#Halau Mele

Kaiwi First Day Hike 2026 and ‘Year of Our Coastal Kuleana’ campaign

As the new year’s first daylight reaches the islands, participants experience protocol and sound that reflect Hawaiʻi’s deep cultural roots. It reminds us that this landscape is not just scenery, it is a living place that carries kuleana, our collective responsibility to care for it.

First Day Hike set for Makapu‘u Point amid cultural New Year’s observances

Sunrise on New Year’s Day is at 7:09 a.m., and hikers planning to participate in the annual First Day Hike at Makapu‘u Point Lighthouse Trail in East O‘ahu should get there early to be on top in time for dawn on the first day of 2025.