Traditionally Innovative. Ancestrally Abundant.

Strengthening Native Hawaiian and broader Indigenous language and cultural revitalization by addressing lateral violence and community access to build inclusive, resilient futures.

Piha Ka ʻĀina Consulting provides research-based training, curriculum development, workshops, and consulting rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems and lived experience. Our work is guided by a single, unapologetic belief: All Indigenous peoples have the right to claim who they are.

What We Do

Piha Ka ʻĀina Consulting operates across three primary areas:

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Each area is grounded in original research, long-term community engagement, and Indigenous methodologies.

    • Speaking & Advocacy

    • Facilitated Training

    • Community Workshops

    • Curriculum Development

    • Ka Papa Kamahele Institute

      • Free, Online Hawaiian Culture & Language Classes for Native Hawaiians

    • In-Person Community Classes

      • ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

      • ʻIke Kūpuna

    • Native Hawaiian Lateral Violence & Language Learning

      • Research

      • Speaking

      • Intensives

    • Monthly Kanikapila

    • Planning & Development

    • Trainings & Implementation Support

Work With Us

“The work that Piha Ka ʻĀina is doing is powerful and necessary. There is a very real chance that they will completely revolutionize the field of Indigenous language education in a few short years. ”

-Indigenous Language Educator, Client

A Year in Review

In 2025, Piha Ka ʻĀina accomplished:

2025 was a year of sustained community engagement, cultural education, advocacy, and direct service. Through consulting, teaching, and community-based programming, Piha Ka ʻĀina worked across civic clubs, schools, libraries, conferences, and grassroots spaces to strengthen Native Hawaiian and Indigenous cultural identity both in Hawaiʻi and abroad.

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Selected Awards & Recognition


Helen C. Kāne Award – 2025
Koʻolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club | Community Service Award

This award was presented by the Club President to our Founder in recognition of exceptional service to the Club and the broader community. It honors sustained contributions to Native Hawaiian cultural perpetuation, language education, and community-centered programming. This recognition reflects the Founder’s ongoing commitment to accountable, place-based service through Piha Ka ʻĀina.

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Conferences, Keynotes & Invited Presentations

In 2025, Piha Ka ʻĀina delivered 11 conference and academic presentations addressing Indigenous identity, language revitalization, and Indigenous lateral violence, including:

  • The Yuchi Tribe, Oklahoma

  • ʻAha Kukalahale, Honolulu

  • Indigenous Language Institute Symposium, New Mexico

  • History of Education Society, Rhode Island

  • Rethink Revitalization, Washington

Piha Ka ʻĀina also served as Keynote Speaker for Kamehameha Schools Maui’s Lā Kūʻokoʻa Celebration, contributing to paeʻāina-wide conversations on sovereignty, education, and ʻōlelo makuahine in Hawaiʻi.

In 2026, we look forward to continuing to serve Indigenous communities both at home and abroad.

We recognize both the shared conditions created by colonization and the distinct cultural differences of each Indigenous community. Piha Ka ʻĀina approaches this work through humility, respect, and Indigenous-to-Indigenous solidarity, supporting communities in strengthening themselves in a shared vision of collective healing.