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About Kānaka Climbers
Culturally & Historically Significant Information for Hawai'i Hikers & Climbers
We are a Native Hawaiian led non-profit organization that aims to encourage a more responsible and ethical outdoor recreational community in Hawaiʻi. We focus on providing vital, culture based education surrounding hiking and climbing. We work with Cultural Practitioners, Allies who are experienced in Archaeology, Botany, History, and Locals. We hope to provide knowledge and guidance that will help people form a connection with the ʻāina (land) and in turn become better stewards. We actively engage in conversations with Kānaka (Native Hawaiian), Native Hawaiian Organizations and Locals within different recreational areas to assist in voicing and supporting area specific concerns, which often involve the protection and preservation of sacred spaces.
Our Resources
PŌHAKU
Ua lawa mākou i ka pōhaku
-We are satiated by the stones of our land-
The word pōhaku means stone or rock. But pōhaku also is culturally significant to Native Hawaiians.
Hawaiian Cultural & Historical Resources
Culture-based information surrounding the outdoor recreational sports within Hawaiʻi. Description of Hawaiian spiritual sites and how to navigate them respectfully.
Hawaiʻi Hiking & Climbing Resources
Educational information about area specific hiking or climbing sites, how to understand their history and how to recreate in them responsibly.
Clean-ups & Site Protections
Communities within Hawaiʻi are strongly connected to, and willing to protect, the land. That is why we, as Kānaka, multigenerational locals and allies, focus on doing regular small scale and larger clean ups surrounding hiking and climbing areas.