Hoʻopae Pono Peace Project

Hoʻopae Pono Peace Project Building PONO in Hawaiʻi and the world. Peace, action and aloha.

( & ): it was a short visit, but so inspiring! Our hearts are so full of aloha for the beautiful, strong people of t...
08/25/2026

( & ): it was a short visit, but so inspiring! Our hearts are so full of aloha for the beautiful, strong people of this beloved ʻāina!! We got our kiaʻi braddah Poco compehos set up with a solid bike (mahalo nui Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples!) to serve Pāhala & Wood Valley - please let him know if there are special needs, especially if there are people who may be isolated or just not going to hubs for any reason and may need stuff. He & his team set up an awesome resource point (not calling it a hub to avoid confusion as it is a few miles up the valley, which is still pretty bussup & dangerous) in Kaʻiliʻula, focusing on producing organic, ʻāina-based foods and medicines for the community. Poco is a trusted kiaʻi who can handle sensitive situations and also a homebirth dad with extensive womenʻs health comprehension (he is on our Ea Hānau council as a mākua advisor & has learned a lot in collaboration with our dear Tara Mansfield Compehos!) as well as with mauimedichealershui so donʻt be afraid to call on him! & so many others in Pāhala doing wonderful work too! Uncle Cy directing resources st the main community center hub, Aahuikekapalani Kahiwalani & strong community team rockin the highway distro, all kine folks setting up on their own to help people directly —das how!!
I was sad I ran out of time and didn’t get to stop in Naʻalehu, but did go to Waiohinu, which was also amazing! Unfortunately I didnt read auntie Barbara Cornelius-Davis text properly, and got stuck in her driveway, for which I got well-earned scoldings (best kupuna quote of the day: “Real Aloha is a swift kick in da ʻōkole!”), but thanks to her awesome ʻohana we got out and made it to the Waiohinu hub, where we got to see our beautiful kiaʻi and hear so many powerful stories. Mahalo nui ‘Iewe Hānau o ka ‘Āina and Genuine Aloha and do many others for your amazing work!!

please, everyone, support Kaʻū!! There is still a LOT of need, and a LOT of work being done with very little support yet. There are also other communities off the main areas, such as Ocean View and even parts of Puna, that are affected and fo not have the resource access that the places with hubs do.

Aloha e Kaʻū!!

There is nothing like working through a hurricane with a whole bunch of midwives, of so many kinds!Mahalo NUI for all wh...
08/19/2026

There is nothing like working through a hurricane with a whole bunch of midwives, of so many kinds!
Mahalo NUI for all who worked hard, sacrificed family time, held space, gave so much and and so much more. I canʻt even begin to express how amazing you all are. Generations of knowledge, fortitude, healing and aloha!!

Our prayers were strong for all of the people, beings & ʻāina affected by the storm (switching modes now to gear up for some storm response stuff - let us know if there is stuff we can specifically help with and we will do our best!). Didnʻt get to meet up with Food Not Bombs — Hilo this time but got to deliver a whole bunch of vegetarian wraps with fruit chips kim chee etc to the bus depot the next day!

And one thing we are never lacking in is opportunities to help and therefore connect — so, until we meet again!

Sending super aloha to all!!!

50 years of Kahoʻolawe Aloha ʻĀina!! Sorry we were there so short - it was also our food not bombs cooking/hauling/packi...
08/12/2026

50 years of Kahoʻolawe Aloha ʻĀina!! Sorry we were there so short - it was also our food not bombs cooking/hauling/packing/serving day that required 3 trips across the island! But so glad we got to see so many beautiful people, perform (omg frickin Liko busting out an unpracticed kī hōʻalu “ʻAʻole RIMPAC” as the FIRST song, and then getting all serious when I tried to protest [“for George! George would have loved it!”]), share great, important stories, and connect & reconnect with so many great old and new warriors in that short time!
Mahalo NUI to all who organized, mahalo davianna.mcgregor & Hardy Spoehr for the beautiful leis and hard work, mahalo to Karen Murray & Candace Fujikane for being amazing kupuna support for the , & mahalo to Luwella Leonardi for all the history lessons & crucial documents, especially for bringing that last picture of Kawaipuna Prejean (the original Kahoʻolawe instigator and my dear mentor ane Likoʻs very close friend & co-conspirator). This event was a lot for Liko and many others who actually lived through the enormity of the original battle and the many that came from it, and lost so many dear people in the process. It was a beautiful reunion filled with joy and dedication - mahalo nui loa!!

Part2 of Tuesday’s : at Such a beautiful gathering to close & , bless all who were harmed by this , and ope...
08/06/2026

Part2 of Tuesday’s : at
Such a beautiful gathering to close & , bless all who were harmed by this , and open the next chapter of over the next two years, to stop it from ever coming back!!
It was amazing to have representatives of the , ( ), ( ), & more contribute **e, , & ! Unko Liko Liko Martin shared the & moʻolelo of “Mele o Kahoʻolawe,” written by Uncle Harry Mitchell, one of Likoʻs mentors, at Piʻilani Heiau after his son Kimo was lost at sea with George Helm, who was a friend and collaborator of Likoʻs also. It needs to be remembered that their deaths were amongst other things a direct result of RIMPAC bombing, which in those days was every year mostly on and so heavy that it prompted a whole movement to stop it. Which was successful BUT most of that bombing just moved to and , where it has actually INCREASED.
It may be a LONG movement to end this COMPLETELY, but when we do, the power of doing so will bring to the whole !
We also have SO much gratitude & aloha for our dear tita Moani & her ʻohana, who were simultaneously holding p**e at a different part of with beautiful & !!
Mahalo Nui also to EVERYONE who holds this p**e, mele & action every day!
Together we shall achieve da big that will save our beautiful from the crazy forces of capitalism & everything else that destroys her, and awaken a new time of cooperation, healing & making pono!

