Certain Hika'alani peeps have been showing up unannounced and unheralded (as is their preference) to clean and kanu during Kaleo's journey to Niu Yoka and points north. The long lawn has been mowed, the puhala circle tidied up, an ‘ohi'a and koa planted, and the homeless camp detritus hauled off to the dump. Thus do we emulate the servants of Kahikikuokalani who came here on the outstretched hands of her father Kahanoanewa in the days of his nephew Paumakua, the voyaging chief of Kailua. -- Kihei de Silva

Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club members gathered at Ulupo on Sunday, July 3, for their monthly halawai and work day. They were met by a freshly mowed lawn and weed-whacked kuauna -- part of Kalamaehu Takahashi's efforts to keep the place in top shape during Kaleo Wong's leg 21 journey on the Hokulea up the New England coast. Members sought to contribute to this effort by planting two-dozen ti along the banks of two lo‘i kalo and an auwai in hopes of reestablishing Ulupō as a source of lā‘ī for cultural practitioners in the community. Kalamaehu and Aniku Chong (both are new members of KHCC) were enlisted by Kaleo to oversee the Ulupo/Kukanono lands during his absence; Kaimi Scudder (of Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi) and Kamuela Bannister (of KUPU, Ahahui, and KHCC) will continue to supervise the community service, workday, and educational activities at U/K. Penei kakou e laulima ai -- thus do we all work together for the health of the aina.
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Kaleo Wong on deck and Maya Saffery on dock. Sail and ceremony, sail and ceremony. All the way up the east coast of Turtle Island.  Asking the first people of each place for permission to come ashore. Honoring each people as the ‘ai pohaku of their lands. Stringing lei aloha ‘aina with the lei needle that is our canoe, our Hokule‘a.