KŪʻOKOʻA - to stand free and independent
KŪKANONO- the name of the ʻili ʻāina where Ulupō heiau is situated.
In the words of Maya Saffery and Kaleomanuiwa Wong: "Join us in Kailua at the base of Ulupō along the banks of Kawainui on December 1st from 10am-3pm for KŪʻOKOʻA KŪKANONO. In commemoration of the 175th anniversary of Lā Kūʻokoʻa, we proclaim through the name of our event that we stand in opposition to the heavily commercialized, settler dominated, tourist mecca of Kailua town. We resist this imposed identity by returning to the land, reviving our cultural practices on the land, cultivating and eating our traditional foods, retelling our stories, and passing on this knowledge to our families and community. A hui hou i laila!"
KŪKANONO- the name of the ʻili ʻāina where Ulupō heiau is situated.
In the words of Maya Saffery and Kaleomanuiwa Wong: "Join us in Kailua at the base of Ulupō along the banks of Kawainui on December 1st from 10am-3pm for KŪʻOKOʻA KŪKANONO. In commemoration of the 175th anniversary of Lā Kūʻokoʻa, we proclaim through the name of our event that we stand in opposition to the heavily commercialized, settler dominated, tourist mecca of Kailua town. We resist this imposed identity by returning to the land, reviving our cultural practices on the land, cultivating and eating our traditional foods, retelling our stories, and passing on this knowledge to our families and community. A hui hou i laila!"
