Mission
KAHEA IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION WORKING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR HAWAI`I'S PEOPLE AND FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH THE REVITALIZATION AND PROTECTION OF HAWAI`I'S UNIQUE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. KAHEA ADVOCATES FOR THE PROPER STEWARDSHIP OF OUR RESOURCES AND FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BY PROMOTING CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. KAHEA FOCUSES ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT CULTURAL RIGHTS AND THE 'AINA (LAND) KAHEA HAS CULTURAL ACTIVISTS AND PRACTITIONERS, INCLUDING KUMA HULA (TEACHERS OF DANCE, LANGUAGE, CHANTS, HISTORY, AND HEALING), ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS AND PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE. KAHEA IS ON EVERY ISLAND AND ARE 'OPIO (YOUTH), MAKUA (ADULTS) AND KUPUNA (ELDERS). TOGETHER, KAHEA ENVISIONS A TRULY JUST AND SUSTAINABLE HAWAI`I IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE, CULTURE AND NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS SURVIVE AND THRIVE.