Our Mission
At Loko ea, our mission is to perpetuate the Native Hawaiian culture through education, land stewardship, and community building while sustainably restoring our precious natural resources.
AN ABUNDANT FOOD SHED
Nā Loko Iʻa, Hawaiian Fishponds, were built to be living refrigerators for the people who once lived solely from the land. These fishponds were meant to produce food and that is exactly what we plan to restore and improve.
A CONNECTION TO ÅINA
Since 2011, Loko ea has conducted educational programs to over 100,000 local students and has worked to assist the broader community to reconnect to their cultural identity through their connections to the ʻāina at Loko ea.
A PLACE FOR COMMUNITY
Loko ea fishpond is a sacred space. A sacred space for the community of pae ʻāina o Hawaiʻi. A space for practicing our culture and gathering together. A space to learn, to think, to celebrate, to plan, to eat, to replenish ourselves. A place to protect. But mostly Loko ea is place to aloha kekahi i kekahi.
"Waialua, land that stands doubly beclaimed."
Said in admiration for Waialua, O'ahu where the weather was usually pleasant and the life of the people tranquil.
Waialua, 'āina ku pālua i ka la'i
-Tūtū Pukui (ʻŌlelo Noeʻau #2902)
“Mālama Loko Ea is truly a treasure for our haumāna and kumu. For years they have supported our keiki through meaningful hands on learning. I’ve seen my haumāna grow in their language and their identity as Native Hawaiians. Mahalo Mālama Loko Ea for all you do!”
- Kumu Kekai, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Nānākuli
Support the future of Loko ea Fishpond
Your contribution to Mālama Loko Ea Foundation will help us achieve our mission to restore and sustain our educational and stewardship programs at Loko ea, the North Shore Fishpond.
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