Biography

Paniolo Prince For the last 22 years, Hanohano Naehu has been a kia’i loko, a fishpond guardian on the island of Molokaʻi, Hawaii. He is the caretaker of this environment in which he restores an aspect of Hawaiian Aquaculture: a traditional, sustainable, ocean­ fishpond that itself presents other opportunities for creativity through the healing arts, sciences, and feeling spirituality. Hano, as he is referred to, is also a community educator, teaching ancient concepts in land stewardship and resource management. His ocean conservation work has allowed him to represent and be a voice for Hawaii and indigenous Pacific islanders alike. Hanohano is also the director for Hui o Kuapā 501c3, a non-profit that began in 1989 with the mission to restore Loko iʻa or Hawaiian fishpond. As an avid activist and artist for Aloha ‘Āina, he translates his passions through hip hop and lyrical messages under his MC name The Paniolo Prince. Together with Maile Naehu, they have three keiki, all of which are bi-lingual English and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi speakers.