Planting Seeds of Hope: 30 Years of Mālama Ka ʻĀina, Mālama Kanaka
For three decades, the Pūʻā Foundation has nurtured healing and renewal for both land and people — Mālama Ka ʻĀina, Mālama Kanaka. This legacy continues through the Punahoa Heritage Forest, where we are restoring native ecosystems and planting a new generation of ROD-resistant ʻōhiʻa lehua—a first for any Native Hawaiian nonprofit.
Join us for our 30th Anniversary Benefit Gala, Planting Seeds of Hope - Jan. 6, 2026, honoring Kahu Kealahou Alika and Aunty Roberta Jahrling, whose leadership has guided our journey. Your support helps protect Hawaiʻi’s forests, uplift our communities, and ensure a future rooted in aloha ʻāina.
To follow, on Jan. 7th to 9th - there will be The Mana Gathering (ʻAha Ka Mana) - a learning collaborative that offer hands-on, experiential opportunities designed to strengthen both professional practice and personal well-being. The Gathering takes a unique dual approach: we seek to strengthen the capacity of community members impacted by trauma, and their supports—whether the trauma is through incarceration, systems involvement, or environmental crises such as fungus affecting the ʻōhiʻa lehua—while also enhancing the individual wellness of every participant.
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Join us in establishing the Punahoa Heritage Forest
A Bold Vision
For a forest of world-renown that enables Hawaiians to know, care and connect with their heritage.
A Clear Mission
To preserve and protect the natural state of the forest. Help the forest flourish by creating a place of gathering, rejuvenation and cultural expression for all those who embrace Hawaiian culture - locally, regionally and globally.
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