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Annabelle Le Jeune

(She/Her)
Honolulu
As seen in: Flipboard, Honolulu Civil Beat, HONOLULU Magazine, Nonprofit Quarterly, Clean Plates, Ka Wai Ola News, FLUX Hawaii, Rewire News Group
Covers:  Environment, food, community, culture, travel
Hawaiʻi-based freelance writer. Communications specialist @PIDFoundation. KUPU conservationist. Tales of a traveler, surfer, third culture kid, is(land)er 🥭

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Annabelle Le Jeune’s Biography

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My multicultural background and studies in global citizenship backbone my work to bridge the gap for marginalized people, especially AANHPI, to equally obtain access to resources, rights and voice. I've traveled to over 20 countries for grassroots, international exchanges in places like India and Indonesia in pursuit of storytelling.

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The First Coconut Grove Planted on Maui in Over 100 Years

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By Annabelle Le Jeune
| Ka Wai Ola News Verified
The echo of pahu drums under the darkened sky signaled to the 200 volunteers who stood waiting that it was time to begin their work: planting Maui’s first uluniu (coconut grove) in over 100 years. Cradled between grand sand dunes and the Kapoho Fishpond at the Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge, Uluniu o Kapuawailana was established the evening of January 22.
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The Greatest Threat To Coconut Palms Is People

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By Annabelle Le Jeune
| Honolulu Civil Beat Verified
CRB is a fast‑spreading invasive pest but not the first or primary danger to the precious plant. I hack at the husk of a young coconut until the shell cracks and reveals a button of white flesh. I pop the top with the tip of my tool to create a container of the sweetest water and take a sip. Fresh wai niu, coconut water. A luxury in Hawaiʻi — but it shouldn’t be. Contrary to the paradisiacal image of Hawaiʻi lined with swaying coconut trees, the precious palm is in the biggest fight of its life.
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