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NEWS WaipāWaipā's New Facilities are Almost Pau!After a year of construction, the Waipā Poi Mill, Kitchen, and Hale Imu buildings are almost pau! Most of the construction is complete, and we are awaiting the installation of equipment. We look forward to opening these...
NEWS WaipāWhat's hiding in Waipā's Pu'uhonua?Ever wondered what’s up with those floating rafts of plants in Waipā's Halulu Fishpond? Does anyone ever go out there and check on them? We call those rafts our Waipa “pu`uh?nua” because they provide a place of refuge for...
NEWS WaipāBringing Home the Greens!Our Waipā afterschool program keiki are experiencing farm-to-table first hand this year. A major component of our after school program is gardening. Each keiki (or 'ohana) has their own garden plot and has been working hard each week...
NEWS WaipāKitchen and Poi Mill Construction UpdateDriven by Waipā during the last month wondering about our new construction project? Or maybe you donated to our capital campaign for the Waipa Kitchen & Poi Mill a long time ago and wondered what ever happened to...
NEWS WaipāCapital Campaign Reaches Goal of $1.7MWe are excited and grateful to announce that Waipā Foundation recently reached our goal of $1.7M to build our new community poi mill, kitchen and hale imu. The new facilities will include a certified poi mill and kitchen...
NEWS WaipāWaipā Stream Restoration Project UpdateIn 2011 we started an exciting new project at Waipā to restore an area of Waipā Stream that had become blocked with dense stands of hau bush over many years. While hau (hibiscus tiliaceus) has a history as a very useful...
We have raised the funds needed for construction, but still expect significant costs to maintain and take care of this beautiful new facility.