Kaleo Wong (in his capacity as Pāku‘i Hou of Hika‘alani) has organized a small, invitation-only pā‘ina on Sunday, May 15, on the lawn below Ulupō Heiau. His purpose is to bring together the many organizations that have worked with him at Kūkanono (along with the Ahau family that has lived there for many generations) to share fellowship, stories, and food, and to celebrate “the return of our land to ‘āina, that which feeds us.” He and his crew will open the long-unused KHCC imu and serve us the pua‘a that have been raiding our lo‘i; we will also supplement our home-grown fare with mea ‘ai from Dean Wilhelm, Kapalai de Silva, and Hale Kealoha of Kailua. If all goes as planned, this will be the first in a series imu events at which we will endeavor to feed and engage our community in an ongoing effort to restore Kawainui to its former status as ‘āina momona.
