ʻUmekenomics

 Welcome to our online market! As we engage in commerce and exchange with you, we care about uplifting community values. We look to our ʻumeke – the bowl that holds our food, prayers, and light – as our pathway toward sustainability. The ʻumeke metaphor guides us to the resources that will feed our future.

ʻUmekenomics intentionally creates the culture of the ʻumeke around every exchange. ʻUmekenomics invites us to live according to the culture of this land, our grandmother. In many cultural settings where there is an exchange of time, energy, and resources, our kūpuna set out an ʻumeke so those who were able put something in the ʻumeke to honor the exchange and perpetuate the connection.