2010 Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation Community Advocates of the Year

This year NHLC is proud to present its Community Advocate of the Year Award to two cousins living at Honopou, island of Maui, Hawai`i - Beatrice Kekahuna and Marjorie Wallett (posthumous). Honopou is one of the few remaining natural areas of Hawai`i that directly supported the ancient traditions and customs of Hawaiians. Beatrice and Marjorie are the stalwarts of Hawaiian traditionary and customary use of Honopou Stream, having been raised in Honopou helping their families survive on the bounty that the stream provided in supporting taro growing, native stream life, and the fresh water interface with the ocean so vital to continuing the farming, gathering and fishing traditions of this coastline.

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Education

Tags:

• Hawaiian
• tradition
• custom
• stream
• water