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NiU NOW! is a community cultural agroforestry movement emerging to affirm the importance of niu, coconut and uluniu, coconut groves. At the center of our movement is the re-establishment of a loving relationship with niu and the ancient knowledge practices of Hawai‘i’s coconut heritage as a “tree of life,” a complete food system.

NiU NOW! is a community cultural agroforestry movement emerging to affirm the importance of niu, coconut and uluniu, coconut groves. At the center of our movement is the re-establishment of a loving relationship with niu and the ancient knowledge practices of Hawai‘i’s coconut heritage as a “tree of life,” a complete food system.

Led by Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer and Indrajit Gunasekara, NiU NOW! has three priorities to re-establish the coconut back into ka pae ʻāina o Hawaiʻi, into the Hawaiian islands:

• Hawaiian cultural revitalization

• Ecological conservation

• Food security/healing

We begin first with land-based practices that honor our coconut heritage. This movement was founded in our backyards and in the hearts and cultural practices of community. Our growth has continued now within our own commitments, and with family, with our beloved pae ʻāina community, and with institutional support that continues to re-envision and reconstruct a living economy. NiU NOW! is not growing large-scale uluniu for economic gain, but rather coconut groves for a healthy society and the well-being of people.

Led by Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer and Indrajit Gunasekara, NiU NOW! has three priorities to re-establish the coconut back into ka pae ʻāina o Hawaiʻi, into the Hawaiian islands:

• Hawaiian cultural revitalization

• Ecological conservation

• Food security/healing

We begin first with land-based practices that honor our coconut heritage. This movement was founded in our backyards and in the hearts and cultural practices of community. Our growth has continued now within our own commitments, and with family, with our beloved pae ʻāina community, and with institutional support that continues to re-envision and reconstruct a living economy. NiU NOW! is not growing large-scale uluniu for economic gain, but rather coconut groves for a healthy society and the well-being of people.

Puʻuhonua Society is a community arts and culture organization committed to Hawaiʻi and its abundant futures. Founded in 1972, the work has been passed down through three generations of Native Hawaiian women.

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Puʻuhonua Society is a community arts and culture organization committed to Hawaiʻi and its abundant futures. Founded in 1972, the work has been passed down through three generations of Native Hawaiian women.

Purpose

History

News

Events

Donate ↗

Instagram ↗

Puʻuhonua Society is a community arts and culture organization committed to Hawaiʻi and its abundant futures. Founded in 1972, the work has been passed down through three generations of Native Hawaiian women.

Purpose

History

News

Events

Donate ↗

Instagram ↗