Who We Are:
ʻĀina Momona is a Native Hawaiian nonprofit dedicated to achieving environmental health and sustainability through restoring social justice and de-occupying Hawaiian lands.
Meaning “abundant land” in Hawaiian, ʻĀina Momona focuses on issues critical to the health and well-being of Hawaiʻi’s future. We envision an ecologically and politically sovereign Hawai‘i, where natural and cultural resources thrive under the care of a just, healthy, and sustainable population.
It is our wider aim to equip Native Hawaiian communities with the resources needed to be self-sufficient, sustainable, and resilient in the face of capitalism, colonialism, and the ongoing climate crisis.
What We Do:
‘Āina Momona is based out of Keawanui Fishpond and Cultural Learning Center on the East end of Moloka‘i in the Ka‘amola ahupua‘a (traditional landsection from the mountain to the sea). On site our team of indigenous leaders manage a 55-acre loko i‘a (ancestral Hawaiian fishpond) and 8 acres of agricultural land.
Our team works to revitalize traditional food production practices from land to sea, while actively restoring eroded and degraded environments that are threatened by climate change. Our current goals and projects are centered on community-led traditional land restoration, erosion mitigation, and food system revitalization.
Why Your Support Matters:
As an indigenous-led grassroots nonprofit, your support to ʻĀina Momona goes directly to indigenous youth and leaders on the ground working to combat climate change, food insecurity, and land degradation.
Your support helps make this work possible. When we all love the land, we are all family. We can only do this work together. Mahalo nui for your time and support!