Puka ʻana o ka lā ma ke awāwa ʻo Waipiʻo

ʻOHANA-LED — WAIPIʻO VALLEY

Waipiʻo, i alakaʻi ʻia e ka ʻohana.

Hoʻomau moʻomeheu ma o nā papahana hui liʻiliʻi ma ke awāwa kūpuna o ko mākou ʻohana. Moʻokūʻauhau mai ʻŌpūnui a me Manaiakalani. ʻĀina, moʻolelo, kuleana — ma ia kaʻina.

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PROGRAMS

Three direct-bookable tiers. Three inquiry-only.

Tier 1 introduces the framework. Tier 2 deepens it. Tier 3 brings ʻohana performers into an evening. School groups, training contracts, and multi-day immersion are inquiry-only.

TIER 1

ʻIke Moku — Half-day cultural experience

Half-day program. Moʻokūʻauhau, kalo loʻi work, valley moʻolelo, closing kuleana.

From $189· 180 min· max 8

TIER 2

ʻIke Hohonu — Full-day deep experience

Full-day, deeper practice. Smaller group, longer time on land, more practitioner time.

From $395· 420 min· max 6

TIER 3

Hōʻike Pō — ʻOhana evening with performers

Evening with our ʻohana. Mele, hula, moʻolelo, shared meal — plus a siva afi (fire knife) segment by our cousin, named as Samoan tradition.

From $295· 240 min· max 12

OTHER WAYS TO ENGAGE

Inquiry-only programs

TIER 4

School field trips

Half-day for school groups. $45/student, max 25.

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TIER 5

Cultural training contracts

For resorts, HTA, institutions. From $15,000.

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TIER 6

Multi-day immersion

2–3 day immersive program. Year-2 offering.

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THE FOUR PILLARS

Every program is built on these four.

Our curriculum runs through moʻokūʻauhau, ʻāina momona, moʻolelo, and kuleana — in that order. Lineage opens the program. Kuleana closes it.

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Moʻokūʻauhau

Moʻokūʻauhau o ka wahi. Wehe ʻia kēlā me kēia papahana me ko mākou moʻokūʻauhau a hiki i nā kūpuna o ke awāwa ʻo Waipiʻo.

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ʻĀina momona

He ʻāina moʻomeheu hua nui. Hana loʻi, ea o ka meaʻai, pilina maoli me ka ʻāina — ʻaʻole he kua kiʻi wale nō.

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Moʻolelo

Nā moʻolelo i hoʻopili ʻia i nā wahi kikoʻī o kēia awāwa. ʻIke i mālama ʻia e ka ʻohana, kaʻana like ʻia me ka ʻae a nā kūpuna.

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Kuleana

Ka mea i ʻaiʻē ʻia e nā malihini. ʻO ka pānaʻi ka haʻawina hope o ka papahana — haʻalele kēlā me kēia malihini me ke kuleana i haʻi ʻia.

PROGRAMS — SMALL GROUPS

Waipiʻo, i alakaʻi ʻia e ka ʻohana.

Hoʻomau moʻomeheu ma o nā papahana hui liʻiliʻi ma ke awāwa kūpuna o ko mākou ʻohana. Moʻokūʻauhau mai ʻŌpūnui a me Manaiakalani. ʻĀina, moʻolelo, kuleana — ma ia kaʻina.

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