The Eahou Global Immersion Cohort 2025–2026 invites local and global leaders to join a transformative virtual and in-person learning experience exploring how Indigenous knowledge, technology, and entrepreneurship can shape a regenerative and inclusive economy. The programme culminates in a week-long immersion and public festival on Oʻahu, focused on community-driven solutions and historical justice.
This initiative addresses the long-term impacts of colonization including economic displacement, food insecurity, and housing challenges by prioritizing Indigenous leadership, community land stewardship, and sustainable economic practices.
Programme Overview
Participants will embark on a place-based learning journey designed to foster collaboration and innovation across cultures and disciplines. Through shared learning and hands-on engagement, the programme aims to build capacity for regenerative systems, truth-telling, sovereignty, and innovation rooted in ancestral knowledge.
Key Details
Application Period: September 10 – October 8, 2025 (early applications encouraged)
Age Requirement: Applicants must be 21 years or older
Eligible Applicants: Individuals or representatives of social enterprises (nonprofits, for-profits, cooperatives, etc.)
Cohort Composition: At least 50% of participants must be non-U.S. citizens
Participants will be selected under one of four categories:
Native Hawaiian community leaders (entrepreneurs, cultural practitioners, nonprofit directors, and more)
International Indigenous community leaders from Oceania, the Global South, and beyond
Global community leaders including field builders, designers, entrepreneurs, activists, healers, and non-traditional thinkers
Breakout community leaders (past grantees, partners, and collaborators across the Breakout network)
Programme Commitments
Monthly virtual gatherings from November 2025 to May 2026
Full participation in the immersion and Eahou Fest from April 27 – May 3, 2026
Demonstrated organizational, community, or institutional support
Commitment to integrating programme learnings into participants’ work or networks
Who Should Apply
The programme seeks cultural practitioners, organizers, technologists, entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators who are:
Advancing justice, sovereignty, and innovation in their communities
Leading projects focused on Indigenous-led climate solutions, decolonial practices, reparative justice, and ancestral knowledge systems
Applicants should have at least 10 years of experience working in one or more of the following areas:
* Aloha ʻĀina and biocultural restoration
* Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)
* Cooperatives and circular economies
* Food security and community health solutions
* Housing and land stewardship
* Data sovereignty and technology for social good
Note: The term “technology” in this context includes modern, digital, physical, and ancestral innovations. Travel, lodging, and meals during the programme are fully covered, but applicants should plan for any personal or professional expenses beyond these essentials.
