriate for use and adoption by Nākiʻikeaho. We are committed to promoting and practicing the care of, protection, preservation and maintenance of our wahi kūpuna.

Pono

Nākiʻikeaho strives to be the example for positive morals, which are righteous, respectable following the proper protocols while interacting with our wahi kūpuna and others in our community.

Aloha

This is the foundation for our worldview. Aloha reflects our understanding of how to relate with the many wahi kūpuna and people we encounter. The driving understanding of aloha is its viewpoint of love, compassion, charity, and kindness and reflects what each and every one of us should express when dealing with our multiple communities.

2011 Hawaiʻi Cultural Stewardship Award

2011-10-05T00:30:00.000-07:00

Nāiʻikeaho and the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology partnered for the second year to present this special award to someone from the Maui community. This year's recipient was the well-respected, long time activist and proponent for the proper stewardship of our cultural resources, Mrs. Dana Naone Hall. Dana's passion and commitment continues to be inspirational and a source of pride for our collective communities.

The 2011 CRMIP Interns, Kelley Uyeoka, Aoloa Santos and Sean Nāleimaile had an opportunity to spend some time with Aunty Dana and it proved to be an emotional and inspirational visit.

We are honored to be able to share this award with Aunty Dana. We thank her for her efforts and look forward to many more years of inspired work and dedication that she continues to do for and in our communities.

2011 Society for Hawaiian Archaeology Conference

2011-10-05T00:17:00.000-07:00

A number of members from Nākiʻikeaho participated in this years SHA conference held on Maui. Kelley Uyeoka led the 2011 Cultural Resource Management Interns as they presented their research at the conference. This year's intern co-hort included Maka Valdez, Lokelani Brandt, Darcy Perez, and Halena Kapuni - Reynolds. Last year's intern Aoloa Santos was also on hand to support the new interns. The intern's presentations provided the audience of professional archaeologists a small window into the future of CRM in Hawaiʻi.

There was a strong Native Hawaiian presence at this year's conference. In addition to the interns, Ganda and Associates brought six of their cultural monitors from different islands who work on various military contracts. Keone Kalawe presented some of his plane table mapping students from Kona High Schools and Hilo Charter Schools and shared some of the work he is doing.

Regina Hilo presented her desire to indigenize the language of archaeology by offering new translation to use to affect change in the discipline. Overall the conference provided another opportunity to develop positive relationships and network with CRM professionals and educators in this field.

Nākiʻikeaho Strategic Planning Meeting

2011-08-15T03:29:00.000-07:00

Members of Nākiʻikeaho met today to develop a strategic plan for the immediate future of Nākiʻikeaho. Working with Pūkoʻa Kani ʻĀina, a non-profit organization that assists group in developing their own non-profit status, discussions focused on the immediate and most urgent concerns relating to the potentials for Nākiʻikeaho. Among them were moving towards finalizing our Federal non-profit status and creating opportunities for educating communities. Nākiʻikeaho is committed to realizing our full potentials in the community and remains committed to our vision to "ensure the integrity of our wahi kupuna" through the development of opportunities to support and enhance culturally and professionally proficient practitioners in CRM in Hawaiʻi.

More to come...

Ke Kokolo Ke Aa 2011 Cultural Resources Internship Program

2011-08-15T03:21:00.000-07:00

This yearʻs internship program was held at Kahuwai, Puna. Kamehameha Schools Land Assets Division and Keala Pono Archaeological Consultants collaborated to put together this five week internship. Along with other partners like the Keauhou Kahaluʻu Education Group, UH-Hilo, and Hawaii Community Collegeʻs I Ola Hāloa, were all a part of making this year another successful journey for 4 new interns in Cultural Resource Management.

Project coordinator Kelley Uyeoka, Keone Kalawe (Kahu of Kahuwai), Sean Nāleimaile (Director of Nākiʻikeaho), and one of last yearʻs interns Aoloa Santos worked together to create an opportunity for these young interns to get valuable cultural and professional experience in CRM work. Students were involved in survey, mapping, as well as learning and forming a relationship with this very special place.

Last yearʻs cohort went on to get paying jobs in the field to help pay for school. They were also involved in activities connected to this yearʻs cohort as mentors. This internship has great potential to continue to raise the participation level of our community to be involved and engaged with our special places, our wahi kupuna. Nākiʻikeaho fully supports this amazing opportunity and looks forward to partnering with KS to be involved in this important educational opportunity.

