'Ike Aku, 'Ike Mai, Kokua Aku, Kokua Mai, Pela Ka Nohona 'Ohana

'Ike Aku, 'Ike Mai, Kokua Aku, Kokua Mai, Pela Ka Nohona 'Ohana. Haleakāla National Park. , The Kipahulu District protects multiple intact ahupua'a, traditional land divisions that protect natural resources from mauka to makai (mountain to sea). Boundaries were often along streams and ridges and were marked by ahu (alter) with a pua'a (pig) image, because pua'a were common offerings from residents to ali'i (chiefs) and konohiki (land managers)., Everyone gathered, cultivated, and shared resources Adzes (ax-like tools) were carved from quarried summit stone. Forests provided wood for hale houses), wa'a (canoes), and fuel, Kalo (taro), 'uala (sweet potatoes), and other foods grew in river valleys. Coastal waters provided salt and fish., As westerners gained control of the islands in the 1800's, Hawaiians were not allowed to practice cultural traditions. In the 1960s and 1970's, sparked by activists, musicians, and scholars, the Hawaiian Renaissance arose, leading to a public resurgence of Hawaiian language, music, hula (dance), and other practices. These and other traditions, prohibited for over a century, are used and taught today.", [Captions:] , Wa'a are made from koa (Acacia koa). There were once so many wa'a offshore that the coast was often called a "koa grove at sea.", To see a waa and other traditional items made by staff and community members, explore the visitor center, Leaves from the hala (Pandamus tectorius) trees are woven into mats, baskets, and roof thatching. Leaves were also woven into sails for the voyaging canoes that Hawaiians navigated throughout the Pacific., Kale (Colocasia esculenta) is considered by many to be the ancestor of all Native Hawaiians and is a sacred link between people and the 'aina (land). This diet staple grows in lo'i (wet terraces) near streams. Pol is its most famous dish.