Hoʻoikaika Kilo is a 90 minute workshop that integrates Kuʻu Moʻo ʻŌlelo o Nā Pō o Ka Mahina, resources and tools to support ʻāina momona within ourselves, communities, and lāhui. As a participant, you will learn about an initiative here in Hawaiʻi that supports productive and thriving communities of people, place, and natural resources, natural cycles and seasonal indicators of place, and how to track and understand your own personal story and relationship to the moon.

A native Hawaiian born and raised on the island of Kauaʻi, Pelika Andrade is a founder and the Executive Director of Na Maka Onaona. She has a long history working with Hawaiʻi communities throughout the archipelago as a hoaʻāina, community member, sailor, cultural practitioner and researcher. For the past twelve years, she has been developing alternate approaches to monitoring Hawaiʻi’s watersheds and supporting implementation of a management strategy that supports healthy, balanced communities in Hawai‘i. Pelika has a master’s degree in Hawaiian studies with a focus on Mālama ʻĀina (Hawaiian Conservation) and is currently working on her PhD in Education and Curriculum Studies.