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PONC Application- Waiakahi`ula- Attachment D <br /> Attachment D: Identify and provide contact information of community organizations, land <br /> trusts, or individuals willing to be part of this property's long-term <br /> management/maintenance. <br /> The following groups have committed themselves to the care of the cultural sites of <br /> Waiakahi'ula, Puna, Hawai'i. <br /> Na Hoa `Aina o Waiakahi'ula: No'eau Woo-O'Brien, a Native Hawaiian cultural <br /> practitioner and life-long resident of Waiakahi'ula, is currently in a Friends of The Park <br /> agreement with the County to steward the cultural sites that exist within Waiakahi'ula <br /> Beach Park. <br /> During the kipaepae in July 2024, in which the park was renamed Waiakahi'ula Beach <br /> Park, No'eau also was given the title of kahu. The title of kahu comes with a <br /> commitment to the well-being of both the land and the people of Waiakahi'ula. Since the <br /> kipaepae, No'eau has collaborated with numerous groups such as the 'Aha Lamaku <br /> Oia`i`o of Pahoa High School, Mala L5'au Hawai'i of Pahoa, Ka Pouhana of UH Hilo and <br /> many others all for the sake of caring for the beach park <br /> No'eau has also created numerous online videos to educate the public about the history <br /> of Waiakahi'ula, many of which have attracted a large number of views, & have also <br /> been featured in various educational presentations across Hawai'i. <br /> Kawai'ula is a cultural protocols and community engagement group that is located <br /> within the ahupua'a of Waiakahi'ula. This group is led by No'eau Woo-O'Brien and <br /> Kumu Hula, Taupouri Tangaro of Hawai'i Community College. Kawai'ula is dedicated to <br /> the development of Hawaiian cultural protocols and training for the ahupua'a of <br /> Waiakahi'ula and the Puna community at large. <br /> The group currently consists of various Puna residents, who have taken on the kuleana <br /> of being trained in ceremony, so that they will eventually be able to lead kipaepae <br /> protocols at Waiakahi'ula Beach Park. Kawai'ula recognizes that Waiakahi'ula once <br /> supported a thriving community rooted in Hawai'i life-ways and practices. With that <br /> being said, this group aims to bring those life-ways & practices back to Waiakahi'ula. <br /> `Aha Lamaku `Oia`i`o (ALO) is a leadership program for Native Hawaiian and other <br /> youth of Pahoa High School, which also rests in the ahupua'a of Waiakahi'ula. Led by <br /> Pahoa High School instructor, Leah Gouker, ALO offers after school programs, camping <br /> Woo-O'Brien & Gouker <br /> 2025 <br /> 1 <br />