Mutual Aid Lāhui is a grassroots 501(c)3 organization grounded in aloha ʻāina (love and care for the land) and aloha kekahi i kekahi (compassion for one another). We are committed to collective care, social responsibility, cultural integrity, and direct community support.

OUR MISSION…

To empower the Lāhui through education, advocacy, and mālama ʻāina. We provide community-led relief and build long-term resilience rooted in care, culture, and collective responsibility.

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO…

We are kūpuna (elders), farmers, educators, cultural practitioners, and organizers brought together by a shared commitment to serve our Lāhui (people).

Many of us first stood in solidarity at ʻOnipaʻa, the annual march honoring Queen Liliʻuokalani and deepened our relationships while working in our māla (garden), where mālama ʻāina became both nourishment and action.

From protecting iwi kūpuna (ancestral remains) to historical education to advocating for wai (water rights), ʻai (food sovereignty), and ʻāina (land), we ground our work in ʻike kūpuna (ancestral knowledge) and showing up for our communities.

"Aʻohe hana nui ke aluʻia." | "No task is too big when done together."

“In Hawaiian, makamaka means more than friend - it is one with whom you share freely, like the buds forming a corm of kalo (taro), each new shoot a promise of continuation.

Kalo does not grow alone, it thrives in clusters, nourished by the same waters, bound by lineage and mutual care.

To have true makamaka is to grow side by side, - rooted, reciprocal and always returning to one another.”

Adam Keawe

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