Hoʻomaikaʻi —Mauna Kea Added to the Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places (HRHP)
Pictures courtesy of Huliauapaʻa
Hoʻomaikaʻi KAHEA, Mauna Kea Anaina Hou, and Huliauapaʻa!
The Historic Places Review Board approved the request to nominate Mauna Kea from 6,500 ft to the sumnit as a Traditional Cultural Property.
This nomination was submitted on November 17, 2023 by KAHEA and Mauna Kea Anaina Hou. Mauna Kea was officially added to the Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places (HRHP) and forwarded for consideration to listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Hoʻomaikaʻi to Huliauapaʻa hui and mahalo nui to all those who provided kākoʻo along the way. This is a huge acknowledgment that Mauna Kea is a sacred cultural landscape that must be recognized in its entirety now.
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Nanea Lo, HAPA’s Administrative and Programs Coordinator
Nanea Lo is from Papakōlea, Oʻahu. She is a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian). Lo's educational expertise is in community planning and urban planning infrastructures. She is also a podcast host for Native Stories.
Lo is a public servant and serves as the Kona representative for the Oʻahu Burial Council, a commissioner on the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission, sits on the board of the Hawaiʻi Workers Center, and serves on the grant making committee for Hawaiʻi People’s Fund.
Through civic engagement, podcast hosting, and community organizing, Lo advocates for Hawaiian sovereignty, Aloha 'Āina, and feminism on the national and international scale. She has been a part of innovative local and international education and advocacy programs such as Planned Parenthood “National” Storyteller for the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi-Asia Pacific Leadership Program, Native American Political Leadership Program, Kuleana Academy, Young Pacific Leaders, and Peace Scholars. She believes that relationships are the fabric of life and that Aloha ʻĀina is forever.
