Polihale Workday with Hui Mālama Polihale

Join in Saturday November 9th for an awesome morning of cleaning up the beach, pulling invasive coastal plants, potluck style lunch, and ho‘okupu (puolo, lei la‘i) intentions & ocean plastic HMP sign making workshops to end the day! All cleanup materials provided🧤 Make sure to RSVP using the QR code or hitting the sign up link in our bio⬆️

Polihale is special for a number of reasons including being the resting place of many known ancestors. “It is a leina, or jumping off place for souls in traditional Hawaiian belief. For this reason thousands were buried in the dunes and the surrounding area. The dunes are a fragile ecosystem with rare and endangered plants that can easily be irreparably damaged. With limited park staff the lineal descendents of the area and volunteers maintain the dunes and the fragile archaeological areas.

Please respect Kapu (off limits) signs, pack your ‘ōpala, do…