1. ʻImi Moʻolelo ʻĀina

   Compile a history of the Palauea Cultural Preserve through the collection, organization, and process historical information that pertains to place names, land tenure, history, stories, practices, and notable figures.

2. I Moʻokūʻauhau Naʻauao

   Incorporate secondary academic and archaeological resources to critically analyze the history of Palauea and further demonstrate continuity between the Palauea Cultural Preserve and other cultural sites within Honuaʻula.

3. Nā Ala Aloha ʻĀina

   Offer an academic contribution to the educational programs and preservation efforts in Palauea.

The Palauea Cultural Reserve website holds many valuable information on the climate and importance of Palauea. Their main focus is to keep the land sacred and its integrity of the culture.

Their mission works towards:

1. promoting preservation

2. promoting cultural stewardship

3. education in Hālawa

They have hosted and educated many local and foreign groups over the last twenty years. NKNKHI also accepted its responsibility as the steward of the project area in 2016 and committed to the creation of a Stewardship Management Plan (SMP) in hopes of securing access for continued stewardship of these ancient Hawaiian sites. This kuleana is intended to be passed down from generation to generation in perpetuity.

Coleman states that "Today, a high concentration of archaeological and cultural sites can be found in the Palauea Cultural Preserve, which is one of the few undeveloped land parcels in an area surrounded by luxury residences and resorts. At least fourteen native plant species, including what is believed to be the largest natural stand of maiapilo (Capparis sandwichiana), and at least thirteen archaeological complexes have been identified within the preserve area (Donham, 2007)."

"Leilono at Moanalua, Oahu was close to the rock Kapukaki and easterly of it . . . directly in line with the burial mound of Aliamanu and facing toward the right side of the North Star . . . On the bank above the old trail there was a flat bed of pahoehoe lava, and on it there was a circular place about two feet in circumference. This was the entrance to go down; this was the topmost height . . . of Kapapaialaka, a place in the ‘aumakua realm. Here at the entrance . . . was a breadfruit tree of Leiwalo . . . It had two branches, one on the east side and one on the west. These branches were deceiving. From one of them, the soul leaped into the po pau ‘ole; if he climbed the other, it would bring aid from helpful ‘aumakua . . . From that branch the soul would see the ‘aumakua realm and the ancestors spoken of, Wakea and all the rest, and those of the entire world who had traveled on this journey."