The preservation of Puuhonua o Wailupe marks a significant moment for the community and the environment. This sacred place holds deep cultural and historical value, and the recent passing of Resolution 26-151 reflects a strong commitment to protect it. The Honolulu City Council voted to unanimously pass Resolution 26-151, supporting the use of the Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund to help permanently protect nearly three acres in Wailupe containing Iwi Kupuna and important c

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Pu'uhonua o Wailupe had our monthly workday on May 31, 2026 after the storms and flooding the grass needed cutting. We planted a wiliwili tree on Wiliwilinui ridge. Volunteers ranged from 4 to 50 years. The work continued till sun down ending with awa and sharing of stories about the sacredness of the area and struggle to protect this place and our iwi kupuna.

In February, 2026, Pu'uhonua o Wailupe was proud to host our youth and share the mo'olelo of this place we love so much. This was an amazing day as we expanded our work further up Ma Uka and taught our youth how to respect the final resting place of our Kupuna (Elders).

We wanted to thank all the volunteers who have given of their good spirits to care for this sacred place we call Pu'uhonua o Wailupe. In addition to cutting back the tall grass, removing invasives, fireproofing, planting native and canoe plants, we are building community.

Pu'uhonoua o Wailupe members ends every year at the burial grounds. Our monthly clean-ups are usually mid-month, but in December, we schedule the clean-up for the last day of the year. We are proud to say we have added pili grass, 'uala, an Ulu tree, and more Wailupe coconut trees to the Pu'uhonua. Gathering Pu'uhonua o Wailupe is a good way to reflect back. We also want to thank one of our volunteers, Rachel for installing a drip system.

Pu’uhonua o Wailupe were honored to host junior students from Kaiser High School 2 days in September. They pulled invasive, planted native and Hawaiian canoe plants then learned the history of Wailupe. #ProtectIwiKupuna

Amazing day of work on August 24, 2025 and we work our way up Wiliwilinui. #ProtectIwiKupuna

It is always a pleasure to have volunteers come out to support our work.

Mahalo to our volunteers who continually show up every month to keep the Pu'uhonua o Wailupe burial ground clean.

February 23, 2025 volunteer again gathered to cut back the grass and pull out invasive species by hand. The Pu'uhonua o Wailupe is...

On December 1, 2024 volunteers came to help care for Pu'uhonua o Wailupe and replace our Hae Hawai'i which flies over this sacred burial...

We started and plan to end the last month of the year caring for our iwi kupuna and planting for the future. It's been almost three...

Thursday, October 24th, 2024, Pu'uhonua o Wailupe is sponsoring a Mele and Mo'olelo event on the frontlines at Naue on the island of...

We continue to care for the burial grounds of our iwi kūpuna. Many hands have gone into pulling invasives and planting native species...

Great to have so many lineal descendants and ‘ōpio involved in preservation. Wiliwilinui teaches us so much about our past and our...

On May 23, 2024 some of the leadership of Pu'uhonua o Wailupe testified at the East O'ahu Mayor Open House held at Koko Head District...