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Kākoʻo

ʻOhana Support

2025 ʻOhana ʻĀina Workshop Series

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APRIL 26 WORKSHOP

How can estate planning tools be used to protect ʻohana ʻāina? 

 

Join us for a talk story with community experts about different legal tools for land protection, from setting up wills and trusts to navigating probate to identify heirs. No prior knowledge is needed - there will be plenty of time for questions and discussion, and you can continue conversations over lunch.

Concerned about the cost of legal services? We will also be sharing information about financial resources for ʻohana for preventative services like estate planning through Kīpuka Kuleana's new fund.

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We will share workshop updates through our email newsletter and social media. Stay tuned for more details!

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We provide direct, tailored support to families

working to keep ancestral lands. 

We work with ʻohana to craft respectful solutions tailored to particular ʻāina and circumstances, while also connecting area ʻohana to one another.  

Below are some examples of land protection tools that we share with ʻohana. See our Resources page for more details.

Hoʻoponopono and guided facilitation/mediation: bring ʻohana together in discussions about ʻāina

Genealogy research: help ʻohana research their ancestry to qualify for the kuleana tax exemption, to claim land, and to register iwi kūpuna  

Legal assistance: address probate, title issues, access challenges, quiet title/partition action, etc.

Tax relief: work with the County of Kauaʻi tax office to qualify for any tax exemptions or set up a payment plan

Conservation resources: protect ʻāina using tools like a cultural conservation easement and models like descendent-led nonprofit organizations

Family land trust set-up: keep land within the ʻohana for generations to come

Trust and estate planning: set up wills and trusts (revocable, irrevocable, etc.)

Homeowner's financial assistance: receive grant funds and loans through groups like Hawaiʻi Community Lending

Where families have lost lands, we connect them to resources for regaining ʻāina, sharing manaʻo from leaders like Keʻeaumoku and Uʻilani Kapu.​ We can also offer support in negotiating access and stewardship agreements, so that ʻohana can continue to care for ʻohana ʻāina without holding title.

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Projects and Events

Inaugural ʻOhana Workshop (2016)

With support from Native Voices Rising, our founders brought together 20 community members at QLCC to discuss the protection of kuleana and ʻohana lands in 2016. The manaʻo from this workshop planted the seeds for the formal establishment of Kīpuka Kuleana from 2017-2018.  

Wawa's Legacy (2017)

We advised and supported an ʻohana that successfully protected their ancestral land through a conservation purchase in 2017.

ʻĀpana ʻOhana (2020)

We co-hosted an online workshop series with nonprofit Huliauapaʻa and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs that reached over 200 community members in 2020. This workshop provided resources for families and others seeking to protect kuleana and ʻohana heir properties.

ʻOhana ʻĀina Workshop (2023)

On January 21, 2023, we hosted an in-person workshop at Liliʻuokalani Trust for 65 community members that provided resources for protecting ancestral ʻāina.

ʻOhana ʻĀina Workshop (2024)

On February 10, we gathered again at Liliʻuokalani Trust for our annual ʻOhana ʻĀina Workshop. 65 community members, including 12 facilitators, shared manaʻo and resources for protecting family lands.

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