Programmatic Themes and Components for 2026
Explore themes through innovation in food systems, housing, cooperatives, circular economies, biocultural restoration, and traditional ecological knowledge.
Who's Involved in Programming?
This opportunity is a collaboration between Purple Maiʻa Foundation (PMF)—on a mission to empower the next generation of culturally grounded, community-serving technologists and problem solvers—and Breakout, an organization that creates immersive, place-based experiences to connect people, place, and purpose. Together, we’re bringing a global community working toward regenerative, just futures.
Support for this program was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
Building a Values-based Cohort
We’re gathering a diverse community of global leaders, practitioners, and creators who are grounded in values of reciprocity, justice, and innovation. As part of this cohort, you’ll engage with peers across cultures and sectors, weaving together ancestral knowledge and emerging technologies to shape regenerative futures. This is not just about individual growth. It’s about carrying forward what you learn, strengthening your work, your community, and the networks you steward.
Applications Due October 8th.
Shaping the Experience
What You'll Gain
Through this experience, you’ll deepen relationships and engage in cross-cultural collaboration, while receiving the support and inspiration needed to advance your project or practice.
You’ll gain exposure to community-led solutions rooted in Hawaiian worldviews, and find opportunities for global visibility and shared advocacy. Most importantly, you’ll have the time and space to reflect, reset, and reimagine what’s possible in your work.
Expected Outcomes
This program seeks to amplify Indigenous voices and leadership in shaping global systems change, while demonstrating how cultural traditions and economic innovation can move in alignment.
It is designed to foster lasting relationships, mentorship, and networks that extend beyond the cohort itself, and to contribute to a growing global movement for Indigenous self-determination, healing, and regeneration.
Apply or Nominate Someone for the Eahou Immersion Cohort 2026
Applications Due October 8th.
