Ka Hale Manu o Lono is guided by a Leadership Council composed of Kanaka Maoli whose genealogy descends directly from the union of Kahalemanuolono Kaumeheiwa and Kihapiʻilani. Kahalemanuolono Kaumeheiwa was the sister of Kamakahelei, Aliʻi Aimoku of Kauaʻi, while Kihapiʻilani was the son of Piʻilani, Aliʻi Aimoku of Maui, and the brother of Kihawahine, the revered moʻo guardian and ancestral deity.

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Our work centers on the protection, restoration, and preservation of sacred birthing heiau and wahi kapu, including Puʻu O Konanai in Anahola and Pali O Puʻuki in Wailua.

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Through an ancestral alliance with the aliʻi of Bora Bora, our stewardship has expanded to include sacred sites throughout Faanui Valley, also known as the Valley of the Kings.

 

These sites include Marae o Marotetini, Ofaʻi Honu Rock and its sacred birthing stone, where Firiamata-o-Vavau, the first Ariʻi chief of Bora Bora, was born; the marae and royal burial tomb of King Puni, also known as Teihotu Matarua, the first conqueror of Bora Bora, Raiatea, and Tahaʻa; and Marae o Kuamokualiki.

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This alliance also honors the ancient connection between Bora Bora, known traditionally as Pora Pora, and Kauaʻi through Pele. According to ancestral traditions, Pele was born in Pola Pola and later journeyed to Wailua, Kauaʻi, accompanied by her shark brothers Kamohoaliʻi, known as the king of sharks, and Kuhaimoana, the great shape-shifting shark guardian.

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Together, these sacred sites reflect an enduring network of genealogy, ceremony, ancestral knowledge, and Indigenous stewardship connecting Kauaʻi and Bora Bora across generations.

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