ʻŌpio learned about communities in Wao Kanaka, Kula, and Kai regions of Koholālele. There were many activities that were place based in Koholālele and in different kīpuka in Koholālele.

ʻŌpio learned a different moʻolelo everyday, husked niu, grated niu, and hānai iʻa niu at Keawapaewaʻa. They also learned laulima through halihali lines of passing pōhaku from awāwa.

An entire day was dedicated to building an imu from the beginning to the end from gathering pōhaku, digging lua, gathering hāliʻi, prepping ʻai and iʻa, closing imu, and waking up early the next day to open the imu and pū paʻakai before we had to clean up for camp.

Through the preparation of ʻai and iʻa, ʻōpio learned how to ID iʻa, gut and scale iʻa, and wrap iʻa in the imu. They also prepped kalo by wrapping for the imu and cleaning and cutting to pū paʻakai.

ʻŌpio were restless and activities at night were filled with kilo hōkū, for ʻōpio to learn names of hōkū, prep a campfire and treat ourselves with smores before sleep.

ʻŌpio also mālama ʻāina and weeded out 40 kūpuna ʻōiwi trees at Koholālele and planted 40 kī for lapaʻau and hāliʻi use in the future. It was a fun filled week with ʻōpio and they didnʻt want it to end.

One cool highlight was that ʻōpio brought their ʻukulele and taught each other mele to sing around the campfire at night.

Almost half of our ʻōpio ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi so it was beautiful to hear them converse and inspire the interest of other ʻōpio in learning ʻōlelo makuahine.

Ua ola ke aloha ʻāina a me ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ma kēia papahana kauwela ma Koholālele.