▁label ing ▁of ▁neur onal ▁cell ▁bodies . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : A min es <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Wa ip a ▁Foundation ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁which ▁spons ors ▁a ▁program ▁called ▁A ina ▁U lu ▁( in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁language ), ▁fund ed ▁by ▁K ame h ame ha ▁School s . ▁ ▁Its ▁programs ▁grew ▁out ▁of ▁community ▁efforts ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁ah up ua a ▁of ▁Wa ip a ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁Wa ip a ▁Foundation ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 ( c ) 3 ▁non - pro fit ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁program ▁The ▁foundation ▁makes ▁its ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁ah up ua a ▁of ▁Wa ip a , ▁a ▁valley ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁K au ai ▁in ▁Hawai i , ▁. ▁The ▁Wa ip a ▁stream ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁valley ▁and ▁em pt ies ▁into ▁Han ale i ▁Bay . ▁An ▁ah up ua a ▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁Hawai ian ▁land ▁division ▁from ▁mountains ▁to ▁the ▁sea , ▁often ▁corresponding ▁to ▁a ▁waters hed ▁district . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁traditional ▁Hawai ian ▁times ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁the ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁people . ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁is ▁" the ▁physical ▁and ▁cultural ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁ah up ua a ▁of ▁Wa ip a ". ▁ ▁E colog ical ▁rest oration ▁The ▁rest oration