J Kahala Chrupalyk

Below you will find my 3rd testimony to specific Maui County Council Members who do not support a Maui County Department of Agriculture.    In my 1st testimony, I aimed at inspiring the Department of Agriculture to become reality through giving examples of how far the benefits of agriculture would go. In my 2nd testimony, I had spoken after Riki Hokama stated how important tourism was, and my testimony was governed by Mike Molina.  My testimony was the only one that went without an opportunity for other council members to ask a question.  All of this is on public record. On request for a 3rd testimony,  the point tends to become either mute or very passionate.  Continuing conversations can last forever, and voting season is right around the corner.  Itʻs about time that the voice of the people is heard. Aloha mai kākou,  Mahalo for this opportunity to elaborate once again, how important it is to think about sustainability.   Growing up, ...

Hale Hōʻikeʻike 2019 Jennifer Kahala Chrupalyk comes from an extremely diverse background and is sensitive to the needs of family and community.  People often consult Kahala for solutions to both personal as well as professional needs.  Her self-discipline and observant nature allow Kahala to see things from multiple perspectives, producing results from both conventional thinking as well as options based upon critical research. Born in Philadelphia during a time of great political and socio-economic unrest, Kahala was given a first hand experience of civic servitude in many capacities.  Academic achievement offered her a progressive education that immersed Kahala into many cultural and social systems, offering her a variety of positions in leadership and development for the last twenty-five years. After undergoing a life altering craniectomy, Kahala returned to her maternal roots with her three children in 2013 to honor her grandmotherʻs wishes to return home.  Of Ka...

Aloha ē, Without our farmers and growers we donʻt have a sustainable leg to stand on.  No need to worry about money because that is replaceable, but food takes time to grow and without any food growing, not even the fake food manufacturers can survive. Although it is interesting to know what your neighbors to the left and the right are doing to survive, it is always better to know your own options.   I know the problems in our community.  I am out in the community daily whether it is to farm, to work, to communicate or to help.  What I am looking for, are ways to bring a solution that actually works for you.  Please click on the word survey  to take the survey  or click the link below.   Link to survey :  https://forms.gle/198HV7dTCaCh3kFD8     

How well do you know the history of Hawaiʻi? Are you embarrassed to say that you really donʻt? Click here to watch our state history in the privacy of your own home. Paʻa Ke Aupuni Learning this history can help you in a number of ways, including giving you the understanding of what happened and why things are the way they are.  If you are from another state, many things here just donʻt make sense.  Those things make a lot more sense when you understand the context in which they became what they are today.  Knowing this history can make the world of a difference in how you think, choose and act in Hawaiʻi. This film is definitely a recommended investment of your time. Join me, and shoot me a message if you have questions about it.

Pīkoiʻakaʻalalā is my favorite character because he is resilient and will find a way to live according to his kuleana. At no point did he take "no" for an answer if it was an invalid answer. Pīkoi accepted what his responsibility entailed and got right to it. His dedication brought Pīkoiʻakaʻalalā and his family great fortune for their faith. In a time far beyond our imagination, lived many variations of god and spiritual beings that protected people who interacted or belonged to them. These god-like beings were known as kupua - shapeshifters that also took human form.  Somewhere during the time of famed historical figures such as Lonoikamakahiki and Kakuhihewa, lived a family of rats born from the womb of Koukou, who was married to Alala, became a rat kupua named Pīkoiʻakaʻalalā.   A notorious rat hunter on Kauaʻi, Pīkoiʻakaʻalalā sought to venture outward to compete with his skill of ace marksmanship.  On one of his first competitions in his own birthplace of Kau...

Dear Ms Candidate,  Inquiring minds would like to know how you would have handled COVID? Mahalo for your well thought question.   My first line of defense would have been to shut down all incoming traffic and quarantine tourists, which would have been a priority the second that Covid left Wuhan.  The tourism industry would have been then redirected toward the sanitation of their workplace during this phase of development.  The use of gloves and masks would have been mandatory for both healthcare and tourism industries, as the two most exposed areas. On the second day, stores like Costco and Walmart would have been closed down with all non-essential businesses, for a period of a week.  Upon return, they would be required to spend a week sanitizing their workplace.  Quarantine would have initially lasted a week for the sanitation process, using only the base minimum businesses to conduct daily business.  During this time, all workplaces would have b...

Aloha ʻĀina means the love for the land and people.  It does not refer to the ownership of land, but the nourishment of the land, which reciprocates love back to the people through providing nourishment that keeps us alive.  We take care of that which sustains us. At the time the initial Aloha ʻĀina Party was assembled in the late 19th century,  Robert Wilcox was one of many Hawaiian patriots who knew that industrialization was detrimental to existence of mankind in Hawaiʻi.  There are far too many elements of nature to appeal to, while there is technically no escape during a major emergency.  The businessmen who overthrew the monarchy werenʻt random White-American men, they were serious businessmen who came with violent force and nothing more than status and wealth on their mind.   They would destroy everything and stop at nothing to accomplish their goals. Beyond the thought of restoring the Queen to her rightful position,  and well beyond the ...

Lapita people landed on Hawaiʻiʻs shores for the first time before Christ was born.  In really local context, Pōhakuokalani - which is today known as ʻĪao Valley, was said to have been settled before the first century BCE, as noted in The Waters of Kama which can be found at Hale Hōʻikeʻike.   For thousands of years before that, and again with subsequent migrations from Nuʻuhiwa and Tahiti, Kanaka Maoli have thrived in these islands without an issue.  Living in harmony with the land meant that the land would provide.  Aloha ʻĀina = ʻĀina Aloha We all know the basic story-line of Captain Cook, but the exact story that fuels division unto this day is the very reason our island environments and the basic quality of life in Hawaiʻi struggles to thrive today, is the part that we are going to read about here.  This part only causes confusion to those who are committed to remaining ignorant.  Books are available.  Today, the review is going to be much fa...

"Walk like your ancestors are watching.  Do you hear me, Girl?" Those famous words of my grandmother resound in my head like the needle on the record.  Preferably a 78, if thereʻs anybody alive who remembers those.  Sometimes those words ring in my mind like the first auto-flip cassette decks of the 80s.  We called grandma Nana.  She always said she was eternal, so donʻt call her old.  Not even her great grandchildren had ever seen Nana get old, until the week that she passed through the tunnel of eternity. Nanaʻs name was Marion J Māui.  She was half Irish and half Hawaiian by blood, but like all women born and raised in Philly, Nana was the toughest man we knew.  When Nana walked into the room, children, parents, teachers, lawmakers and politicians stood straight as if the president showed up.  Suddenly, people How to act appropriately.  During my lifetime, Nana was the thread that held it all together.  I spent a lot of my young ...

Legal Name:   Jennifer  Azuma Chrupalyk Family Name:   Kahala Azuma Māui Chrupalyk Date of Birth:   3 September 1977 Place of Birth:  Philadelphia, PA Ethnic Background:   Hawaiian, Irish, German, African-American, Japanese, Prussian, Native-American Identifies As:   Refuses to claim one bloodline over the other, comparing that to admitting that I have one leg but not the other. Summary: Single mother of three biological children and Mama K to many others.   Qualified by Experience:  Between professional and personal experiences, I have uncovered many stones that others may not uncover in a lifetime.  This was not all by choice however life has given me plenty first-hand experience in many fields that allow me to understand many cultures, perspectives, layers, problem solving, critical thinking, quick decision making and discernment.  Fueled by vision and creation, I do not know the ides of giving up easily - in fact, at all....