Kākoʻo
ʻOhana Support
We provide direct, tailored support to families
working to keep ancestral lands.
We connect ʻohana with tools to keep their ancestral lands. See our Resources page for details. Below are examples of resource areas:
Hoʻoponopono: to help ʻohana come together in discussions about ʻāina
Genealogy research: to help ʻohana research their ancestry to qualify for tax exemptions, claim land, register iwi kūpuna
Legal assistance: to address probate, title challenges, access issues, quiet title defense, partition action, etc.
Tax exemptions and payment plans: to work with the County of Kauaʻi tax office to reduce the financial burden of taxes
Conservation resources: to protect ʻāina using tools like the cultural conservation easement and models like descendent-led nonprofit organizations
Family land trust set-up: to keep land within the ʻohana for generations to come
Trust and estate planning: to set up wills and trusts (revocable, irrevocable, etc.)
Homeowner's financial assistance: to receive grant funds and loans through groups like Hawaiʻi Community Lending
Where families have lost lands, we help them to negotiate access and stewardship agreements so they can continue to care for ʻohana ʻāina. We work with ʻohana to craft respectful solutions tailored to particular ʻāina and circumstances, while also connecting area ʻohana to one another.
