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2025 PIPES Alumni
Welina mai kākou!
Mission: "E māhuahua nā moʻo ʻāina"- growing generations of 'āina and people abundance
At PIPES, we believe that these four values and relationships are foundational to best practices for natural resource stewardship and management
- Naʻau, the connection to oneself, is located at the small intestines of the body, which Hawaiians believe to be the seat of thought, intellect, feeling, and affections; in essence the connection to oneʻs self and life experiences. This is where we believe transformation begins.
- ʻĀina, the connection to place and space, encompasses land, waters, stars, rains and other elemental sources, and also refers to time, space, and tangible/intangible environments.
- Kaiāulu, the connection to community, references the village and represents the reciprocity between an individual and the communities they serve and are a contributing member of.
- Kaʻao, the connection to data articulation, are essentially the tales, stories, and legends, representing thousands of years of data held in kilo (observation) by Hawaiian people in Hawaiʻi.
View intern presentations from the 2025 PIPES Symposium
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UH Hilo Intern Shaping the Pili Grass Revival at Puʻukoholā Heiau