WHO WE ARE & OUR MISSION
KPFA is a Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA) Homestead Association controlled by beneficiaries (as defined by the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, 109 Stat. 537). KPFA is registered as a Homestead & Beneficiary Association (HBA) with the U.S. Department of the Interior under 43 CFR §§ 47.10 and 48.6.
We represent over 1,000 native Hawaiian Homestead Lessees and their 'ohana residing on Hawaiian Homes Trust Lands in Pana‘ewa, Hawai‘i Island. Our 285 agricultural lots range from 40 to 5 acres across 1,615 acres of Hawaiian Homes Trust Lands. Our programs also serve our sister residential community of over 1,200 Native Hawaiians on 311 lots on 411 acres of Hawaiian Home Trust Lands.
KPFA was formed by native Hawaiian Homestead lessees from Keaukaha that were forcibly relocated from their homes so the State could build the Hilo airport. Today, many Native Hawaiians have built homes and live on their agricultural homestead lots in Pana'ewa.
Our mission is to support, motivate and educate Keaukaha Panaʻewa agricultural lessees to establish a viable sustainable farm community; preserve Hawaiian culture; achieve self-sufficiency, pono management, and respect for the ʻāina (land).
In partnership with our fiscal sponsor partner, the Keaukaha Panaʻewa Community Alliance, from 2018 to June 2023, we have provided agricultural and keiki to kupuna community programs/resources to over 4,500 Native Hawaiians and 2,600 stakeholders.
We represent over 1,000 native Hawaiian Homestead Lessees and their 'ohana residing on Hawaiian Homes Trust Lands in Pana‘ewa, Hawai‘i Island. Our 285 agricultural lots range from 40 to 5 acres across 1,615 acres of Hawaiian Homes Trust Lands. Our programs also serve our sister residential community of over 1,200 Native Hawaiians on 311 lots on 411 acres of Hawaiian Home Trust Lands.
KPFA was formed by native Hawaiian Homestead lessees from Keaukaha that were forcibly relocated from their homes so the State could build the Hilo airport. Today, many Native Hawaiians have built homes and live on their agricultural homestead lots in Pana'ewa.
Our mission is to support, motivate and educate Keaukaha Panaʻewa agricultural lessees to establish a viable sustainable farm community; preserve Hawaiian culture; achieve self-sufficiency, pono management, and respect for the ʻāina (land).
In partnership with our fiscal sponsor partner, the Keaukaha Panaʻewa Community Alliance, from 2018 to June 2023, we have provided agricultural and keiki to kupuna community programs/resources to over 4,500 Native Hawaiians and 2,600 stakeholders.
2022-2026 KPFA Board of Directors
Maile Luʻuwai, President
Sherilynn Acob, Vice President
Lacey Akau, Treasurer
Elizabeth Masaoka, Secretary
- Directors
Kihei Ahuna / U‛ilani Naipo / La Verne Lucero / Germaine Tauati / Lori Pua
Tita Pe‛a / Lucianne Pukahi-Viernes / Kealoha Kinney
Jamie Rosehill / Sherise Kana‛e-Kane
Pomai Kamoku / Ku‛ulei Kanaka‛ole / Erick Reff
Sherilynn Acob, Vice President
Lacey Akau, Treasurer
Elizabeth Masaoka, Secretary
- Directors
Kihei Ahuna / U‛ilani Naipo / La Verne Lucero / Germaine Tauati / Lori Pua
Tita Pe‛a / Lucianne Pukahi-Viernes / Kealoha Kinney
Jamie Rosehill / Sherise Kana‛e-Kane
Pomai Kamoku / Ku‛ulei Kanaka‛ole / Erick Reff
Community Partners
The Keaukaha - Panaʻewa Farmers Association appreciates
our community partners & stakeholders
that support our mission
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Keaukaha Panaʻewa Community Alliance -Our 501(c)(3) Partner
The Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations (SCHHA)
The dedicated staff at the Department of Hawaiian Homelands
G70 Design
Vibrant Hawaiʻi
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Hawaiʻi Ulu Cooperative
Hawaiʻi Farmers Union United
University of Hawaiʻi East West Center
ʻAina Mauna Legacy Council Program
South Hilo Community Policing Officer Tyler Jelsma
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Kiersten Akahoshi, CTHAR Extension Agent
Hawaiʻi Food Alliance
