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A second community meeting to determine locations for the Moku 'O Wailuku ahupua'a Sign project will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 6 at the J. Walter Cameron Center Auditorium in Wailuku.
The meeting is an opportunity for the public to provide feedback and to continue the conversation on the Wailuku ahupua'a. The meeting is hosted by the Maui Food Technology Center.
Project coordinator Vernon Kalanikau said that the sessions provide "invaluable information from the community" on the Moku 'O Wailuku, particularly the areas of Wailuku, Waikapu, Waiehu, Waihee and Kahului.
"We'll continue to seek the public's manao on what they know about these ahupua'a, the traditional Hawaiian boundaries, and each area's sense of place as this will determine where new ahupua'a signs will be installed," he said.
On the island of Maui, there are 12 traditional land divisions, or moku. Each moku was divided into ahupua'a, narrow wedge-shaped land sections that typically ran from the mountains to the sea. The Wailuku ahupua'a is composed of Wailuku and Kahului areas, including near Spreckelsville and Maui Veterans Highway.
The Moku 'O Wailuku ahupua'a Sign project is a cultural grants program funded by the County of Maui Office of Economic Development. It aims to bring awareness of Maui Nui's ancient land division system.
The Maui Food Technology Center is assisting Kalanikau with the administrative work, community outreach and marketing for the project. MFTC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging, educating and creating opportunities for entrepreneurs seeking to earn a living through value-added products, agriculture, cultural practices, environmental sustainability, technology and economic diversification.
For more information, contact Kalanikau by phone at (808) 385-0731 or the center by email at info@mauifood technology.org.