82. Food Sovereignty through Hawaiian Engineering: A Story of Two Kahaluʻu

In our third multi-grantee episode, we hear from three organizations working towards the restoration of Hawaiian food systems, in particular through the foundational practice of uhau humu pōhaku (Hawaiian drystack masonry).

First, we hear from Keʻalohi Wang at Hui Hoʻoniho, an organization founded in 1996 to perpetuate the intergenerational transmission of uhau humu pōhaku.

From there, we learn about two ʻāina-based organizations working to restore significant traditional agricultural systems, both with the name Kahaluʻu:

At Kahaluʻu Kūāhewa in Kahaluʻu, Kona, Hawaiʻi, we hear from Jesse and Kim Kahoʻonei about their work restoring a 354-acre parcel of the traditional Kona field system.

From Kaiāulu ʻo Kahaluʻu in Kahaluʻu, Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu, Hiʻiaka Jardine and Philip Kapu share about their efforts to restore the Kahaluʻu Loʻi--the largest intact terraced loʻi system on Oʻahu.

To learn more about these hui, listen to our full episodes with them:

29. Kaiāulu ‘o Kahalu‘u: Hawaiian Engineering and ‘Āina Restoration in Kahalu‘u

33. Kahaluʻu Kūāhewa (Huliauapaʻa): Food Sovereignty and ʻĀina Education in Kona

62. Kahaluʻu Kūāhewa: Reconnecting Kānaka to ʻĀina in Kona

63. Kaiāulu ʻo Kahaluʻu: Restoring the Kahaluʻu Loʻi

73. Hui Hoʻoniho: Building a Foundation through Uhau Humu Pōhaku

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