Hawaiʻi Rising

Hawaiʻi People‘s Fund
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Conversations with grassroots community organizers at the forefront of progressive movements for change and justice in Hawai’i. A podcast series featuring community partners of Hawaiʻi People‘s Fund.

  1. APR 10

    101. Kona Low Community Response

    After the back-to-back Kona low storms in March brought catastrophic flooding to multiple islands, our communities immediately leapt into action to support those most impacted. Over the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed grassroots community resource hubs, donation drives, supply deliveries, and boots-on-the ground volunteer work happening in a big way. In this episode, we have two short updates from hubs and organizers across our network: Hui Aloha ʻĀina o Koʻolaupoko has been running a community donation hub in Koʻolaupoko on the windward side of Oʻahu. They can be contacted at haakoolaupoko@pm.me. The Hawaiʻi Workerʻs Center has been carrying out worker wellness checks in impacted areas and organizes a Kōkua Fund, which offers one-time support for workers impacted by the Kona low storms. To reach out for the Kōkua Fund, you can email contact@hawaiiworkerscenter.org or call 808-743-1031. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii

    11 min

  2. MAR 20

    100. Mutual Aid Lāhui: Feeding the Lāhui

    A conversation with James Auld and Pua Summer from Mutual Aid Lāhui. Mutual Aid Lāhui empowers the lāhui through education, advocacy, and mālama ‘āina and mobilizes to flank community events and relief work. The Mutual Aid Lāhui crew are passionate about feeding the Lāhui and providing support where it’s needed most. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii

    31 min

  3. MAR 6

    99. March 2026 Community News: PFLAG Oʻahu and HAPA at the Legislature

    Community news for March 2026! After headlines, we feature interviews with two HPF partners advocating for their communities during this legislative session: First, Cameron Miyamoto (co-president of PFLAG Oʻahu) shares about PFLAG Oʻahu's participation in the 2nd annual Queer Day at the Capitol on February 17 and about HB 1875, a bill to protect access to gender-affirming care. To learn more about PFLAG Oʻahu, check out our full-length interview with the two co-presidents here. Second, we hear an update from Anne Frederick, executive director of the Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action (HAPA), and their focus on two legislative areas: getting money out of politics and protecting communities from pesticide drift. To see the data on pesticide use and learn more about the Safe Farms, Safe Food coalition, visit safefarmssafefood.com. To learn more about HAPA, check out our full-length interview with them here. Links from headlines: To see when our partners are hosting workdays and how to RSVP, visit hawaiipeoplesfund.org/calendar. The survey on traumatic brain injury uplifted by Kamāwaelualani can be found here. Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi episodes: 98. ʻĪmaikalani Winchester (Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea Honolulu): "Hāpai i ke kuleana" 97. Pualiʻi Rossi (I Ola Wailuanui): "He aha ka makemake o ka ʻāina ʻo Wailuanui?" Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii

    33 min

  4. MAR 3

    98. ʻĪmaikalani Winchester (Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea Honolulu): "Hāpai i ke kuleana"

    A Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi episode featuring ʻĪmaikalani Winchester, lead organizer for the annual celebration of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea at Thomas Square, with guest host Hina Kaʻōpua Canonigo. Also check out our past English-language episode with the organizers of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea Honolulu. Ma kēia hualono, kamaʻilio ʻo ʻĪmaikalani Winchester e pili ana i ka moʻolelo o ka Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii

    37 min

  5. FEB 6

    97. Pualiʻi Rossi (I Ola Wailuanui): "He aha ka makemake o ka ʻāina ʻo Wailuanui?"

    We kick off Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi with a special episode in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi featuring Pualiʻi Rossi, the president of I Ola Wailuanui, with guest host Brad Watanabe. Also check out our English-language episode about I Ola Wailuanui with Pualiʻi and her fellow board member Mason Chock. Ma kēia hualono, kamaʻilio ʻo Pualiʻi Rossi e pili ana i kona aʻo ʻana i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi a me ka hana a ka hui ʻo I Ola Wailuanui, ʻo ia hoʻi, ka mālama ʻana i ka ʻāina ʻo Wailuanui no nā hanauna e hiki mai ana. Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii

    38 min

  6. JAN 30

    96. ʻĀina Kōnea: Establishing a Kīpuka in Wahiawā, Oʻahu

    A conversation about ʻāina stewardship with Kekupuloa Kim from ʻĀina Kōnea. ʻĀina Kōnea is a grassroots hui with the mission to restore the reciprocal ea between the kānaka and ʻāina of Wahiawā by way of cultural revitalization. They care for a kīpuka in the forest of Wahiawā Uka along a section of Kaukonahua Stream known as Kuaʻikua. Website: https://www.ainakonea.org Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii

    20 min

  7. JAN 16

    95. January 2026 Community News: Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation and the Hawaiʻi Workers Center

    Community news for January 2026! After headlines, we feature interviews with updates from two long-time grantee partners: ʻĀinaaloha Ioane, the executive director of the Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation, shares the latest milestones in the efforts of the King's Landing community to secure long-term leases on the homestead lands they have lived on for decades. Kami Yamamoto and Lauren Taijeron from the Hawaiʻi Workers Center share updates on their work organizing low-wage, non-union workers on Oʻahu, including the reinvigoration of the COFA Workers Association of Honolulu and their ongoing campaign against wage theft. To learn more, listen to our previous episodes: 5. Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation: Growing Up in King‘s Landing 45. Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation: Community, Ceremony, and Collective Abundance 51. Hawaiʻi Workers Center: Empowering Workers to Organize Subscribe to the Hawaiʻi Rising zine here to receive the next issue in the mail! Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii

    36 min

  8. 12/19/2025

    94. Kūpaʻa Kuilima: Protecting ʻĀina in Kahuku, Oʻahu

    A conversation about protecting ʻāina with Jessica Dos Santos and Lillie Makaila from Kūpaʻa Kuilima. Kūpaʻa Kuilima is dedicated to advocating for responsible and pono development on O’ahu’s North Shore from Waialeʻe to Keana, elevating and protecting the ‘āina by holding it sacred, staying rooted in place, and reviving ancestral traditions. Linktree: linktr.ee/kupaakuilima Tags: Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawaii

    40 min
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Conversations with grassroots community organizers at the forefront of progressive movements for change and justice in Hawai’i. A podcast series featuring community partners of Hawaiʻi People‘s Fund.

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  • Creator
    Hawaiʻi People‘s Fund
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    147
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Hawaiʻi Rising

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