Huliauapa'a

Welcome to the official page of Huliauapa‘a.

We are a non-profit organization that specializes in Hawaiian Cultural Resource Management training and collaborative networking to strengthen wahi kūpuna stewardship. We are a non-profit organization whose mission it is to grow Hawai‘i's communities through culturally based forms of innovative learning, leadership development, and collaborative networking to strengthen wahi kupuna stewardship.

03/18/2026

DEADLINE EXTENSION 📣

We are still accepting applications for the 2026 Wahi Kūpuna Internship Program (WKIP)! The application deadline and all supplemental materials are now due Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

This year, the WKIP will be held in Māhukona, Kohala, Hawaiʻi. Throughout the program, we will work closely with the community to learn, research, and document the moʻolelo, oral histories, and wahi kūpuna of Māhukona. High School students (currently in 12th grade), emerging professionals, and college students (undergraduate or graduate) currently enrolled in any Community Colleges or Universities in Hawaiʻi are eligible to apply.

For more information about the program and how to apply, visit the link in our bio or go to www.huliauapaa.org/wkip-apply.

This initiative is made possible with support from

03/10/2026

After years of development, we are proud to share this recently published article outlining the unique framework and methodology that guides Huliauapaʻa’s work. Written collaboratively with current and former staff and board members, it reflects the philosophy and approach we have developed and refined over more than a decade. Since 2010, the Wahi Kūpuna Internship Program has mentored students across Hawaiʻi to pursue careers in cultural heritage stewardship. By weaving Indigenous knowledge with Western science, we are helping build a stronger future rooted in the resurgence of our ancestral knowledges, places, and practices.

Read the full article at the link in our bio and at www.huliauapaa.org/publications.

02/27/2026

Applications for the 2026 Wahi Kūpuna Internship Program (WKIP) are now open!

This year, the WKIP will be held in Māhukona, Kohala, Hawaiʻi. Throughout the program, we will work closely with the community to learn, research, and document the moʻolelo, oral histories, and wahi kūpuna of Māhukona. High School students (currently in 12th grade), emerging professionals, and college students (undergraduate or graduate) currently enrolled in any Community Colleges or Universities in Hawaiʻi are eligible to apply.

For more information about the program and how to apply, visit the link in our bio or go to www.huliauapaa.org/wkip-apply.

This initiative is made possible with support from .

01/09/2026

2025 brought the gift of partnerships and cultural exchanges with Indigenous communities across the honua, and from our ʻohana to yours, we would like to extend our aloha and mahalo to you.

To our board members, funders, supporters, community partners, ʻohana, and friends, we mahalo each of you for your continued support and commitment to the protection and care of our wahi kūpuna! Read more at the link in our bio!

12/10/2025

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY! Submit a resume and cover letter by Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

The six-month internship will be from February to December 2026. The selected intern will be mentored under the guidance of Huliauapaʻa to advance collective impact initiatives in Wahi Kūpuna Stewardship, with a focus on Indigenous Knowledge Cultivation and Stewardship.

08/05/2025

Lahaina, i ka malu ʻulu o Lele 🌿

Hulō! Our 2025 Wahi Kūpuna Internship Program haumāna concluded a beautiful five weeks in Kuʻia, Lahaina, by sharing their research projects and program experiences at a community hōʻike held at Lahainaluna High School. Mahalo nui to our community partner, Kaipo Kekona, the ʻohana of Lahaina, our guest speakers, and our funders who all played crucial roles in making this program possible.

Hoʻomaikaʻi to our 16th WKIP cohort, Kaʻenaakealohanokuʻia 🙌🏽

07/23/2025

Week 3 of our 2025 Wahi Kūpuna Internship Program in Kuʻia, Lahaina 🌱

We are officially halfway through our program! Last week, our interns learned about foundational ʻāina field methods, applying these techniques in different areas throughout Kuʻia. Additionally, our interns, Huliauapaʻa staff, and our partners from Kamehameha Schools participated in a huakaʻi in Kahoma with Lahaina community members. We are so grateful for all of the beautiful moʻolelo ʻāina shared with us thus far and mahalo all the hui and 'ohana for sharing these spaces with us.

07/14/2025

Week 2 of our 2025 Wahi Kūpuna Internship Program in Kuʻia, Lahaina 😎

This week, our interns took a deep dive into the world of ethnohistorical research and community ethnography, conducting their first interview as a cohort with Uncle Kai Keahi🤗They were also able to visit the Bailey House Museum and learn from their hoapapa how to make oeoe.

Mahalo nui to our kumu and guest speakers this week, Dominique Cordy (Huliauapaʻa), Carolyn Auweloa & Mikey Burke (Lahaina Community Land Trust), and Annemarie Paikai (UH Hilo Hawaiian Collection Librarian). 🤙🏾

07/05/2025

Our 2025 Wahi Kūpuna Internship Program (WKIP) has officially kicked off! Meet the interns of our 16th cohort, Kūheleloa Kapu-Kekona, Kahoʻopiʻihula Storer, Kalawaiʻa Nunies, and Kaʻililauokekoa Puʻu☀️

This year, we're based in Kuʻia, Lahaina, Maui, with Kaipo Kekona (our very first WKIP on Maui)! We had a beautiful first week, grounded in building pilina with Lahaina and the community, including a huakaʻi to the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, where, amongst other items, we were shown Nāhiʻenaʻena's pāʻū.

Mahalo nui to the kupa ʻāina of Lahaina for welcoming us and to our guest speakers. Stay tuned for our weekly program updates 🤙🏾

06/04/2025

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY! Submit a resume and cover letter by Friday, June 13.

The six month internship will be from July - December 2025. The selected intern will be mentored under the guidance of Huliauapaʻa staff to perform work and research integrated with current Huliauapaʻa programs.

04/03/2025

Hūlō! Mauna Kea has officially been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a Traditional Cultural Place (TCP) and District from 6,500 ft to the summit!

Mahalo nui to our partners KAHEA and Mauna Kea Anaina Hou, and to all those who provided integral support along the way. This is another huge acknowledgment that Mauna Kea is a sacred cultural landscape that must be recognized in its entirety.

Read the full nomination at dlnr.hawaii.gov/shpd/files/2023/11/Mauna-Kea-HRHP-NRHP-Nomination-Revised.pdf

03/18/2025

The application deadline for our 16th annual Wahi Kūpuna Internship Program (WKIP) is EXTENDED and now due March 31, 2025!

This year, the WKIP will be held in the ahupuaʻa of Kuʻia in Lahaina, Maui. Throughout the duration of the program, we will be working closely with the community to learn, research, and document the moʻolelo, oral histories, and wahi kūpuna of Kuʻia. High School students (12th grade), college students (undergraduate or graduate) currently enrolled in any Community Colleges or Universities in Hawaiʻi, and emerging professionals are eligible to apply.
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To apply and learn more about the program, please visit www.huliauapaa.org/wkip-apply.

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Kailua, HI
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http://huliauapaa.org/

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