MGC welcomes Pu’uhonua O Kuiaha

Maui Grassroots Collective is thrilled to welcome Pu’uhonua O Kuiaha to the MGC hui with fiscal sponsorship. Learn more about Pu’uhonua O Kuiaha below and consider making a donation here to support this vital effort.

Pu'uhonua O Kuiaha

The mission of this organization is to preserve and protect the natural and cultural resources of the

Land Commission Awards of East Kuiaha and West Kuiaha, along with the greater ahupua’a, as a

unified Kuiaha in Hamakualoa, Maui by centering creating means of refuge, empowerment, and agency for the lineal descendants of the Land Commission Awards therein. The purpose of this organization is to provide resources, such as financial and programmatic support, genealogy research services, and relevant archival documents, to support the needs of the lineal descendants as they relate to preserving and protecting the natural and cultural resources of their Land Commission Awards and ancestral ahupua’a.

Here is a list of the Land Commission Awards that are part of the founding document for Pu’uhonua o Kuiaha. We include this as it may potentially help others identify their ohana names or refer people if they see familiar names.

Land Commission Awards of East Kuiaha and West Kuiaha

The Land Commission Awards (LCA) of East Kuiaha are:

LCA 4134 to Hanauapuaa

LCA 5215 to Hilea

LCA 4517 to Kapihe (M. Kapihe)

LCA 4518 to Kekanaka

LCA 5520-B to Kulawaia

LCA 4516 to Mahiai

LCA 3336 to Nalopi

LCA 3829 & 6613 to Paele (N. Paele)

LCA 4959-B to Uu

The Land Commission Awards (LCA) of West Kuiaha are:

LCA 5490 & 3970 to Hao

LCA 5491 to Hookaea

LCA 4144 to Kaai

LCA 4136 to Kahale

LCA 4131 to Kahoohanohano

LCA 6405 to Kapahau (Nakapahau)

LCA 5393-B to Kealawaia (Kealawela)

LCA 4138 to Kekahuna

LCA 6482 to Kuana (Kuaana)

LCA 5016 to Kuapuu

LCA 4516 to Mahiai