Puerto Rico Service Break

The University of Hawai'i at West Oʻahu’s Kahiau Hawaiian Club will be taking (Kanaka Maoli) students from Hawaiʻi to Borikén (Puerto Rico) to engage in a cross-cultural exchange focused on food security, climate change, community health, indigenous sovereignty, and community-led restoration efforts post-Hurricanes Maria and Irma. We will be working with community-based organizations and small farms to experience first-hand what some effective community-based solutions are for disaster preparedness and island (food) sustainability. We also hope to share experiences of language and cultural practice revitalization/reclamation, traditional Hawaiian architecture, and stories of indigenous struggle and resilience.

 
Your donation will help us with airfare costs as well as monetary donations to the organizations and farms that are hosting us and working at the grassroots level to ensure a just and equitable community food system Puerto Rico.