What an amazing day! This was just the Honolulu portion of the action (hard to believe we pulled off a ceremony after ...
08/06/2026

What an amazing day! This was just the Honolulu portion of the action (hard to believe we pulled off a ceremony after this!).
We started at the palace, did a procession with our letter to the Queens statue where we offered hoʻokupu and did a press conference (KITV4 Island News Hawai‘i Public Radio & some indymedia came), and then we went to Governor Josh Green, M.D.’s office (see livestream) & dropped off letters with him and also other candidates in the building. Then we went to the offices of Ed Case and Jill Tokuda, and also stopped in at the Pacific Forum, which has been a / think tank and which we would like to see redirected. Then we marched (howʻs our rolling sound system? Aka Unko Liko playing live in wheelchair!) to the US Federal Building, where we delivered letters to the offices of Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono. We also did s driveby pū at Oceanit, a major defense contractor who is key in . Had to decorate cars quick at the Palace to make it to Puʻuloa for the ceremony! Which will be the next post!
Mahalo nui everyone for being there!!!

!DAY OF - IT’S HERE!!TUESDAY AUG 411AM: Car Decorating for Caravan at Kaka’ako Watertront Park - Supplies provided!Le...
08/04/2026

!
DAY OF - IT’S HERE!!
TUESDAY AUG 4

11AM: Car Decorating for Caravan at Kaka’ako Watertront Park - Supplies provided!

Letter Delivery Action!
12:30: Gather State Capitol to Fed Bldg
1 PM: Press Conference at Queen Liliuokalani Statue
1:30 PM: Letter Delivery to Governor Josh Green
2 PM - 4 PM: Procession & Deliveries to Congress Plus Signholding at Federal Building

4:30: Caravan Departs
from Pākākā area (Aloha Tower Dr) to Kahakupōhaku (Rainbow Bay Pavillion)

5:30: Ceremony at Puʻuloa (Kahakupōhaku, aka “Rainbow Bay”,
Park outside yellow gate)
to bless people, lands, waters & beings harmed by RIMPAC, and dedicate ourselves to bringing an END to this HEWA of military destruction - PĂU!

Peaceful & Powerful: Please follow protocols to keep flow strong
Bring: Water, sun protection, signs, banners, kou blossoms, ti leaves, decorated vehicle (for caravan), pü, & aloha

If you have not yet signed the letter, please do so NOW! https://www.endrimpac.org

This is the closing of 2026, and just the beginning of the battle to STOP this hewa 4 eva!!!

Mahalo nui loa & !!!

DELIVERYAND TUESDAY 8/4/261 PM: Press Conference at Queen Lili’uokalani Statue1:30 PM: Letter Delivery to Josh Gr...
08/01/2026

DELIVERY
AND
TUESDAY 8/4/26
1 PM: Press Conference at Queen Lili’uokalani Statue
1:30 PM: Letter Delivery to Josh Green
2 PM - 4 PM: Procession & Deliveries to
Plus Signholding at Federal Building

4:30 PM: Caravan from Pākākā area (Aloha Tower Dr)
to Kahakupōhaku (Rainbow Bay Pavillion) - park OUTSIDE the gate
5:30 to 6:30 PM: Ceremony to bless people, lands, waters & beings harmed by , and dedicate ourselves to bringing an END to this of - !

This is & : Please follow organizers’ to keep flow strong & message clear! This is a with clear & we are on a tight timeframe so please do not distract or try to make it something itʻs not (anyone can organize their own event if they want something different).

Bring: Water, sun protection, signs, kou blossoms, decorated vehicle (for caravan), pū, & . We may be meeting earlier to decorate cars, so stay tuned!!

PS If you have not yet signed the letter, please do https://www.endrimpac.org/

Mahalo!!!

Mahalo nui loa for yet another great ! We didn’t make it out of our section much, but did get to see lots of wonderful...
07/29/2026

Mahalo nui loa for yet another great ! We didn’t make it out of our section much, but did get to see lots of wonderful people and do a lot of wonderful stuff. Mahalo nui once again to all the organizers (frickin awesome job and special mahalo for giving Liko Martin kupuna parking!) to Wisdom Circles Oceania for sponsoring the space for us, to Oren Tsutsumi for helping us haul & set up a lot of gear, to our amazing staff, board & volunteers for keeping everything happening, to our dear fiscal sponsor Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples for always having our backs and keeping the inks flowing, to the spectacular kupuna legends for being with us (and to all the great kako’o for making that happen!), & all of the keiki & ‘ōpio giving your light & presence to everything!
is always kinda a special challenge in years we gotta fight . But it all gets done!! Huge mahalo to all who help that to happen!!

letter delivery to the of the of Wendy Hensel Wendy Henshel. It was a good conversation - very brief, but a g...
07/26/2026

letter delivery to the of the of Wendy Hensel Wendy Henshel. It was a good conversation - very brief, but a great start for future dialogue about important subjects such as the relationship between UH & the , what an Place of Learning entails, concepts, and on campus. Mahalo President Henshel for beginning this conversation with us, and mahalo to our great crew, who did a really awesome job of respectfully and honestly holding the truth in a sincere, dignified yet blunt way. Looking forward to more!
Mahalo nui to everyone who signed the letter! we are still accepting signatures at www.endrimpac.org. Stay tuned for more!

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