2010 Hawaiʻi Cultural Stewardship Award

2011-02-24T15:55:00.000-08:00

The Hawaii Cultural Stewardship Award is sponsored by the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology and Nāki‘i Ke Aho. This award celebrates the grassroots efforts of an individual or group working in the local Native Hawaiian community that practices responsible cultural stewardship of Hawai‘i’s cultural heritage. With this award, the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology and Nāki‘i Ke Aho acknowledge the profound importance of engaging with such individuals and groups, and honoring their legacies and achievements.

This annual award is presented to an individual, group or organization to recognize their contributions and special achievements in the preservation, protection and perpetuation of Hawai‘i’s cultural resources through responsible cultural resource management, stewardship, and/or education efforts. This award is designed to acknowledge the successful contributions made by persons or organizations to the sustainable welfare of Hawai‘i’s cultural resources and their commitment to long-term stewardship of these resources.

Some volunteers and members of Na Pali Coast Ohana include (L-R): Randy Wichman, Sabra Kauka, Jeff Putzi, Canen Hookano, Moana Lee, Tamara Leonard, Victoria Wichman, Kathleen Ho. Photo by Anne E. O'Malley

In 2010, the first annual Hawai‘i Cultural Stewardship Award was presented to the nonprofit organization, The Nā Pali Coast ‘Ohana. The ‘Ohana’s president, Sabra Kauka, and, advisory committee member, Randy Wichman, accepted the award in a ceremony during the 24th Annual Society for Hawaiian Archaeology Conference held in Wailua, Kaua‘i. With this award, the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology and Nāki‘i Ke Aho acknowledged the ‘Ohana for their years of stewardship of the natural and cultural resources located on the Nā Pali Coast of Kaua‘i, in particular Nualolo Kai. To learn more about the Nā Pali Coast ‘Ohana visit their website at http://www.napali.org.

Please Support our Kanaka in the Fight for the Sanctity of our Iwi Kupuna

2011-02-17T11:18:00.001-08:00

If find it interesting that the final petition made by the priest at a burial is "May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace." What part of this condones disturbing kupuna whether they are Hawaiian or not?

Kekuewa Kikiloi's Doctoral Research Online

2010-08-16T16:25:00.000-07:00

Click here to access Hana Hou/Hawaiian Air's inflight magazine to read about Kekuewa's research in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands.

A Successful Hawaiian Initiated Field School/Internship

2010-08-05T11:38:00.000-07:00

Hawaiian Internship Program – Cultural Resource Management Pilot Project

The program selected four Hawaiian students studying the fields of Anthropology and Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawai'i Hilo and Hawaii Community College. The 10-week paid summer internship program included individual research proposals for each student with a field and laboratory component. The project was based partially on fieldwork and survey, data collection, and also analysis of materials in the laboratory. Additionally, students were assigned a mentor to help guide their research, cultural values, protocols, community networking, and overall worldview as it relates to archaeology. At the end of the research project their findings will be presented at the annual Society for Hawaiian Archaeology Conference in October.

The collaboration between Kamehameha Schools Land Assets Division, GANDA and UH HIP was meant as a first step in addressing an identified lack of Hawaiian CRM professionals. KS CRM staff developed the partnership through its contract with Garcia and Associates to include student interns on the firm’s survey work at Ahu a ‘Umi. The final piece of the puzzle was the time-tested UH HIP project-based internship model, which matched students and mentors from university, Federal, State, and Counties agencies, as well as non-profit organizations.

Uilani Macabio University of Hawaii at Hilo – Anthropology, Hawaiian Studies

Synopsis: My project was to use the Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) to find the geochemical composition of nā pōhaku (the rocks) of basalt and volcanic glass from Ahu a ‘Umi and surrounding area. Being a PIPES intern with GANDA at Ahu a ‘Umi I gained important knowledge in archaeology and cultural resource management (CRM). I also got an opportunity to help learn and understand a place like Ahu a‘Umi. I believe that CRM jobs can give meaning to the people at large, so places like Ahu a ‘Umi can be protected, preserved, and possibly restored.

Charlie Kaimi Wilson , University of Hawaii at Hilo – Anthropology, Geography, Pacific Island Studies

Synopsis: I am an undergraduate student at the University of Hawaii at Hilo pursuing studies in Anthropology with a focus on Archaeology, minor in Geography and a certificate in Pacific Island Studies. My goal is to one day pursue a Master’s degree in Cultural Resource Management. I believe Cultural resource management is vital to the survival of our people and the preservation of our wahi kupuna for future generations. The PIPES program provided opportunities to gain valuable experience in the field of Archaeology.

