Kipahulu Ohana
The Kipahulu ‘Ohana is a grassroots Hawaiian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1995 dedicated to the cultural sustainability of the Kipahulu moku in East Maui, Hawai‘i through educational programs which incorporate local, national and international partnerships and projects. We envision families working in harmony together to preserve and enhance the traditional cultural practices of the Hawaiian people. To this end, we conduct culturally-based agricultural and resource management projects from mauka to makai.
We operate Kapahu Living Farm, a traditional Hawaiian wetland taro farm located in Haleakala National Park and managed through a partnership agreement with the park service, where we host educational programs for schools and community groups and distribute poi and other products to the local community. We also host cultural interpretive hike tours to the farm for visitors.
Please note that our educational programs and hike tours at Kapahu Living Farm are temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We operate Kipahulu Kitchen at Kalena Center, a shared-use certified commercial kitchen where we process our own products as well as renting the facility to value-added processors and lunch wagon vendors.
Through our Malama I Ke Kai program, we conduct community shoreline management projects including an ‘opihi “rest area” no-take zone adjacent to Haleakala National Park, and we have submitted an application to the state for Kipahulu Moku to be designated as a Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA).
We also manage the “9-acres,” a state leased parcel with fruit orchard and cattle pasture; we conduct feral animal control fencing and invasive plant removal in the Kipahulu forest; and we conduct and support many other programs through various partnerships.
Activities & News
Kipahulu Ohana supports CBSFA for Mo‘omomi
The Maui News Letter to the Editor August 28, 2020 Kipahulu Ohana supports the designation... Read More
Nonprofits awarded $200K to support food security efforts
The Maui News August 15, 2020 Ten Maui County nonprofits have been awarded nearly $200,000... Read More
Wailea Village Welcomes ʻOpihi Restaurant
MauiNow.com, Feb. 12, 2020 Wailea Village is luring in a big catch with Hawaiʻi-born Chef... Read More
Kapahu Living Farm Community Workday 1/18
Kapahu Living Farm Community Workday Saturday, January 18, 2020 10 am – 2 pm... Read More
Kipahulu Winter Hana 21st Century Programs
Kapahu Farm Fun Days and Kipahulu Makai Exploration Days! Kipahulu Winter RegForm 2019 Read More