Protection

Protective traditional rock wall buffers that enhance the landscape while protecting the highly sensitive materials within. Often these permanent buffers are placed where further construction is going to occur nearby, even up close to the buffer itself. The site could be large like this one that protects an entire lava tube with entombed remains present, or it could be small like on a residential lot. Typically the buffers are placed twenty feet from the perimeter of the site to be preserved. Hawaiians of old buried there dead in caves, lava blisters, next to a tree, in the cinder cones of Mauna Kea, with the full expectation that their ancestor’s bones would be safe and secure for all time. Helping to secure that safety has been our lifetime mission and why we created Kuleana Consulting, LLC. In the Hawaiian world this type of work feeds the soul. Working to preserve and protect, keep the culture alive and teach the children well. Jim Medeiros Jr. is our wall master craftsman and our crew’s skills are constantly growing under his direction. Nice work, kid.

April 27, 2021 0

Preserving the Past, Moulding the Future

For the past two years, Jim and his son Jim Jr. and their crew have been working to bring to life the Shoreline Park and Public Access Trail along the South Kona Coast adjacent to the Hokulia development. The park and trail will run the full length of the project, meandering through the lava fields along the cliffs. The pathway is endowed with numerous historic and culturally significant sites to view and reflect upon, as well as expansive views of the blue Pacific splashing ceaselessly along the shoreline and the green slopes of the South Kona uplands. Many of these sites have been overgrown and hidden by invasive plant species. Removing the invasives and nurturing the native plants has opened up the sites to the light of day once again. On the southern end, the Public Access Trail will join with the ancient 15th-century Ala Loa trail and continue southward.

October 29, 2020 0

A Sense of Peace and Satisfaction

Twenty years ago, when Jim Medeiros Sr. first stood his ground in defense of his native Hawaiian ancestors, it was all about emotion — especially anger. At that time, anger had its place: There is no fury like a righteous warrior unleashed.

But there comes a time when anger must be transformed into positive action.

Once the warrior reaches the negotiating table and gains the power to take a seat at the table where decisions are made, he must be able to articulate what he wants. Embracing reason, depth and purity of purpose and the energy to turn dreams into solid, three-dimensional results takes much more than anger. It takes love. It takes forgiveness and vision, on all sides. That’s the Hawaiian way — respect for each other’s dreams.

When the result of our actions is more preservation, knowledge and protection for Hawaii of old, along with deeper practice and growth of the culture in the present, all involved experience greater peace and satisfaction.

Those actions Jim took years ago have grown and evolved over time and resulted in the birth of Kuleana Consulting, LLC. Through his commitment and positive action our mission to preserve and protect has flowered and resulted in the preservation of and protection for hundreds of sites all over Hawaii. We are happy to share our experience and examples of our work for you to enjoy.

October 29, 2020 0