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Council honors Waimanalo Limuhui for limu restoration and cultural education
Summary
The Honolulu City Council recognized the Waimanalo Limuhui for monthly limu plantings, cultural education and community-driven restoration efforts in Waimanalo Bay.
The City and County of Honolulu recognized the Waimanalo Limuhui for ongoing limu restoration, cultural education and community stewardship in Waimanalo Bay.
Council Member Kia Aina presented the certificate, noting the Hui's work to replant spore-rich limu monthly, revive native species such as limu manao ea, and restore an ancestral honu enclosure called Pohono using traditional dry-stack masonry techniques. Kia Aina said the Hui provides hands-on workshops at restoration events and has engaged hundreds of volunteers across intergenerational planting and education efforts.
Remarks stated the Waimanalo Limuhui was established on Nov. 10, 2017, and that its programs include monthly plantings and quarterly restoration activities that teach traditional practices such as ulehala (cordage) and limu lei making. The council credited the Hui with enhancing nearshore biodiversity and reconnecting community members to ancestral knowledge. The recognition was ceremonial; no council funding or policy actions were announced.