Aoloa Santos , University of Hawaii at Hilo – Anthropology

Synopsis: My specific project for Ahu a ‘Umi is looking at the architectural and functional design of the main structure and the evolution from the original to its present state. I will be looking at the changes that have occurred to the heiau and surrounding ahu over time and why and how these changes were made.This experience has become the pinnacle of my passion for this field. I have come to realize, from this internship, that this is where I need to be and this is my kuleana to my kupuna and the people of Hawaii.

Iolani Kame‘enui Ka‘uhane, University of Hawaii at Hilo – Anthropology, Hawaiian Studies

Synopsis: My project at Ahu a ‘Umi consists of analyzing the spatial distribution of the outlying features surrounding Ahu a ‘Umi with in a 140 survey boundary that includes artifacts and feature structures.I got interested in Cultural Resource Management after learning about it through Keaholoa STEM Program. Over the years my experiences and mentors have encouraged myself to strive for high goals that will benefit our islands and community. I believe it is important to protect places of Hawaiian significance to preserve and protect for future generations. As technology advances and with the integration of Traditional Hawaiian and Western science methods, new data and perspectives are developing. My goals are to develop the skills that I need to become qualified in the field of CRM and to receive my masters in CRM.

PROTECTION OF THE IWI NA KUPUNA (Bones of our ancestors)

2008-08-29T17:19:00.000-07:00

Click here to read about Maui's ʻAnakala Charles Maxwell's understanding and participation in the protection of our kupuna's iwi.

SHA Enhanced Ethics Committee Meeting-Kohala

2008-08-13T08:31:00.000-07:00

Four members of Nākiʻikeaho participated in the the drafting of a code of ethics for the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology (SHA). Discussions were centered around developing a specific statement for SHA to implement for the nearly 200 members practicing archaeology in Hawaiʻi. In attendance from Nākiʻikeaho were, Sean Nāleimaile, Dr. Kathy Kawelu, Dr. Ty Kāwika Tengan and soon to be Dr., Kekuewa Kikiloi. Also in attendance was Hawaiian archaeologist Robin Connors, and esteemed kupuna ʻAnakala Fred Cachola. We all sat and expressed our reasons for being there and our hopes for what this meeting could produce.

We were hosted by Dr. Mark McCoy who is in Kohala with his summer field school Others in attendance was archaeologist Dr. Windy McElroy, Dr. Peter Mills, Dr. Tom Dye, Dr. Julie Field, and graduate students Mark Oxley and James Flexner. Both Mark and James were instrumental in organizing this meeting. We were all extremely happy to hear the announcement from ʻAnakala Fred that through his recent work with the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation, that they had recent adopted a policy to deal with their interactions with Native Hawaiians. (click here to read the document ACHP ). This document provided us inspiration and guidance towards developing our intended task. We also explored other ethic statements from the Canadian Archaeological Association, New Zealand's Archaeological Association, the World Archaeological Congress and others in order to help us design wordage that suited the situation here in Hawaiʻi.

This "code of ethics" statement is forthcoming and will be presented to the board members of SHA in September. We invite all members of Nākiʻikeaho to provide comments and suggestions and we will keep you updated as to the progress of this statement.

Here are a few pictures from Kohala.

ʻAnakala Fred Cachola (right) and Dr. Ty Kāwika Tengan

Members of the committee investigate an excavation into an ancient loʻi.

Kekuewa in the news

2008-08-11T06:52:00.000-07:00

Follow this link to a story about Kekuewa Kikiloi's work on Mokumanamana.

http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/8746/173/

Archaeological Ethics and Law

2008-07-17T16:12:00.000-07:00

Read and article by William D. Lipe (click here to view article)

HwSt 197 Semester No. 1 Complete

2008-05-12T12:11:00.000-07:00

The experimental course HwSt 197: Kahu Kuʻuna I is pau! From its rocky beginnings to a successful hōʻike this first class went well. As a new teacher, I have learned a lot about myself as a teacher and also ways in which I can further develop this course. I hope that the students were able to sift through some of the confusion at times and were able to take a little bit of info with them as to the importance of the connection we, as people of this ʻāina share and understand that we have a kuleana to malama this special place and the special and unique things associated with the stewardship of our wahi kupuna. The important thing to know about the creation of this track is that the only way we can move towards making and effecting positive change to a system that has been resistant to culturally appropriate methods and perspectives is to begin these discussions, explore the practices, form collaborative relationships, and unite in a cohesive manner from a solid foundation of cultural integrity.