Waikalua Loko I'a - fishpond

08/20/2026

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Presents "Kanikapila o Mahina” Join us for an evening of Hawaiian Mele and Hula at the Waikalua Loko Iʻa The benefit concert will take place: Saturday, August 29th, 2026 5pm to 9pm 5pm Pond Tours, 6p

08/18/2026

We are surrounded by wahi pana.

In Kāneʻohe Bay, Nāonealaʻa is the name of a stretch of kai just north of Waikalua Loko Iʻa and Kāneʻohe (Kamoʻoaliʻi) Stream.

The name Nāonealaʻa means “the sands of Laʻa,” named for when Laʻamaikahiki landed here and threw down sand as a resting place for his canoe. This place sits within the ʻili of Waikalua, meaning “water of the pit,” and is part of a larger landscape once filled with loko iʻa.

Today, few stories about Waikalua Loko Iʻa have endured. Learning about the surrounding wahi can help us understand the history and relationships of Waikalua and Kāneʻohe Bay.

Explore Nāonealaʻa: https://www.thenext200.org/stories/naonealaa

08/18/2026

Another school year begins!!!

The Windward Youth Leadership Fund is accepting applications, and can help fund school or group projects that will take place this semester.

Student groups organizing and carrying out service projects on Windward Oʻahu can receive up to $5,000 to support their work.

Plan ahead: the application process takes roughly 6 weeks. Your application must be received and approved before your service work begins.

Learn more and apply: thepaf.org/wylf

Questions about your application? Reach out to project coordinator Grace Cajski for support.

08/14/2026

Join Pacific American Foundation at Waikalua Loko Iʻa (Kāneʻohe) Saturday August 29 for loko iʻa inspired mele, hula, and food, doors open 5PM https://www.thepaf.org/moonlight/

07/31/2026

Applications are open for The Pacific American Foundation's Kilo Kai Marine Science Club.

Who: Primarily students attending windward Oahu high schools. Non-windward high school students and college freshmen may apply.
When: Sundays, 9:45 AM to 1:15 PM
Dates: August 24, 2026 to December 19, 2026 (excluding most holidays and school breaks)
Where: Regular meetings will occur on Moku o Lo‘e (Coconut Island). Field trips to Windward Oʻahu sites will include loʻi kalo (taro farms), loko iʻa (fish ponds), streams, reefs, and coastal areas around Kāneʻohe and Kailua

More about Kilo Kai:
Kilo Kai is a free science club for high school students of windward Oahu. Kilo Kai was developed in partnership with the Pacific American Foundation, Windward Community College, the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, and the
Smithsonian Institution. Our focus is to improve ecosystem health through, observation, biocultural restoration, and the application of modern science techniques to sustain our natural resources from mauka to makai. Students will learn techniques to assess stream, soil, and reef health, and collaborate to conduct their own research. Students will have the option to earn up to three (3) college credits per semester, which will count as SCI 295 at University of Hawaii at Manoa and other University of Hawai'i system colleges and universities.

Apply: https://www.thepaf.org/kilo-kai/apply/

07/17/2026

HCC was amazing! Mahalo nui to all who contributed their time and ʻike to this collective event!!!! And special shoutout to our friends who helped man the booth! We got to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. The Pacific American Foundation and Waikalua Loko Iʻa continue forward with our mission grounded in moʻokūʻauhau, makawalu, and Hāloa. This journey to become good ancestors and model regenerative relationships with ʻāina cannot be done alone; we depart HCC nourished, refueled, and ready to work together towards a resilient and abundant future!!

RAFFLE UPDATE!!! Many of you entered our raffle for a FREE PAF HAT during the conference, by signing up to stay in the loop with us via email. Want to enter? DM us your email address so we can add you to our panlist before July 20 to be entered into the raffle!!!!

Learn more about us!!! thepaf.org

07/13/2026

“The Rock Wall Crew” ‼️‼️‼️ If anyone knows what hardworking is, it’s this Crew. They had one break and worked for the rest of the hour. 💪

What we thought was medium level work became a whole other level. You could feel all those before us working with and giving us the direction we needed to be on. Hoʻō mau Kākou.

Join us for hana and community Saturday September 12 for another Lā ʻOhana Workday, 8am-12pm: https://www.thepaf.org/waikalua/ohana/

07/08/2026

Mahalo nui to University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa STEMS2 for another incredible symposium. The Pacific American Foundation is honored to be partners in your work to protect and regenerate through healthy relationships and education. Yesss!

Check out other opportunities to engage with Pacific American Foundation’s education work: https://www.thepaf.org/education-services/

07/03/2026

Mahalo nui to the Yale School of Architecture Summer Program, Professor Dominic Leong, University of Hawaiʻi’s Kawena Elkington, and all of the haumāna who spent the past three weeks learning, observing, and working alongside us at Waikalua Loko Iʻa.

It was our honor to welcome bright students into our ahupuaʻa and share the stories, systems, and stewardship practices that guide us. Through kilo, hana, mapping, drawing, and talking story, the haumāna learned about the relationships that connect and form us. They brought their architecture eyes to documenting these systems that sustain our communities. That is makawalu in action!

This summer’s collaboration shows what can happen when we support ʻāina-based education, cultural stewardship, and the next generation of leaders. Let’s keep it up!!!

A hui hou, Yale Becoming ʻĀina Program, please carry the lessons and memories from your time with us into your future work!

06/26/2026

Join us tomorrow, this Saturday, for a workday at Waikalua Loko Iʻa!

8am-12pm, with lunch afterwards.

Register here or check in with us before the workday begins: https://www.thepaf.org/waikalua/ohana/