I, You, We Are ʻĀina.
Kumano I Ke Ala builds and perpetuates a foundation of Aloha ʻĀina through culturally grounded Native Hawaiian education, land rehabilitation, and food system revitalization in West Kauaʻi.
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Programs
We design and deliver culturally based education programs that cultivate self aware, self determined, and self directed critical thinkers. Through ʻāina based learning, youth development, and workforce training, we engage the next generation of cultural practitioners while restoring traditional agricultural spaces.
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Volunteer
Community stewardship is at the heart of our work. Our volunteer days invite individuals, schools, and organizations to participate in native land rehabilitation, loʻi kalo restoration, and food sovereignty efforts rooted in aloha ʻāina.
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Donation
Your contribution fuels land restoration, expands educational access, supports workforce training, and increases local kalo production. With your support, we secure long term community access to affordable native Hawaiian staple foods.
About Us
Rooted in Aloha ʻĀina
Kumano I Ke Ala is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and social enterprise empowering West Kauaʻi through native land rehabilitation, food system revitalization, workforce development, and youth engagement.
Our mission is to build and perpetuate a foundation of Aloha ʻĀina through culturally based Native Hawaiian education programming. We grow leaders who are grounded in ʻike kūpuna and equipped to shape a sustainable Hawaiʻi.
Our vision is bold and clear. We elevate indigenous knowledge to revitalize traditional food systems to save the world.
Our Impact
Cultivating Measurable Change
Our work strengthens both land and people. From acres restored to youth engaged, from kalo production increased to workforce pathways created, our impact reflects a growing movement toward food sovereignty and cultural perpetuation in West Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi as a whole.
Invest in Hawaiʻi’s Food Sovereignty
Your donation restores ʻāina, strengthens food sovereignty, and empowers Hawaiʻi.
Get Involved
Stand for ʻĀina. Strengthen Community.
Every restored loʻi, every planted huli, and every student engaged contributes to a stronger, more self determined Hawaiʻi. Join us on the land and be part of this movement rooted in kuleana and collective action.
Recognized on a Global Stage
Chief of War
Our Executive Director portrayed Kamehameha in the television series Chief of War, the Apple TV series that brought global attention to stories rooted in Hawaiian history.
While the series is separate from the work of Kumano I Ke Ala, we celebrate the opportunity to see local leadership and representation reflected on an international platform.
Learn more about how Jason Momoa found Kaina, the person he felt could best portray the iconic figure on Kauaʻi during a paddling competition in Hanalei.
Our Partners & Sponsors
