<![CDATA[This study examines the revitalization of Pela-Gandong, a traditional inter-village kinship system from the Maluku archipelago of eastern Indonesia, as a local wisdom foundation for peace communication among post-conflict youth in Ambon. Drawing on a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach with Paul Ricoeur’s three-stage mimesis framework (prefiguration, configuration, refiguration), this research conducted in-depth interviews with 15 purposively selected youth informants from diverse interfaith backgrounds. The findings reveal that Pela-Gandong is not merely an inherited cultural relic but a living social practice actively reinterpreted by Generation Z through collaborative arts, social activism, environmental work, and digital media. From the empirical data, this study proposes the HAHESI Luhukay Peace Communication Model, a novel theoretical contribution that conceptualizes peace as an ongoing communicative process of binding, maintaining, and renewing social bonds, analogous to the traditional Maluku craft of weaving sago-leaf roofing with hahesi cord. The model comprises five interrelated elements: collective memory (Daun Sagu), communication channels (Bangkawang), reconciliatory practices (Hahesi), interfaith community groups (Panggepe), and custodians of tradition (Tukang Atap). This study contributes to peace communication theory by demonstrating that grassroots, culturally rooted communication processes are central to sustainable post-conflict reconciliation. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini mengkaji revitalisasi Pela-Gandong, sistem kekerabatan antarnegeri tradisional dari kepulauan Maluku di Indonesia timur, sebagai fondasi kearifan lokal bagi komunikasi perdamaian di kalangan generasi muda pascakonflik di Ambon. Menggunakan pendekatan fenomenologi-hermeneutika dengan kerangka tiga tahap mimesis Paul Ricoeur (prafigurasi, konfigurasi, refigurasi), penelitian ini melakukan wawancara mendalam dengan 15 informan muda yang dipilih secara purposive dari berbagai latar belakang lintas iman. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa Pela-Gandong bukan sekadar warisan budaya yang sudah usang, melainkan praktik sosial yang hidup dan aktif ditafsirkan ulang oleh Generasi Z melalui seni kolaboratif, aktivisme sosial, kerja lingkungan, dan media digital. Dari data empiris ini, penelitian mengajukan Model Komunikasi Perdamaian HAHESI Luhukay, kontribusi teoretis baru yang mengonseptualisasikan perdamaian sebagai proses komunikatif berkesinambungan dalam mengikat, merawat, dan memperbarui ikatan sosial, serupa dengan tradisi Maluku membuat atap rumbia dengan tali hahesi. Model ini terdiri dari lima elemen: memori kolektif (Daun Sagu), kanal komunikasi (Bangkawang), praktik rekonsiliatif (Hahesi), komunitas lintas iman (Panggepe), dan penjaga tradisi (Tukang Atap).]]>
