Aloha, my name is Keoni Kealoha Alvarez. I am the latest descendant in a line of caretakers of my family’s burial cave. This island paradise is my home, it is where I was born and where I will be buried. At only eight years old, I was given a special responsibility to take care of my ancestorʻs burial cave. This place is Kapu or sacred to our Hawaiian culture.

Hawaiians used several different burial methods. If the ground was dirt, a pit was dug. But if the ground was solid rock, stones were stacked over the body. Some burials were in lava tubes and caves or in sand dunes near the ocean. Thank you for your support of showing aloha to our iwi kupuna (ancestors’ burials) of Hawaiʻi nei.

For more information visit www.keonialvarez.com If you would like to donate to help me save Hawaiian burials in Hawaiʻi. 

MAIL ME: 

Keoni Alvarez 

RR3 BOX 1043 

PAHOA, HI 96778