Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action

Our mission is to catalyze community empowerment and systemic change towards valuing people and ‘āina ahead of corporate profits.

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2025 Kuleana Academy Opening Weekend
HAPA at BLNR FEIS Hearing for Pōhakuloa
HAPA group in Kauaʻi
Kuleana Academy gathering at Coco Palms
Aloha ʻāina work day
Tabling at UH Mānoa Earth Day
Tabling at Hands-off rally 2025
Kuleana Academy Cohort 8
Tabling event at Ola ka ʻI
Dear Aloha film screening
Tabling at Sierra Club 2025
Free Palestine rally 2024
Tesla rally 2025
Tabling event at the State Capitol buildings
Aloha ʻāina work day on Kauaʻi
Protest and rally for International Workers Rights day
Kuleana Academy cohort 8 weekend one
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HAPA News and Action Alerts:

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Good Governance Day
Good Governance Day
Support a Food Security Fund for Oʻahu!
Support a Food Security Fund for Oʻahu!
HAPA Newsletter
HAPA Newsletter
Petition to Investigate
Petition to Investigate
Kuleana Academy Weekend 4 and 5: Putting Practice to the Test
Kuleana Academy Weekend 4 and 5: Putting Practice to the Test
Food Systems Digest
Food Systems Digest
HAPA Board member Andrea Brower resists fascism in higher education
HAPA Board member Andrea Brower resists fascism in higher education
CRB Resources
CRB Resources
Kuleana Academy Participants and Alumni Speak Out in Recent Op-Eds
Kuleana Academy Participants and Alumni Speak Out in Recent Op-Eds
MAJOR WIN!!! Syngenta Not Exempt From Hawaiʻi’s Environmental Review Laws
MAJOR WIN!!! Syngenta Not Exempt From Hawaiʻi’s Environmental Review Laws
We Need Your Voice: Protect Pōhakuloa- Urge Hawai‘i County Council to Support Resolution 234-25
We Need Your Voice: Protect Pōhakuloa- Urge Hawai‘i County Council to Support Resolution 234-25
HAPA’s Position on the Use of Pesticides, Including Neonics, in the Fight Against Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB)
HAPA’s Position on the Use of Pesticides, Including Neonics, in the Fight Against Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB)
HAPA Newsletter
HAPA Newsletter
Action Alert: Protect Pōhakuloa- Urge Hawai‘i County Council to Support Resolution 234-25
Action Alert: Protect Pōhakuloa- Urge Hawai‘i County Council to Support Resolution 234-25
Kuleana Academy Weekend 2 and 3: Building Skills, People Power, and Connection
Kuleana Academy Weekend 2 and 3: Building Skills, People Power, and Connection
Kuleana Academy Skills Bootcamp
Kuleana Academy Skills Bootcamp
Kuleana Academy Weekend 1: Foundations for Political Campaigns
Kuleana Academy Weekend 1: Foundations for Political Campaigns
Oʻahu: Urge the BLNR to reject the Army’s FEIS
Oʻahu: Urge the BLNR to reject the Army’s FEIS
📣 Prioritize Housing for Local Residents on Maui, Support Bill 9
📣 Prioritize Housing for Local Residents on Maui, Support Bill 9
Announcing Kuleana Academy's Newest Cohort!
Announcing Kuleana Academy's Newest Cohort!
Post Legislative Session Recap: Fair & Sustainable Food Systems
Post Legislative Session Recap: Fair & Sustainable Food Systems
Food Systems Digest
Food Systems Digest
Action Alert: Protect West Kauaʻi Waters from Pollutants
Action Alert: Protect West Kauaʻi Waters from Pollutants
The Legislature Killed Reform. New Finance Chair Gives Us Hope
The Legislature Killed Reform. New Finance Chair Gives Us Hope
Good Government Resolution
Good Government Resolution
Stop the Desecration of Pōhakuloa, Urge BLNR to reject the Army’s EIS
Stop the Desecration of Pōhakuloa, Urge BLNR to reject the Army’s EIS
🚨 Legislative Leadership Is Trying to Weaken Anti-Corruption Bill
🚨 Legislative Leadership Is Trying to Weaken Anti-Corruption Bill
HAPA Newsletter
HAPA Newsletter
Action Alert! Support Aunty Hannah Springer’s confirmation to the Water Commission!
Action Alert! Support Aunty Hannah Springer’s confirmation to the Water Commission!
2025 Fair & Sustainable Food Systems Policy Agenda Conference Committee Update
2025 Fair & Sustainable Food Systems Policy Agenda Conference Committee Update

Kuleana Academy

HAPA’s Kuleana Academy is a community leader accelerator program focusing on skilling-up frontline community leaders in issue-based, political, or electoral campaigns.

Learn MORE here
Kuleana Academy (KA) Cohort 8 group photo

Our Four Program Areas

Fair and Sustainable Food Systems
Reclaiming Democracy
Community-Based Resource Stewardship
Social and Economic Justice