Teenager seen from the back as she looks out at the ocean across a beach of black lava rock.

Place of Refuge

For more than a decade, Puʻuhonua O Waiʻanae has been a sanctuary for the unsheltered, including many who are queer or gender nonconforming. It also belongs to a distinctly Hawaiian history of resistance, inclusion, and care — a challenge to the violent colonial assumption that land is a commodity to be bought and sold.

For years Puʻuhonua O Waiʻanae has been a sanctuary for islanders unable to access conventional shelter. It also belongs to a deep Hawaiian history of resistance, inclusion, and care.

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