Ahupua'a: Native Hawaiians Taking Back Their Watersheds

this is one of the most respectful and thorough depictions of indigenous agriculture I've ever seen online. Including history, detailing the layers of the system, letting the people tell their own story and articulate their own goals and ideas about what natural harmony, cultural sovereignty, and decolonization should be like.. absolutely well done. My heart goes out to the people of Hawai'i, and I hope they continue to make strides not just in their own land development and community goals, but also in getting autonomy, land, and respect back from the government and the people of the US.

Less golf courses, more indigenous land! Landback now!

I love that last line. "If our intent is strong enough, Mother Earth is gonna help us. She gonna help us rebuild things." The determination and optimism of the folks in the video is really moving. Thank you as always Andrew. Wonderful job with this project. I hope it's not the last we hear from Hawaii

Especially in light of the US Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage facility leak, these restorative projects are even more important. Everyone who cares about this restoration should also learn about the decades long ongoing harm being done by the US Navy to the beings, water, and land of O’ahu. ❤

Hawaiians, it is my hope that you all reclaim as much of your lands as possible. Hawaii belongs to you!!

The gate for smaller fish to come in and larger fish to stay is so simple but awesome

Thank you so much Andrew for bringing this to us. There is much to learn from the indigenous people of every nation, and we need to let them teach us through examples such as this. The world needs to stop and take notice!! Thanks again!!

As a mahi'ai, I've been following your channel to learn about other permaculture systems and thought how cool it would be for you to see our ahupua'a systems! Mahalo for producing this video and having the kanaka 'oiwi (native people) to explain our systems to the rest of the YouTube world as you uplift our culture and how it can benefit others. Mahalo piha a e malama!

I love that you let the people speak for the majority of the video.

We shouldnt ignore, but be inspired of the ways that our ancestors lived with nature. I remember Aboriginals of Australia also had very organised systems on how to carefully work together with the nature around them.

All the blessings for Hawaii, may the land and natives be abundant and protected.

It's wonderful seeing that the wisdom of living in harmony with the earth is being restored here. The world has much to learn from you. Mahalo for your labors of love.

Mahalo nui for sharing my culture with the world. May the knowledge of my ancestors bring restoration to the world 🌎

Mahalo for spotlighting the wisdom of both ancient and modern Hawaiians and mahalo for including some of the important history that many do not know or understand! I have been so fortunate to learn these things first hand on the island of Hawaiʻi. Aloha ʻĀina 🤙❤️

I'm getting slightly obsessed by organic people. There's just no end to the positivity they breathe. Been watching hiker videos, gold seeking, organic builders such as Earth ships, log houses, cabins, cob houses, organic farming, off grid communities, coral farming, ocean clean up....and now Hawaiian people reclaiming their land, ways of living, values, customs & traditions and bringing innovation to a new level. Thank you for sharing this. I've had enough of the mechanical system and was about to lose faith in humanity. It's like a whole new world opening its self up.

I love the videos Andrew creates! As an architecture student they are so inspirational: I think these videos really represent outlooks into what the future of human settlements may look like: not a single video does but the combination of them do. I got so inspired I recently tried making a video about water management and how it will relate to architecture and urbanism in dry lands myself. Thanks for creating this high quality content!

The Ahupua’a is a treasure to the worlds culture; definitely should be added next to the UN list of GIAHS (globally important agricultural heritage systems). You already covered another one on that list, the chinampas 😉💪. Thank you for using your platform to highlight indigenous wisdom 🙏.

Deep respect for native hawaiians and kudos for wise land and water management.

Really do appreciate your watershed learning video presentations available here on this platform. Watershed thinking and action is how we ought to be in right relations with the lands and waters. Thanks for your commitment to sharing watershed knowledge by good storytelling, compelling stories and graphic illustrations that aid the viewer in connecting the dots.

Mahalo piha e Andrew! Thank you so much for showing our home and the wonderful things being done by those extraordinary leaders in our communities to show us the way we can live again. 🙏🏽💗🌱