About Us

The ‘Ahahui logo was designed by Sam ‘Ohukani‘ōhi'a Gon III and Mike Naho‘opi‘i and incorporates plants and animals from the land and the sea. On land (upper) is a nuku‘i‘iwi vine with a carnivorous caterpillar, and to the right, a mamo (a honeycreeper used for featherwork). For the sea (lower) there is a monk seal (‘īlio-holo-i-ka-uaua), a hā‘uke‘uke (purple urchin), and a limu kala (important medicinal and protocol seaweed). Within this lei of life is a petroglyph of a family, representing Hawaiian lifestyle and community. Above the figures is a triple circle, symbol of the three-fold mission of our ‘Ahahui: stewardship, culture, and education. The symbol is a closed oval, signifying the circle of ecological relationships between plants and animals, and between land and sea. Humans are embraced within this relationship, and via cultural practices and spiritual links (e.g., via ‘aumakua) are part of the circle as well. We stand for informed, responsible stewardship of the land and sea.


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	2017 Board of Directors Executive Committee President: Charles Lehuakona Isaacs, Jr. Secretary: Treasurer: Steven Lee Montgomery, Ph.D. Members at Large Director: Kim Ku‘ulei Birnie Director: Lauren Carter-Roth Venu Director: Jamie Kamailani Boyd, Ph.D. Director: Bruce Shimoda Director: William Mokahi Steiner Staff Executive Assistant: Char Ka‘olu Luning Field Coordinator: Richard Ka‘imi Scudder Webmaster: Eric Guinther	‘Ahahui Mālama i ka Lōhaki is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition (‘ahahui) of Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians devoted to the presevation of native species and ecosystems and the importance of their relationship to Hawaiian culture. We believe that our culture will be greatly diminished unless we support efforts to conserve native Hawaiian ecosystems and species. Our organization was founded in 1994 to provide a Hawaiian voice in favor of conservation at a time when scientists and hunters were in conflict over forest management. We serve the Hawaiian community and also offer a voice that reflects the scientific basis and resource management practices of the greater conservation community in the Hawaiian Islands. The board of ‘Ahahui Mālama i ka Lōkahi by charter must include a simple majority of members of Hawaiian ancestry. Membership in the organization does not at all require Hawaiian ancestry. ... ‘Ahahui Mālama I Ka Lōkahi Hawaiians for the Conservation of Native Ecosystems P.O. Box 720, Kailua, Hawai‘i 96734 www.ahahui.net ~ email@ahahui.net
	OUR MISSION To practice, promote, and perpetuate a modern native Hawaiian conservation ethic That provides for a healthy Hawaiian ecosystem Nurtured by human communities and Serving as a model for local and global resource management.
		The ‘Ahahui logo was designed by Sam ‘Ohukani‘ōhi'a Gon III and Mike Naho‘opi‘i and incorporates plants and animals from the land and the sea. On land (upper) is a nuku‘i‘iwi vine with a carnivorous caterpillar, and to the right, a mamo (a honeycreeper used for featherwork). For the sea (lower) there is a monk seal (‘īlio-holo-i-ka-uaua), a hā‘uke‘uke (purple urchin), and a limu kala (important medicinal and protocol seaweed). Within this lei of life is a petroglyph of a family, representing Hawaiian lifestyle and community. Above the figures is a triple circle, symbol of the three-fold mission of our ‘Ahahui: stewardship, culture, and education. The symbol is a closed oval, signifying the circle of ecological relationships between plants and animals, and between land and sea. Humans are embraced within this relationship, and via cultural practices and spiritual links (e.g., via ‘aumakua) are part of the circle as well. We stand for informed, responsible stewardship of the land and sea.