Our May 21 general membership meeting and work day marked the 13th "Sunday Ulupo" of Mapuana's presidency (eight in 2016; five, so far, in 2017). In that time, we've managed to haul off an African tulip tree; work in Kaleo Wong's loʻi kalo, attack (and re-attack) the weeds that climb the walls of our heiau, clear our "menehuine" springs of invasives; and out-plant the following natives in various spots around our puhala meeting place: ki, paʻaohiʻiaka, ʻilima, ʻohiʻa, ʻakulikuli, ʻanapanapa, ʻukiʻuki, and wauke.
Some of what we did and enjoyed on this 13th Sunday is included in the slideshow below. I was too obsessed with wrestling vines on the Kawainui-facing wall of the heiau to get any pictures of the lo‘i weeders and kalo preppers on the far side of the pop-up tent, but this still gives a pretty good idea of what transpires every month at Ulupo Nui – greater Ulupo, our name for Ulupo heiau and the land that connects it to Kawainui. (The ki hōʻalu for this clip – "Radio Hula" – is from our friend David Kaio.)
Some of what we did and enjoyed on this 13th Sunday is included in the slideshow below. I was too obsessed with wrestling vines on the Kawainui-facing wall of the heiau to get any pictures of the lo‘i weeders and kalo preppers on the far side of the pop-up tent, but this still gives a pretty good idea of what transpires every month at Ulupo Nui – greater Ulupo, our name for Ulupo heiau and the land that connects it to Kawainui. (The ki hōʻalu for this clip – "Radio Hula" – is from our friend David Kaio.)