In appreciation of your contribution to our work, we’re offering you a glimpse into some of the successes we’ve been seeing: in the waters of Kahalu‘u Bay, out in the fields of our Nāmoku demonstration farm, across the breadth of the cloud forest of Kohala Mountain, among the dryland forest plants of Kawaihae ahupua‘a, and under the hala groves of Niuli‘i. As a mahalo to you, we’re sharing scenes from ‘āina—places we care for so that they may continue to care for us—that you may use as screensavers or backgrounds. This way these special places you support by supporting us can be with you wherever you go! We hope these images will inspire a deepened sense of pilina (relationship) with Hawai‘i Island and the multitudes of environmental kin that make it truly unique.
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A honu (green sea turtle) in Kahalu‘u Bay, Hawai‘i Island. (Photo Credit: Anianikū Chong/The Kohala Center) | A thriving lobe coral (Porites lobata) in Kahalu‘u Bay, Hawai‘i Island. (Photo Credit: Anianikū Chong/The Kohala Center) | A legendary hala (Pandanus tectorius) grove in Niuli‘i, Hawai‘i Island. (Photo Credit: Anianikū Chong/The Kohala Center) |
Multiple varieties of kalo (taro) growing at Nāmoku, The Kohala Center’s demonstration farm in Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island. (Photo Credit: Anianikū Chong/The Kohala Center) | A young kalo (taro) leaf unfurls at Nāmoku, The Kohala Center’s demonstration farm in Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island. (Photo Credit: Anianikū Chong/The Kohala Center) | A young koai‘e (acacia koai‘a) planted at Keawewai, Hawai‘i Island. (Photo Credit: Anianikū Chong/The Kohala Center) |
A young ‘ilima (Sida fallax) planted at Keawewai, Hawai‘i Island. (Photo Credit: Anianikū Chong/The Kohala Center) | Hāpu‘u in the cloud forest of Kohala Mountain, Hawai‘i Island. (Photo credit: Jake Merkel/The Kohala Center) | An ‘ōhi‘a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) blooms in the cloud forest of Kohala Mountain, Hawai‘i Island. (Photo credit: Jake Merkel/The Kohala Center) |
The work of caring for ‘āina—the forests, reefs, farms, and beyond that feed and sustain us—is work that requires the support of all of our community members yesterday, today, and tomorrow. We thank you for embarking on this journey with us, and for being a part of our ‘ohana.
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