The Waipa Foundation is a community-based 501c3 nonprofit, whose mission is to restore the health and abundance of the 1,600 acre Waipa watershed, through the creation of a Hawaiian community center and learning center. The Foundation and it’s predecessor The Hawaiian Farmers of Hanalei, have been implementing this mission in their management of the valley since 1986.
In ancient times, ahupua'a were sustainable communities that originated in the interdependence between the land and the people. Such was a mutuality in which use of land, water and economic, social and cultural choices flourished in balance.
Today, Waipa is a place where Hawaiians and community can renew ties to the 'aina (land and resources), the culture and a more traditional lifestyle; a place to create assets and opportunities for more culturally relevant teaching, sharing, learning and living; and a place to work toward bringing health, vibrance, and pono to our land, resources, and community.
To accomplish it’s mission and goals, the Waipa Foundation has developed and restored learning sites and physical assets throughout the property, and created and established programs, curriculum and activities which utilize and maintain those learning sites.
