Hō‘ike
About
This work began from as a commitment to preserve and revitalize traditional Hawaiian ways of learning.
It was shaped in close relationship with kūpuna (elders), places of deep significance, and the rhythms that flow through the island of O‘ahu and its neighbors.
Hō Mai Ka Pono
means to return to an alignment with the natural world
At the heart of Hō Mai ka Pono is ‘imi na‘auao — an inspired pursuit of knowledge.
This is not knowledge confined to books. It is the kind learned from watching the Mahina (moon), from listening to wind and tide, from sitting with silence and place. It is the kind passed hand to hand, story to story, through generations.
Our kūpuna understood time through observation and relationship.
The Mahina offered guidance — not as a symbol, but as a precise and practical rhythm. It was how our ancestors knew when to plant, gather, rest, and move.
We carry this understanding forward by creating visual tools and resources that support daily, seasonal, and spiritual alignment.
Everything we offer is designed to help individuals and families realign with the cycles of nature, not in concept, but in practice.
This is a continuation of our mana‘o, and part of our kuleana — to help perpetuate traditional ways of being so that more of us may remember where we come from, and return to a deeper sense of belonging.
Hō Mai Ka Pono joins the efforts of creative director Tom Penna and Hawaiian educator Haunani Seward to provide learning resources that support traditional kilo-based learning of the natural world.