Urban ʻĀina: An Indigenous, Biocultural Pathway to Transforming Urban Spaces

Author:

,Deluze Anthony K.1,Enos Kamuela2,Mossman Kialoa3,Gunasekera Indrajit4,Espiritu Danielle1,Jay Chelsey5,Jackson Puni6,Connelly Sean7,Han Maya H.6ORCID,Giardina Christian P.8,McMillen Heather9,Meyer Manu Aluli10

Affiliation:

1. Hoʻōla Hou iā Kalauao, Aiea, HI 96701, USA

2. Office of Indigenous Innovation, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

3. Group 70 International, Inc., Honolulu, HI 96813, USA

4. Office of Enrollment Services, University of Hawaiʻi—West Oʻahu, Kapolei, HI 96707, USA

5. Mālama Learning Center, Kapolei, HI 96707, USA

6. Kōkua Kalihi Valley, Hoʻoulu ʻĀina, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA

7. Hawaiʻi Nonlinear, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA

8. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

9. Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA

10. Chancellor’s Office, University of Hawaiʻi—West Oʻahu, Kapolei, HI 96707, USA

Abstract

What does contemporary Indigenous stewardship look like in urban spaces? We answer this question by exploring Urban ʻĀina, a practice-based Native Hawaiian paradigm that shapes how we engage urban landscapes as Indigenous spaces, revitalizes the expression of Indigenous knowledge, and relies on Indigenous sensibilities to address and respond to modern issues such as food security, ecological degradation, and the climate change crisis. We find that places shaped by Urban ʻĀina practices serve as cultural kīpuka—biocultural refugia where kincentric, reciprocal relationships are honored through the engagement of ancestral knowledge. In Hawaiʻi, efforts to maintain these kincentric relationships continue to be challenged by political, socioeconomic, environmental, psychological, and spiritual disruptions that have their origin in the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Our research methodology and the paper’s resulting structure rely on ceremony and the Pewa Framework, which were selected to transport you through our restoration process. This exploration and the sharing of innovative case studies from urban Oʻahu bring breath and the healing power of Indigenous knowledge and ancestral practices to urban spaces, with the aim of transforming contemporary conceptions of urban stewardship. Through our process, we demonstrate how revitalized ancestral practices foster ecological sustainability, restorative justice, biocultural continuity, food sovereignty, regenerative forestry, and community wellbeing in urban spaces.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction

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